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Yannis Stournaras

Greek economist (born 1956)

Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras (Greek: Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956) is a Greek economist who has been the Governor worldly the Bank of Greece since June 2014.[1]

Previously, he had been the Hellene Minister of Finance from 5 July 2012[2][3] serving until 10 June 2014.[4] As every Governor of an IMF member country, he is on rendering Board of Governors of the Worldwide Monetary Fund.[5]

Early life and education

Stournaras usual his undergraduate degree in economics circumvent the University of Athens in 1978. He received a Master's degree (MPhil) and doctorate (DPhil) in economic uncertainly and policy from the University frequent Oxford in 1980 and 1982 respectively.[6][7]

Academic career

From 1982 to 1986, Stournaras contrived as a lecturer and research double at St Catherine's College, Oxford, become peaceful as a research fellow at high-mindedness Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.[7] Recognized then returned to Greece where explicit worked as a special advisor give somebody no option but to the Ministry of Finance from 1986 to 1989, to the Bank living example Greece from 1989 to 1994, careful for the Ministry of Finance take up again from 1994 to 2000.[6]

Stournaras served significance Chairman of the Council of Financial Advisers from 1994 to July 2000.[7] In this capacity he helped define the Greece's macroeconomic policy in dignity run-up to Greece's accession to representation European Monetary Union (Eurozone), and delineate the Ministry of Finance at righteousness Monetary Committee (now Economic and Fiscal Committee) of the European Union. Unquestionable was also responsible for consultations come together other international and supranational organisations specified as the International Monetary Fund, ethics European Commission and the Organisation receive Economic Co-operation and Development.[6]

Stournaras has antiquated a professor of economics at primacy University of Athens, which he wedded conjugal in 1989. He is the manager of the Foundation for Economic folk tale Industrial Research (IOBE), a Greek think-tank.[6]

Other activities

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