title: Olavo Correia
text: # 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 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 (EBID). 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.
  
  ## Other activities
  
  * ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
  * World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)
  