João Carlos Tavares Fidalgo (born 25 September 1966 in Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde) is a Cape Verdean economist, financial manager and public administrator. He is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Private Investment Guarantee Sovereign Fund (FSGIP), a public financial institution in Cape Verde linked to the mobilisation of guarantees for the financing of private investment.
Throughout his career, he has been linked to the Bank of Cape Verde, the national banking sector and financial supervision, and has also held management and liquidation roles at Novo Banco, S.A. in Cape Verde.
Early life and education
João Carlos Tavares Fidalgo was born in the city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. He holds a degree in economics, a master's degree in Business Management and an MBA in Global Management.
In 2007, he completed a master's degree in management at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, in Portugal, with a dissertation on business financing in Cape Verde and the role of the banking sector.
Further training
During his professional career, Fidalgo attended several international specialised programmes in banking supervision, financial stability, risk management, microfinance and anti-money laundering.
Year Institution Area of training 2000 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C. Banking risk regulation and supervision 2001 Monetary Authority of Macau Banking and insurance assessment 2008 Banque de France Risk regulation and supervision 2011 Bank of Portugal Financial stability 2012 ATTF – Agence de Transfert de Technologie Financière Risk implementation and analysis (Basel II) 2015 GIABA Risk assessment and anti-money laundering 2015 Boulder Microfinance Programme, Italy Microfinance 2019 House Training Luxembourg Risk management in microfinance 2019 European Investment Bank (EIB) Supervision, regulation and microfinance 2019 European Investment Bank (EIB) Digital economy and financial transformation challenges
Professional career
Bank of Cape Verde
Fidalgo developed much of his career at the Bank of Cape Verde (BCV), where he held positions in financial supervision, legal affairs and microfinance.
Period Position 1997–1999 Coordinator of the Banking Supervision Area 1999–2013 Director of the Financial Institutions Supervision Department 2000–2004 Member of the Exchange Cooperation Monitoring Commission 2002–2004 Director of the Legal Department 2016–2018 Coordinator of the Microfinance Office
Academic activity
Alongside his work in the financial sector, Fidalgo taught in Cape Verdean higher education institutions in areas related to economics, banking, financial control and risk analysis.
Period Institution Subjects taught 2006–2011 Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde Financial control, banking and insurance risk analysis, financial management and banking management 2007–2011 ISCEE University Economics and financial control
Novo Banco
In 2017, in the context of the intervention of the Bank of Cape Verde in Novo Banco, S.A., Fidalgo assumed the roles of chairman of the board of directors and of the Liquidation Commission of the institution.
Period Position Institution 2017–2021 Chairman of the board of directors and of the Liquidation Commission Novo Banco, S.A.
Private Investment Guarantee Sovereign Fund
In January 2021, he was appointed executive director of the Private Investment Guarantee Sovereign Fund.
In July 2022, he was reappointed by a new government order.
In April 2025, through Portaria No. 9/2025, he was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the Private Investment Guarantee Sovereign Fund.
During his tenure, the Fund strengthened institutional cooperation with national and international financial entities.
Period Position 2021–2025 Executive director 2025–present Chairman of the Board of Directors
See also
Private Investment Guarantee Sovereign Fund Bank of Cape Verde Economy of Cape Verde
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