Country Representative - CASE Kyrgyzstan (1998-Present)

Expertise:
Monetary policy, poverty reduction, tax systems, trade policy, foreign trade, public debt, investment risk

Background:

CASE Projects
• Economist for a project focusing on creating an optimal current exchange regime and a model of the Kyrgyz economy (2000-Present)
• Economist for the Macroeconomic Reforms Programme run by HIID/CASE in Kiev (1999)
•  EE: Service Contract for a Monitoring System for the Implementation of Projects, Programmes and Operations of external Cooperation (LOT 1) - TACIS/CARDS countries
•  Kyrgyzstan: Institution Building Partnership Programme (IBPP) in Kyrgyzstan
•  Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Reduction Support Credit
•  Kyrgyzstan: Support for the Economic Reforms in Kyrgyzstan
•  Ukraine: Macroeconomic Policy Program

 Previous Positions:
• Social Protection Expert at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic (August-December 2004)
• Economist at the Gdańsk Institute for Market Economy (IbnGR), specialising in foreign trade, investment risk and the investment attractiveness of various sectors of the Polish economy. (1995-1997)
• Researcher and co-author of monthly business index WVBI published by the "Warsaw Voice" weekly. (1996-1997)
• Research and co-author  of a list of the 500 biggest Polish enterprises published by the "Gazeta Bankowa" weekly. (1996-1997)

Education:
M.A. Economics (1997) Warsaw University

Languages:
English (Fluent), Polish (Fluent), Russian (Fluent)

CASE Publications
• Kyrgyz Economic Outlook - Quarterly Publication. (2000-2002)
• The Choice of  Exchange Rate Regime for Kyrgyzstan: Official dollarisation, Studies&Analyses No. 216, (2000)
• The Public Debt of Ukraine and Debt Servicing, Studies & Analyses No. 191 (1999)
• Investment Risks in Branches of Kyrgyz Economy, Studies & Analyses No. 144, (1998)
• Economic Reforms in Kyrgyzstan in 1997-1998, Studies & Analyses No. 139 (1998)
• Public Debt of Kyrgyzstan, Studies & Analyses No. 135 (1998)

Other Publications
• M.Dabrowski, R.Mogilevsky, R.Brudzynski (1999) The Kyrgyz Republic and the Global Financial Crisis, Final Report by the UNDP Consulting Mission, Bishkek.
• R. Brudzynski et. al. (1996), Investment Risks in Branches of Polish Economy, IBnGR, Warsaw, Poland.