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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Michel Camdessus.jpg — World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Michel Camdessus\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/michel-camdessus. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-camdessus","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-camdessus","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-camdessus?lang=ne"}}