Vera Daves de Sousa
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 Vera Daves de Sousa    (politician) | ||||||||||
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| Born | Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves De Sousa 1984 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||
| Nationality | Angolan | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Angola | |||||||||
| Member of | WEF/Young Global Leaders/2021 | |||||||||
| Interests | WEF | |||||||||
| Party | Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola | |||||||||
Millennial finance minister of Angola; WEF/Young Global Leaders 2021
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Vera Daves de Sousa was made finance minister of Angola when she was 35.[1]
When she took on the role, she was tasked with restructuring Africa's fifth largest economy.[2]
She was selected for the Young Leader program by the World Economic Forum in 2021.
Other activities
- African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
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