Jean-Claude Kassi Brou was born on 1953 and is an Ivorian politician and economist who has served as the governor of the Central Bank of West African States since 3 July 2022.
13 Facts About Jean-Claude Brou
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Jean-Claude Brou was the president of the Economic Community of West African States Commission from 2018 to 2022.
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Jean-Claude Brou previously served as minister of Industry and Mines of Ivory Coast from November 2012 to March 2018.
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Jean-Claude Brou moved to the United States where he studied at the University of Cincinnati, obtaining a master's degree in economics in 1979, an MBA in finance in 1980 and his PhD in economics in 1982.
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Jean-Claude Brou worked as a professor of economics at the same university between 1981 and 1982.
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Jean-Claude Brou worked as an economist and senior economist in several African countries.
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Jean-Claude Brou then returned to Ivory Coast, where he served as Economic and Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister from 1991 to 1995.
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Jean-Claude Brou was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan, in which capacity he served until 1999.
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Jean-Claude Brou worked for the Central Bank of West African States between 2000 and 2008.
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On 16 December 2017, during the 52nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States the Presidency of the ECOWAS Commission was assigned to Ivory Coast, with Jean-Claude Brou to be appointed the next year for a four-year term.
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Jean-Claude Brou officially took over from Marcel Alain de Souza on 1 March 2018.
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Jean-Claude Brou had remained Minister of Industry and Mines until his appointment.
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In June 2022, Jean-Claude Brou was appointed as the new governor of the BCEAO.