But she also used her time to write poetry, play the guitar (the Beatles were her favourites), cook and dance. She got an MA in Political Economy and Sociology from the Karl Marx Higher Institute of Economic, later renamed to the University of National and World Economy, in 1976. Borisov considered her for the post of finance minister in 2009. From 1977 until 1993, she was an Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria. Rumiana Jeleva, Bulgaria’s first nominee and a former foreign minister, had just performed disastrously in her European Parliament hearings. “For me, a problem exists to be solved,” she says.Georgieva seems to have left behind a consistently positive impression. “I agreed to become a commissioner because the situation wasn’t good for Bulgaria and there was a possibility of our reputation being hurt,” says Georgieva, explaining that she did not hesitate to leave her post as vice-president of the World Bank. Her mother ran a shop in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, while her father was a construction engineer.Listen to the podcast on Spotify | Apple | Google | Soundcloud | Stitcher The POLITICO team breaks down the details — and the drama — behind the deal struck by EU leaders on a €1.82 …Saying no to more Europe only emboldens Euroskeptics.U-turn on Chinese telecoms giant came after pressure from US.Florian Eder’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels.Residents of Khabarovsk are demanding security services release the region’s governor from prison.Kanye West took off his MAGA cap to create his own display — and some conservatives tired of Trump say it’s particularly suited to this moment.Editor-in-chief was dismissed from his post earlier this week.Istanbul Convention contains ‘elements of an ideological nature, which we consider harmful,’ justice minister says.What's driving the day in Westminster. Her mother ran a shop in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, while her father was a construction engineer.Listen to the podcast on Spotify | Apple | Google | Soundcloud | Stitcher The POLITICO team breaks down the details — and the drama — behind the deal struck by EU leaders on a €1.82 …Saying no to more Europe only emboldens Euroskeptics.U-turn on Chinese telecoms giant came after pressure from US.Florian Eder’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels.Residents of Khabarovsk are demanding security services release the region’s governor from prison.Kanye West took off his MAGA cap to create his own display — and some conservatives tired of Trump say it’s particularly suited to this moment.Editor-in-chief was dismissed from his post earlier this week.Istanbul Convention contains ‘elements of an ideological nature, which we consider harmful,’ justice minister says.What's driving the day in Westminster.
The 66-year-old economist, the daughter of a civil engineer, studied political economy and sociology at the Karl Marx Higher Institute of Economics in Sofia while Bulgaria was still under communist rule.