Dr. Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia | |
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![]() Correia in 2021 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Cape Verde | |
Assumed office 20 April 2021 | |
President | Jorge Carlos Fonseca JoséMaria Neves |
Prime Minister | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
Preceded by | Gualberto do Rosario |
Minister of Finance and Business Development | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
President | Jorge Carlos Fonseca JoséMaria Neves |
Prime Minister | Ulisses Correia e Silva |
Preceded by | Cristina Duarte |
Dr. Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia commonly known as Olavo Correia,is a Cape Verdean politician. He currently serves as the deputy prime minister,and Minister of Finance and Business Development and Minister of Digital Economy of Cape Verde since May 2016. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Correia was the governor of Bank of Cape Verde from 1999 to 2004. [8] In April 2022,he was named head of the board of governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). It was at the end of the 20th ordinary general meeting of the board of governors held in Lométhat this appointment was made. He replaced in this post the Minister of Economy and Finance of Benin Romuald Wadagni. [9]