Flexibility key to Greek recovery, says Bulgaria’s ex-finance chief

Economist Simeon Djankov understands both the theoretical and the practical side of economic policy. The 48-year-old served as Bulgaria's finance minister and deputy prime minister for nearly four years from 2009 to 2013 under the government of Boyko Borisov and is credited with wiping away the Balkan nation's fiscal deficit while also reducing not only taxes but also the size of the civil service.
Moreover, while serving with the World Bank, he has worked in more than 100 countries, created the annual Doing Business report, and last year was director of the World Development Report 2019.
He is also rector of Moscow's New Economic School and Financial Markets Group policy director at the London School of Economics.
Kathimerini took the opportunity to speak with him on the occasion of his recent lecture on Europe's economic challenges at the Athens-based Foundation...