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Simeon Dyankov (39) – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

Fri, Jul 31 2009 09:58 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Simeon Dyankov (39) – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

Photo: Tsvetelina Angelova

Dyankov returns to Bulgaria after 14 years with the World Bank, where he rose through the ranks to chief economist with the finance and private sector vice-presidency. He met Borissov for the first time in February 2009, but two months later was already brought on board as the head of the GERB economics and finance team, but did not stand for Parliament. Dyankov has a PhD in economics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a undergraduate degree from the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia. The author of World Bank’s annual Doing Business report, he is also one of the co-founders of the ideas42 think-tank, a joint venture between Harvard University and the International Finance Corporation. He said his policy priorities would be dealing with the economic recession, reducing red tape and a rapid accession to the eurozone.

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