{"id":13134,"date":"2022-12-30T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/perfil\/miguel-azevedo\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:08:59","slug":"miguel-azevedo","status":"publish","type":"perfis","link":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/profile\/miguel-azevedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Azevedo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Miguel joined Citigroup in 2010 as Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Portugal. In mid-2012, he was appointed Head of Investment Banking Africa (exc. SA &amp; Egypt). 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