Career
Since January 2015 he is appointed Governor of the National Bank of Angola. Director, foreign trade, Ministry of Industry, 1977–1984;
United Nations Development Programme, 1984-1987;
Director, international cooperation, Ministry of Industry, 1987;
Director, economic affairs, Ministry of External Relations, 1989-1990;
Advisor, Ministry of Industry, 1990-1991;
Secretary of State for Construction, 1991-1992;
Governor, World Bank, 1993;
Coordinator, European Fund for Development, 1993;
Minister of Planning and Economic Coordination, 1994-1996;
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund,
1996 to date. Minister of Finance, 2002-2008.