Prof. Amagwu, Ibeawuchi Francis (aka Frank) PhD, HCIB, FCCSA (USA), FCNA, WAAD, is a Professor of Micro & Development Finance and Faculty, Apollos University, Great Falls Montana, USA. He is also a Facilitator, Post Graduate School, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), and a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at The West African Green Economic Development Institute (WAGEDI). He is an Associate Research Fellow of Africa Institute of Applied Economics (AIAE), Enugu, now African Heritage Institute.
Prof. Amagwu holds a Ph.D. (With Distinction) in Micro & Development Studies from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, M.Sc. Degree (also with Distinction) in Micro Finance from same University, another M.Sc. in Finance from the University of Lagos. Earlier he obtained a B.Sc. Degree in Banking & Finance with top class honours as the best graduating student in the Department of Banking & Finance of the University of Calabar in 1990, hence winning the International Bank of West Africa (IBWA) Prize for academic excellence.
Professionally, he is Senior honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria(HCIB), Fellow Chartered Certified Systems Accountants (FCCSA, USA), Fellow Chartered National Accountant of Nigeria, (FCNA). A member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) as well as the Institute of Treasury and Financial Accountants of Nigeria (ITFM).
His working career spanned through, Teaching, Auditing, Retail & commercial banking and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) where he held several positions and responsibilities. This includes Divisional Head, Micro, Small and Medium enterprises Development Fund(MSMEDF).He was also the immediate past Controller of Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja
Branch.Before joining the services of the CBN in 2011 as an Assistant Director. Professor Amagwu had worked at various commercial banks for 19 years. His last appointment was as Regional Director (South East) at First City Monument Bank (FCMB) PLC. He voluntarily retired from the services of the CBN, as a Director (Operations) in November, 2021.
An International Consultant in MSME Development Finance, Prof. Amagwu Ibeawuchi Francis is an author and publisher of many books and academic publications in reputable local and international journals. He is a motivational speaker, corporate coach and mentor and enjoys writing, public policy analysis and advocacy.
He is currently involved in MSME Development and Green Economics.
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