BORISLAV JIVKOV GEORGIEV

 

Born in 1950 in Sofia. Bulgarian. Married, two sons. Graduated Higher Institute for Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - Sofia, Industry Automation.

Languages

  • Bulgarian - native

  • English - read - 5, speak - 5, write - 4

  • French - read - 4, speak - 4, write - 3

  • Russian - read - 5, speak - 5, write - 4

Professional knowledge

  • foreign trade, including trade facilitation and UN/EDIFACT;

  • European integration, regional and global trade integration - EU (EAA, White paper, pre-accession strategy, etc.), EFTA, GATT/WTO, SECI, BSEC, CEFTA;

  • Central and South East Europe Regional Trade Initiatives;

  • classical goods and dual use goods, technologies and arms trade;

  • computer literacy - WINDOWS ’98, MS OFFICE - WORD, EXCEL;

Others

  • valid driver’s license;

  • non-smoker and non coffee drinker;

Present status – Chief expert with NSBS (Bulgarian National Forwarder Association)

Basic qualifications:

  • Good knowledge of Bulgarian trade and industry developments for more than 20 years, including top traded goods and some engineering services;

  • Good knowledge and practice for more than 20 years of trade and export promotion policy, practice and institutions (trade policy, trade information, trade financing, practical tools and means - one-run systems of trade documents, professor M. Porter’s methodology of defining competitive advantages of the nations, tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, etc.)

  • Trade facilitation and UN/EDIFACT practical activity for ten years within WP.4 and CEFACT/ECE/UN. Member of CEFACT Steering Group (CSG) during March 1997 – March 1999 first term. Personal organizational experience through CEEC/EB, CEEC-EFTA cooperation and recent (1998-1999) SECI and SECIPRO and South East Europe Trade Initiative (SEETI) experience, personal “hands on” experience with UNLK, TDED, UN/EDIFACT, etc. From September 1990 till October 1999 - Chairman of BULPRO (Bulgarian national trade facilitation body established in accordance with UN/ECE/CEFACT Recommendation N 4).

Other professional experience

  • practical experience with Bulgarian foreign trade organizations, dealing with electrical, mechanical and electronic equipment, including trade experience as assistant trade commissioner in Bulgarian trade commission - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 1979 - 1983;

  • trade experience, during Bulgarian transition to the market economy, as an expert with the Ministry of Foreign Economic relation in the field of foreign trade regime, trade facilitation, COCOM maters (1989 - 1993);

  • trade and administration experience as a deputy minister of trade and foreign economic cooperation, responsible for foreign trade regime, European integration in all aspects (EU, EFTA, CEFTA), Bulgarian accession to WTO/GATT, Bulgarian privatization, etc. (February 1995 - February 1997);

  • Good knowledge and practice of trade and export promotion policy, practice and institutions (Bulgarian governmental and non-governmental organizations - BCCI, NSBS, international organizations – CEFACT/ECE/UN, ITC UNCTAD/WTO, etc.)

Sofia, August 2000

Borislav Georgiev,

R.of Bulgaria

Sofia – 1330

j.k.Razsadnika bl. 65, vh. D, ap. 41

home tel: (359-2) – 209-336;

Home email: bg@mail.orbitel.bg

Office tel: (359-2) – 951-6294