Gligor Bishev, PhD

• Council for Education and Strategic Research
• Chamber of Commerce, North Macedonia

Bishev Gligor, graduated and received PhD at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje in the field of monetary economics. He realized specializations, advanced studies and postdoctoral studies at the Vienna Institute for Comparative Studies, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the IMF, the Central Bank of England, the Central Bank of Russia and the Central Bank of France. He started his career as a central banker – deputy governor of the National Bank of North Macedonia, and then continued as a commercial banker: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Stopanska Banka Skopje and Šparkase Banka Skopje. He participated in the creation of the Macedonian currency, stabilization programs, the reform of the financial sector, payment systems and risk management and supervisory standards.

He taught at the Faculty of Economics Prilep and Faculty of Economics in Skopje. He is the President of the Council for Education and Strategic Studies at the Chamber of Commerce of North Macedonia and a member of the Business Council of the American College. He was co-chairman of the Second Working Table under the Stability Pact, President of the Banking Association and Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of Macedonia. He has published 380 scientific and professional articles in the field of monetary economy, banking, balance of payments, international economic relations and competitiveness.