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UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa; former Finance Minister of Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde · b. 1962
Cabo Verdean economist and politician who served as her country's Minister of Finance and Planning from 2006 to 2016 before becoming the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa. Previously worked in international banking.
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Melissa, to have the opportunity in my life to serve my country for 10 years as Minister of Finance and Planning was the best gift that my life gave to me. I was born under the colonial period. I experienced the independence of my country.
Recorded Melissa Fleming, Awake at Night podcast, series 7, United Nations, 2023 source ↗
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