Olavo Correia


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.

Career

Correia was the governor of Bank of Cape Verde from 1999 to 2004. In April 2022, he was named head of the board of governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development. It was at the end of the 20th ordinary general meeting of the board of governors held in Lomé that this appointment was made. He replaced in this post the Minister of Economy and Finance of Benin Romuald Wadagni.

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