Russian State-Owned Companies and the Economic and Political Landscape of Bulgaria
Friday, March 11th, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 11, 2016 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place M5S 3K7 |
Series
Distinguished Leaders in Bulgaria Lecture Series
Description
Dr. Krassen Stanchev is an associate professor at Sofia University; he is also CEO of KC 2 Ltd and Board Chairman, founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) IME (www.ime.bg) – the first Bulgarian independent and free-market think thank (1993), former member and committee chairman of the Constitutional Assembly (1990-1991), one of the most quoted Bulgarian observers: best country analyst award for 1996 by Euromoney, as well as a laureate of Bulgaria Government Prize – 2002 (for contribution to democracy and civil society), Templeton – 2006 – as IME Director, and Georgi Vassilev’s Fund for Contribution to the Spirit of Liberty – 2006.
He was a principle drafter of a number of reforms from central planning to market economy and is one of the leaders of those reforms.
His expertise is in economics and regulatory policies significantly contributed to private sector growth in Bulgaria, New Europe and Former Soviet Union. Since 1990s he worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan and Tajikistan), Caucasus (Armenia and Georgia), and Russia and Egypt, leading teams and/or being a subcontractor of EU, USAID or the World Bank programs.
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