Olivier Pastré (born 1950) is a French banker and economist. He serves as Chairman of IM Bank and as a professor of economics at Paris 8 University.

Biography

Early life

Olivier Pastré was born on 15 December 1950 in

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near

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in France.Official website: CV
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.Le Cercle des Economistes
/ref> He went on to receive a PhD in economics from the

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, followed by the

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in economics.

Career

He serves as chairman of the board of directors of IM Bank, a

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n bank.Pascal-Marie Deschamps
Olivier Pastré et Nicolas Baverez : Sept questions pour la rentrée 2013
'' Les Echos'', May 28, 2013 He also serves on the Board of Directors of CMP Banque, a French bank. He previously served as the Managing Director of GP Banque. He also served on the Board of Directors of Union Bank, an

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n bank, as well as Medifin and MSIN, two Moroccan companies. Additionally, he serves on the board of the Banking Directors Association. He was Professor of Economics at

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from 1978 to 1983. He is now Professor of Economics at Paris 8 University.Olivier Pastré
Olivier Pastré : «Français, cessons de pleurnicher !»
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'', September 13, 2014 He is a member of the

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, a French think tank. He is also a Fellow of the Europlace Institute of Finance.

Personal life

He is married, and has two children.

Bibliography

*''La Stratégie Internationale des Banques Américaines'' (1979). *''La Crise du XX'' (1980). *''Les Nouveaux Piliers de la Finance'' (1992). *''La Banque'' (1997). *''Où va l'économie mondiale ?'' (2002). *''Le Capitalisme Déboussolé'' (2003). *''La Nouvelle Economie Bancaire'' (2005). *''La Méthode Colbert'' (2006). *''La Guerre Mondiale des Banques'' (2007). *''Le Roman vrai de la Crise financière'' (2008). *''Sorties de Crise'' (2009). *''On nous ment'' (2011).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pastre, Olivier 1950 births People from Neuilly-sur-Seine University of Rhode Island alumni University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of Paris French bankers French corporate directors French economists French non-fiction writers Living people French male non-fiction writers