Dimitar Radev
{{Short description|Bulgarian economist}}
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|office = Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank
|term_start = 14 July 2015
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|predecessor = Ivan Iskrov
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|7|12}}
|birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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|education = University of National and World Economy
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Dimitar Radev is a Bulgarian economist who since July 14, 2015 has been governor of the Bulgarian National Bank.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bnb.bg/AboutUs/AUBNBGovernment/AUSGovernor/index.htm|title=(untitled)}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/169869/Dimitar+Radev+Elected+Governor+of+Bulgarian+National+Bank|title=Dimitar Radev Elected Governor of Bulgarian National Bank - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency|access-date=2018-04-09}}{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-radev/bulgaria-appoints-dimitar-radev-as-central-bank-head-idUKL5N0ZT37O20150714|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233444/https://uk.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-radev/bulgaria-appoints-dimitar-radev-as-central-bank-head-idUKL5N0ZT37O20150714|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2018|title=Bulgaria appoints Dimitar Radev as central bank head|author=Reuters Editorial|work=U.K.|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en-GB}}
Early life and education
Radev was born in Plovdiv and on 12 July 1956. He graduated in Finance and Credit at the University of National and World Economy, and later specialized in Georgetown University's Institute of Foreign Relations, Washington (1994).{{Cite web|url=http://www.bnb.bg/AboutUs/AUBNBGovernment/AUSGovernor/index.htm|title=(untitled)|website=www.bnb.bg|access-date=2018-04-09}}
Career
In the 1990s, Radev served as a deputy finance minister in charge of budget.Tsvetelia Tsolova (June 18, 2015), [https://www.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-idUSL5N0Z413320150618 Four candidates to compete for Bulgaria central bank head] Reuters.
Before his appointment, Radev worked at the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department.Tony Barber (January 11, 2018), [https://www.ft.com/content/2962afea-d6ce-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a Bulgaria’s central bank governor aims to prevent return of crisis] Financial Times.
In a parliamentary selection process including public nominations and hearings, Radev was named one of the candidates to succeed Bulgaria’s central bank governor Ivan Iskrov in 2015, alongside Biser Manolov, Grigorii Vazov and Victor Yotzov.Tsvetelia Tsolova (June 18, 2015), [https://www.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-idUSL5N0Z413320150618 Four candidates to compete for Bulgaria central bank head] Reuters. He was nominated by Bulgaria’s ruling GERB party.Tsvetelia Tsolova (May 26, 2015), [https://www.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-idUSL5N0YH38O20150526 Bulgaria ruling party nominates IMF expert for central bank head] Reuters. He was also backed by GERB’s junior partner, the Reformist Bloc. In July 2015, he was appointed for a six-year term.Tsvetelia Tsolova (July 14, 2015), [https://www.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cenbank-radev/bulgaria-appoints-dimitar-radev-as-central-bank-head-idUSL5N0ZT37O20150714 Bulgaria appoints Dimitar Radev as central bank head] Reuters.Tony Barber (January 11, 2018), [https://www.ft.com/content/2962afea-d6ce-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a Bulgaria’s central bank governor aims to prevent return of crisis] Financial Times.
Other activities
- European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), Ex-Officio Member of the General Board[https://www.esrb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/Perm_memb_GB.pdf Permanent members of the ESRB General Board] European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/members.aspx Members] International Monetary Fund (IMF).
References
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Category:Governors of the Bulgarian National Bank
Category:University of National and World Economy alumni
Category:20th-century Bulgarian economists
Category:21st-century Bulgarian economists
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