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What is Tidjane Thiam’s background?

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Tidjane Thiam is an Ivoirian-born international businessman and politician. He has headed global financial institutions, including Credit Suisse and Prudential, and worked in the Ivoirian government. Thiam served as Côte d’Ivoire’s minister of planning and development in 1998–99. He has been the president of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire–African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire–Rassemblement Démocratique Africain; PDCI-RDA) since 2024.