- Several years of working experience at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) ;
- International experience in Africa (Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire) and in Europe (France) ;
- Areas of expertise: monetary and financial programming, Economic forecasting, macroeconomic modeling, macroeconomics, National accounts analysis, econometrics.
2017-Present : Ministry of Budget and State Owned Entities, Côte d’Ivoire
2017 : Advisor to the Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire
- Prepared the issuance of Eurobonds for Côte d’Ivoire on international capital markets ;
- Taken in charge issues related to macroeconomic fields.
2014-2017 : Deputy Director, with the rank of Director, Department of Statistics, Central Bank of West African States
- Participated in the coordination of the activities of the Department of Statistics, consisting in particular in economic indicators monitoring, regional balance of payments establishment and issues linked to the Information Central Unit ;
- Set up a regional credit bureau for the 8 member states of West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ;
- Contributed to the development of a quarterly regional GDP indicator ;
2012-2014 : Deputy Director, Department of Financial Stability, Central Bank of West African States
- Participated in the coordination of the Department activities, notably the organization of macroprudential supervision, the regulatory development of payment systems and the development of regulations for credit institutions and microfinance institutions ;
- Established the financial soundness indicators, the early warning system of West African Monetary Union (WAMU) and the mechanism of carrying bank stress tests ;
- Set up of the deposit insurance mechanism and the clearing guarantee fund of WAMU, developed regulatory texts concerning repo and primary dealers.
2009-2012 : Head, Division of Credit Institutions Regulation, Department of Financial Stability, Central Bank of West African States
- Established and coordinated the Financial Stability Committee of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ;
- Responsible for monitoring and coordinated of the work of the Division, updating banking regulations, banking code of legal requirements in accounting practices, and prudential rules for banks ;
- Monitored the implementation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program of the IMF/World bank in WAEMU region.
2005-2009 : Representative, BCEAO's Representation to European Cooperation Institutions, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Paris, France.
- Responsible for the financial, administrative and operational management of BCEAO's Representation to European Cooperation Institutions, including supervision of the staff ;
- Developed and wrote newsletters analyzing the economic and financial situation of European Union and WAEMU and determined the implications for West African States’ economies ;
- Provided analytical notes to serve as a guideline for the improvement and the strengthening of the future strategic directions of the Bank ;
2003-2005 : Head, Macroeconomic Analysis and Monetary Programming Unit, Department of Research, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Dakar, Senegal.
- Responsibilities included the development of guidelines for monetary policy, design of and implementation of monetary programs; analysis of the monetary policy objectives realization
- Produced reports on activities carried out by the Bank; these reports were notably submitted to the WAEMU's Heads of State
- Participated actively in the proceedings of the basic texts revision Committee of BCEAO and West African Monetary Union
- Performed macroeconomic analysis and assessed its linkage to the Bank’s monetary policy
2000-2003 : Economist, Division of Economic Analysis, Department of Research, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Dakar, Senegal
- Monitored and analyzed the economic situation of WAEMU members states
- Monitored national accounts, developed a compendium of macroeconomic indicators
- Participated actively in the proceedings of the symposium of 40th anniversary of BCEAO.
1999-2000 : Economist Consultant, Department of Economic Statistics, National Institute of Statistics, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Worked extensively on improving national accounting system
- Developed and analyzed compendiums of statistical and economic indicators for Cote d’Ivoire.
1996-1999 : Engineering School of Applied Economics and Statistics (ENSEA), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Master in Applied Economics and Statistics (Engineer Statistician Economist)
1993-1996 : National Polytechnic Institute of Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.
Preparatory classes for entrance to Grandes Ecoles.
Admission to entrance examination for ENSEA
- Study of the link between money supply, credit supply and balance of payments problems in Côte d'Ivoire;
- ARCH Modelling of financial data of African Development Bank;
- Study on economic growth and jobs creation in Côte d'Ivoire;
- Supply and efficiency of credit in Côte d'Ivoire.
