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President Mahama Names Dr. Ato Forson as finance minister designate  
Business

President Mahama Names Dr. Ato Forson as finance minister designate  

President John Dramani Mahama has named Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson as Minister for Finance designate.   Dr. Ato Forson has previously served as the Deputy Minister for Finance during the first term 2012-2017 of the President.    His appointment was announced alongside two other ministerial nominations for Energy and Attorney General.  Dr. Forson brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously served as Deputy Minister for Finance during President Mahama’s first term.   He previously served as the Minority Leader in the eighth parliament and as the ranking member of the Finance Committee, where he spearheaded the minority’s financial policy positions.    Dr. Forson boasts a distinguished career marked by academic exce...
Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson: Profile of Ghana’s Next Finance Minister
Politics

Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson: Profile of Ghana’s Next Finance Minister

Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, MPPh.D, MSc, BSc, ICA(Gh), FCIT(Gh)Economist |Chartered Accountant | Tax Practitioner Hon. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson (Ph.D) is a lawmaker in the Parliamentof Ghana. He is an economist of great repute with deep insight,particularly on the economy of Ghana, a Chartered Accountant and aTax Practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in the public andprivate sectors.His professional expertise covers macroeconomics, fiscal policy, tax policy and administration , finance andbusiness management.Dr . Forson is an Oxford-trained tax professional with a Master of Science degree in Taxation from the Universityof Oxford, UK and a Fellow of the Chartered InsAtute of TaxaAon, Ghana.He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from London South Bank University and i...