(Ecofin Agency) - In recent months, the government of Gabon has been bringing in some young blood. Noureddin Bongo Valentin, a youth not more than 30 years, has been appointed as the General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs. A man who shines by his performances, he applies to public management some private management techniques: reporting, auditing, return on investment. I belong to a generation to whom efficiency is crucial, he said.
Ecofin Agency: What does the position of General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs in Gabon entail? Some believe this title is somewhat that of vice-president.
Noureddin Bongo Valentin: This position feeds many fantasies (laughs). Wrongly so. In truth, the reality is much more prosaic. The General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs is an executor who serves the head of state. According to the title’s attributes, the coordinator has
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A lawyer for Huawei’s chief financial officer says there’s no evidence that international bank HSBC suffered an increased risk of loan loss as a result of Meng Wanzhou’s alleged actions.
Frank Addario made the comment as he asked a B.C. Supreme Court judge to admit new evidence in Ms. Meng’s extradition case.