Financial Services Volunteer Corps
Nicolau Miguel is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in program management, corporate social responsibility, and international mobility. Currently serving as a Program Officer at Financial Services Volunteer Corps since November 2021, and as a part-time representative for InnoVision Concepts GmbH in Angola since September 2015, Miguel has played a pivotal role in socio-political and educational projects in the region. Previous positions include Program Assistant at the African Union and CSR Strategist at Grupo Castel Angola, where Miguel developed and evaluated projects focusing on education, arts, culture, and social development. Prior experience as a Specialist for International Mobility at Petromar involved managing work visa processes for expatriates on major oil projects. Miguel holds a Master's degree in Conflict, Peace, and Security from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Atlantic International University, among other notable qualifications.
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Financial Services Volunteer Corps
FSVC is a not-for-profit, public-private partnership whose mission is to help build the sound financial systems needed to support robust market economies in transitioning and developing countries. Sound financial infrastructure is essential to support private entrepreneurship, promote job creation, mobilize domestic savings, attract foreign investment, and create conditions that promote lasting economic opportunity. FSVC’s core work concentrates on strengthening commercial banking systems, developing central bank capabilities, and building capital markets and other non-bank financial institutions. Major additional areas of work include improving access to financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises, financial inclusion, and strengthening financial sector capacity to combat money laundering and corruption. Another critical area of current work involves increasing financial transparency and to promote sound governance. FSVC structures practical, results-oriented technical assistance and training missions staffed by senior financial sector practitioners who serve as unpaid volunteers. Over the past 31 years, more than 9,500 experts from the international financial, legal, and regulatory communities have taken part in 3,400 FSVC missions, reaching millions of people in over 70 developing and transitioning countries. FSVC’s work in recent years has been focused in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.