Dr. Eric Nii Amu Okotokata Dodoo-Amoo

Dr. Eric Nii Amu
Okotokata Dodoo-Amoo

New Structural Economist · Public Development Financing Specialist · Head of China Desk, Ghana Ministry of Finance
Peking University PhD 15+ Years Experience China-Africa Relations Development Finance Structural Transformation
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"A rare combination of academic rigor, institutional design expertise, and practical leadership — at a depth of expertise rare among African public development finance practitioners."

Dr. Eric Nii Amu Okotokata Dodoo-Amoo is a new structural economist and public development financing institution specialist whose work sits at the intersection of bilateral economic diplomacy, development financing, and structural transformation policy with over 15 years of experience.

His career path reflects a steady rise through military working environments, banking, and Ghana's Ministry of Finance, recently serving as Head of Research and Economic Relations at the External Resource Mobilization Division and currently Head of the China Desk, where he leads the management of Ghana's bilateral economic and financing relationship with the People's Republic of China — one of Ghana's most important development partnerships.

Dr. Dodoo-Amoo's rigorous academic background underpins his public development financing institutional design expertise. His proven ability to structure innovative financing mechanisms, strengthen institutional frameworks, and mobilize resources across bilateral and multilateral partnerships positions him at the forefront of African development finance practice.

15+ Years Experience
Public development finance, banking & military environments
4 Academic Degrees
PhD (Peking), MA (UIBE), MA (UG), BA (KNUST)
3+ Influential Publications
On development finance, industrial policy & structural transformation
2 Current Roles
Head, China Desk & Head, Research & Economic Relations
2022
PhD in Theoretical Economics (National Development)
Peking University, China
2018
MA in International Economic Cooperation
University of International Business and Economics, China
2013
MA in Economic Policy Management
University of Ghana
2005
BA in Economics and Law
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Executive Leadership & Training
Oxford University · IMF (Macroeconomic Management & Debt Statistics) · Negotiation & Governance · Environmental Safeguards
Historical Look at the Impact of Global Development Philosophy on Development Financing Institutions: The Case of Ghana
2022
Retooling Industrial Technology Acquisition in Africa
2020
Africa Beyond Covid-19: Acceleration Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth – The New Structural Economics Approach
2020
Institutional Design of Public Development Financing Institutions: The Case of the Lesotho National Development Corporation
Co-authored
Institutional Design of Public Development Financing Institutions: The Case of the Proposed Ghana Women Development Bank
Co-authored