Gabon names prominent banker as minister of finance
Tweet
Share
E-mail(Reuters) -Gabon's leader Brice Oligui Nguema has named a new cabinet, after his landslide victory in a presidential election in April, choosing a prominent banker and businessman to tackle the country's acute liquidity shortage.
President Nguema, inaugurated over the weekend, has said he will boost agriculture, industry and tourism in the oil-dependent economy and fight corruption.
On Monday he named Henri-Claude Oyima, the chief executive of Gabon-based BGFI Bank and head of the Gabonese Confederation of Businesses, to be minister of state, economy, finance and debt.
Oyima could not be reached for comment.
Prior to his election win, Nguema seized power in 2023 from the Bongo family that had ruled the Central African nation for over 50 years.
(Reporting by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, writing by Jessica Donati; editing by Barbara Lewis)
Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!
You May Also Be Interested In
- Economic activity edged up and prices rose moderately in recent weeks, Fed survey shows
- Rubio urges partners to stop 'business as usual' with Nicaraguan government
- Malta court acquits businessman of car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist
Create E-mail Alert Related Categories
ReutersSign up for StreetInsider Free!
Receive full access to all new and archived articles, unlimited portfolio tracking, e-mail alerts, custom newswires and RSS feeds - and more!
