Dimitar Radev is a Bulgarian economist who since July 14, 2015 has been governor of the

Bulgarian National Bank The Bulgarian National Bank ( bg, Българска народна банка, Bohlgarska narodna banka, ), or BNB, is the central bank of the Republic of Bulgaria. Headquartered in Sofia, the bank was established in 1879. It is the 13th oldest ...

Early life and education

Radev was born in

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and on 12 July 1956. He graduated in Finance and Credit at the

University of National and World Economy The University of National and World Economy ( bg, Университет за национално и световно стопанство) is a university in Sofia, Bulgaria. Notable alumni of the university are five Prime Ministers of Bulg ...

, and later specialized in

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's Institute of Foreign Relations, Washington (1994).

Career

In the 1990s, Radev served as a deputy finance minister in charge of budget. Before his appointment, Radev worked at the

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’s fiscal affairs department. In a parliamentary selection process including public nominations and hearings, Radev was named one of the candidates to succeed Bulgaria’s central bank governor

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in 2015, alongside Biser Manolov, Grigorii Vazov and Victor Yotzov. He was nominated by Bulgaria’s ruling

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party. He was also backed by GERB’s junior partner, the

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. In July 2015, he was appointed for a six-year term.

Other activities

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(ESRB), Ex-Officio Member of the General Board *

(IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of GovernorsMembers

(IMF).

References

Living people 1956 births Governors of the Bulgarian National Bank University of National and World Economy alumni 20th-century Bulgarian economists 21st-century Bulgarian economists People from Plovdiv {{Bulgaria-bio-stub