Paulo gomes guinea bissau biography templates

          I consider myself fortunate to have met Amilcar Cabral during my teenage years..

          Paulo Gomes has over 25 years of experience at the highest levels of both the public and private sectors in Africa.

          As an economist and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to empowering Africa's economic development and fostering.

        1. As an economist and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to empowering Africa's economic development and fostering.
        2. "We have the big guys," says the Chamber's co-founder and chairman of its advisory board Paulo Gomes, a Harvard- educated native of Guinea.
        3. I consider myself fortunate to have met Amilcar Cabral during my teenage years.
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        5. Guinea-Bissau has had a history of political instability since independence.

          6. He has served in very senior positions in multilateral development institutions, as an Executive Director of the World Bank and on the board of the West African Development Bank. He has also worked with senior government ministers and heads of governments on key projects throughout the continent.

          Earlier this year he ran for office in his country, Guinea-Bissau. Stephen Williams talked with him.

          Its late leader Kumba Yalá, and with Paulo Gomes, a former PAIGC member and running as independent, attracting many PAIGC voters.

          Here are extracts.

          You joined the World Bank at a very young age. What was your role at that institution?

          I was in charge of the World Bank in 25 countries in Africa; in West, Central and some Southern and East African countries, covering Mauritius to Madagascar and even Somalia.

          My experience there was at a very interesting time as the Bank was just turning the corner in terms of its policy towards Africa.

          When I joined I was the youngest Deputy ExecutivDirector,