InvestBulgaria Agency August 2014 InvestBulgaria Agency issue 8 (11), year 2 Economic News - Business, Investments, Trade Headlines from the European institutions Analysis of Sector Monthly Investment Opportunities of Municipality Electronic Publication Interview Chambers of Commerce in Bulgaria Macroeconomic Indicators Upcoming Events INVESTBULGARIA AGENCY TODAY WE PRESENT: Vаssil Shtonov Interim Minister of Economy and Energy Mr. Shtonov was born in Plovdiv on April 25, 1972. He graduated the English Language School in Plovdiv. In 1995 he graduated the University of Pennsylvania in the USA with a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering science and finance. He is also master of sciences in business administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), graduating in 1999. Until 2004, he has worked as an investment banker in the field of energy and technologies in the USA, as well as as a consultant in the field of management. Mr. Shtonov has managed some of the biggest deals in mergers and acquisitions, such as the merger of Bell Atlantic with GTE in 2000. In 2004 Vasil Shtonov establishes the office of international consultant company McKinsey in Sofia where he worked until 2009, mainly in the field of banking, telecommunications and energy. Since 2010 until August 4, 2014 Mr. Shtonov works as Marketing and Strategies Director at Bulgaria's Blizoo cable operator. He speaks English. The Ministry of Economy and Energy is facing some urgent issues which have to be resolved as soon as possible. Our efforts are aimed at stabilizing the economy and energy in order to regain the investors’ trust. InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA), 31 Aksakov Str., Sofia 1000 Tel.: (+359 2) 985-5500, Fax: (+359 2) 980-1320, e-mail:
[email protected], http://www.investbg.government.bg issue 8 (11) / August 2014 InvestBulgaria Agency Improvement of the business environment is also important for us in order to aid the development and growth of small and medium enterprises.