ICMA - International Capital Market Association
Rachael A.O. Antwi, CEnv, is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in sustainability and environmental risk management. Currently serving as the Head of Group Sustainability and Environmental Risk at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated since 2022, Rachael is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive Sustainability/ESG strategy across 36 subsidiary companies. Additionally, Rachael contributes as a Non-Executive Board Member at the Centre for Environmental Rights and serves as Deputy Chairwoman for the ICMA West African Regional Committee since May 2023. Previously, Rachael held leadership roles in sustainable finance at Koa Capital and Standard Bank South Africa, and gained significant experience in corporate debt and capital markets at Barclays Investment Bank. Rachael's academic background includes advanced degrees from the University of Oxford in Environmental Change and Management, as well as qualifications in Corporate Law and Economics from the University of Pretoria.
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ICMA - International Capital Market Association
ICMA is the trade association for the international capital market with over 620 member firms from 68 jurisdictions globally, including issuers, banks, asset managers, central banks, infrastructure providers and law firms. It performs a crucial central role in the market by providing industry-driven standards and recommendations for issuance, trading and settlement in international fixed income and related instruments. ICMA liaises closely with regulatory and governmental authorities, both at the national and supranational level, to help to ensure that financial regulation promotes the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the capital market. ICMA prioritises three core fixed income market areas – primary; secondary; repo and collateral; with cross-cutting themes of sustainable finance and fintech & digitalisation.