In Guinea-Bissau, with my colleagues and good friends from the General Direction for Forecasting and Economic Studies of the MEF, where I worked for two years between 2016 and 2018. From left to right: Fernando Mane, Adewusi Mendonça, Serifo Ly, me and Laudimila Camará.
BELAB: Bissau Economics Lab - Founder and Director - May 2018 - present
I have founded BELAB together with a great team of Economists and Social Scientists from the University of Virginia, SciencesPo, Oxford University, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Guinea-Bissau and the Universidade Lusófona da Guiné. Check our web-page for more details.
Since July 2021, BELAB is a partner of the network of think tanks Southern Voice
UNDP - Consultant - July 2020 to July 2021
Coordinated and worked as the data manager for the UNDP project Building forward better for business in Guinea-Bissau.
Dissemination and media coverage: Lusa, O Democrata, ONU News, UOL Brasil.
Bissau Analytics - Founder and Co-Director - 2019 - 2021
Unitad Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Consultant - December 2018 to April 2019
During the first months of 2019 I worked with UNDRR in the evaluation of the adequacy of investment planning in the budget of Guinea-Bissau and Angola to the relevant Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies. See the reports for Angola and Guinea-Bissau, both with T. Martínez Zavala.
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Guinea-Bissau - ODI Fellow, Economic Adviser - December 2016 to November 2018
For the last two years I have been working as an Economic Advisor for the General Direction for Forecasting and Economic Studies, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Guinea-Bissau. My main responsibilities included:
World Bank - Short-term consultant - November and December 2017
I assisted the World Bank team in Guinea-Bissau to explore a targeting mechanism for the cash transfers of the 15 million US$ World Bank’s Rural Community-Driven Development Project in Guinea-Bissau.
International Labour Organization - Economist (Intern) - April to October 2014
I did a six months internship at the Enterprises Unit of the ILO. Among other tasks, I wrote the first draft of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises report on Nicaragua, identifying the strengths and weaknesses for the development of the private sector in the country.
I have founded BELAB together with a great team of Economists and Social Scientists from the University of Virginia, SciencesPo, Oxford University, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Guinea-Bissau and the Universidade Lusófona da Guiné. Check our web-page for more details.
Since July 2021, BELAB is a partner of the network of think tanks Southern Voice
UNDP - Consultant - July 2020 to July 2021
Coordinated and worked as the data manager for the UNDP project Building forward better for business in Guinea-Bissau.
Dissemination and media coverage: Lusa, O Democrata, ONU News, UOL Brasil.
Bissau Analytics - Founder and Co-Director - 2019 - 2021
Unitad Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Consultant - December 2018 to April 2019
During the first months of 2019 I worked with UNDRR in the evaluation of the adequacy of investment planning in the budget of Guinea-Bissau and Angola to the relevant Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies. See the reports for Angola and Guinea-Bissau, both with T. Martínez Zavala.
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Guinea-Bissau - ODI Fellow, Economic Adviser - December 2016 to November 2018
For the last two years I have been working as an Economic Advisor for the General Direction for Forecasting and Economic Studies, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Guinea-Bissau. My main responsibilities included:
- Coordinating action between the Ministry of Finance and other institutions, frequently meeting the IMF, ADB, WB, EU, BCEAO, top government policy-makers and the private sector.
- Developing macroeconomic and fiscal forecasting models and training Ministry staff, incrementally delegating responsibilities.
- Starting the Technical Report Series of the General Direction for Forecasting and Economic Studies, leading and contributing to seven policy reports. One of these reports has been published by the IMF: Impact of Economic Structure and Policy on Poverty Incidence and Distribution, with T.J. Correia, F. Y. Kumah and B. Na Salú, IMF, Guinea-Bissau Selected Issues (2017), chapter 4.
- Leading the design, implementation and analysis of three quantitative surveys on cashew nuts production in GB (currently an IMF Working Paper, in progress), and a field study on the price of agricultural products in regional markets.
World Bank - Short-term consultant - November and December 2017
I assisted the World Bank team in Guinea-Bissau to explore a targeting mechanism for the cash transfers of the 15 million US$ World Bank’s Rural Community-Driven Development Project in Guinea-Bissau.
International Labour Organization - Economist (Intern) - April to October 2014
I did a six months internship at the Enterprises Unit of the ILO. Among other tasks, I wrote the first draft of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises report on Nicaragua, identifying the strengths and weaknesses for the development of the private sector in the country.
