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GRIGOR DIMITROV STOEVSKY
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 31 January, 1978
Place of Birth: Lom, Bulgaria
Nationality: Bulgarian
Military Service: Finished in December 2001
Marital Status: Single
Contact Details
Permanent Address
Current Address
Dist. “Drujba 2”, bl.526, apt.7,
Visegradi utca, N:38/A, I/4,
1582 Sofia, Bulgaria 1132 Budapest, Hungary
Phones: (+359 2) 978 83 40, (+359) 888 405 452 (+36) 70 555 2307
E-mails: grigro@mail.bg, grigro@gmail.com
c03stg01@student.ceu.hu
WWW: http://grigro.trepach.com/, http://grigro.hit.bg/
Tertiary Education
Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
Master of Arts in Economics, Current GPA: 3.5/4 September 2003 – June 2005
Thesis Title: “Innovation in Bulgarian Companies”
University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
Bachelor in Macroeconomics, GPA: Excellent 5.9/6 September 1996 – February 2001
Thesis Title: “Comparative Analysis of the Functioning of the Banking Systems in Bulgaria and the USA”
High School Attended
Electronic Systems College (ESC) at the Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Specialty: Software Developer 1991 – 1996
Main fields of specialization: Programming in C++, Visual C, Borland Delphi, etc.; Database creation and
maintenance; Networking - Local Area Networks, Intranet and Internet technologies.
Work Experience
ArcFund at the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Sofia, Bulgaria
Expert July – September 2004
• I participated in a working group assessing the environment, factors and results of the innovation
activity in Bulgaria;
• The group prepared the first annual index “Innovation.bg”.
Agency for Economic Analysis and Forecasting (AEAF) at the Minister of Finance, Bulgaria
Senior Economist, Economic Analysis Directorate August 2002 – August 2003
Junior Economist, Economic Analysis Directorate February – July 2002
• My major responsibility was inflation analysis and forecasting;
• I also conducted research on the scope of the New Economy (Knowledge-based economy) and its
implications to the Bulgarian economy;
• I was part of the team of economists developing the official Macroeconomic Framework of Bulgaria
(middle term economic forecasts for the needs of the budgetary process);
• Active participation in meetings with representatives of the IMF, WB and other research institutions
was an essential part of my work.
Commercial Bank “DSK-Bank”, Branch 1 - Batenberg, Sofia
Expert in Information Technologies March – June 2001
• System administration of Unix and Windows NT;
• User support in terms of PC, networking, printing, etc. problems;
• Maintenance of a bank specific database incorporating the information of all financial operations.
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Extra-curricular Activities
“Association of Economics Students”, UNWE, Sofia, Bulgaria 1999 - 2001
• One of the founders of the association;
• I delivered personal presentations and comments in the discussions.
Awards and Scholarships
Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
Full Fellowship awarded for distinguished academic performance 2004 – 2005
Partial Fellowship based on academic merit 2003 – 2004
University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
Full Scholarship provided for outstanding academic performance 1996 – 2001
Publications 1
Manchev, T., Chukalev, G. and Stoevsky, G. (2002), “Price Adjustments – Inevitable, Necessary and Painful”,
monthly magazine “The Budget”, Ministry of Finance, 8 th issue (available only in Bulgarian).
Certified Examinations and Other Non-Degree Courses
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), British Council, Bulgaria
Academic Test, Overall Band: 7.5/9 May 2003
University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Language Learning
English language course at upper intermediate level, GPA: Excellent 6/6 September - December 2002
Additional Skills
Languages Spoken:
Bulgarian – native language
English – fluent in reading, speaking and writing
Russian – good in reading, poor in speaking and writing
Computers:
Proficient use of the following, among others, software
packages: Econometrics (E-Views, PC-Give, SPSS, Statistica), Mathematics (MatLab), MS Office products,
Web creation (Macromedia Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage), Graphic design (Corel Draw, Photoshop, GIMP),
Internet tools.
Other Qualifications:
Hobbies
Sports:
Arts:
Clean driving license, categories: A and B
Football, basketball, skiing, swimming
Music, cinema, theatre
People who can affirm my professional and academic performance
Dr. Tsvetan Manchev
ex-Executive Director of the AEAF, currently Deputy
Governor, Issue Department, BNB
Prof. Dr. Gabor Korosi
Recurrent Visiting Professor, CEU Department of Economics
Prof. Dr. Petia Tanova
Associate Professor of Economics, UNWE
Mr. Lubomir Dimitrov
Director of Economic Analysis Directorate, AEAF
Mr. Georgi Chukalev
Head of Real Sector Department, AEAF
April 2005
Signature: Grigor Stoevsky
1 Some of my academic papers and projects prepared during my studies are available at the above-listed web
sites.
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