She keeps her ego in her handbag

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Some of you may have missed a nice profile of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the Guardian a couple of weeks back.

"When I see vested interests still try to undermine me, I know it means I'm successful. When I manage to convince one person to change, I think this is why I'm here. The ability to change things is a powerful incentive."

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala left the World Bank to become Minister of Finance in Nigeria. Our loss is Nigeria's gain.


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