Tomas Salamao, Finance minister, Mozambique

Leaders of Africa's new deal

Leaders of Africa’s new deal

In the triumvirate that has been steering Mozambique’s impressive post-war economic recovery, finance minister Tomas Salamao is clearly established as the technician, complementing the political and administrative skills of president Joaquim Chissano and prime minister Pascoal Mocumbi.

Mozambique’s economic turnround has looked increasingly credible since the end of the war in 1993 and the country’s first multi-party elections in 1994. Inflation has come down from 54% a year in 1993 to 4.3%

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