Marko Škreb

Marko Škreb (born 8 May 1957)[1] is a Croatian economist who served as Governor of the Croatian National Bank from 1996 to 2000.

Marko Škreb
Governor of the Croatian National Bank
In office March 1996 – July 2000
Preceded by	Pero Jurković
Succeeded by	Željko Rohatinski
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-08) 8 May 1957 Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Profession	Economist

Škreb graduated from the Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 1980.[1] After spending time at the Boulder Economics Institute and University of Pittsburgh he returned to Zagreb and received his doctorate in 1990. In 1991 he started teaching at the Zagreb Faculty of Economics and in 1992 he became the director of the analysis department of the Croatian National Bank (HNB). In 1995 he was appointed President Franjo Tuđman's economic advisor, and in 1996 he was appointed Governor of the HNB. His term ended in 2000 when he was succeeded by Željko Rohatinski.

After 2000 he worked for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and in that capacity advised the Central Bank of Albania and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also took part in their projects in Montenegro, Kosovo, Romania and Ukraine.

In September 2007 he was appointed Chief Economist at Privredna banka Zagreb,[2] which is the second largest bank in Croatia, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo corporate group.

References

1. "Slučaj Marka Škreba: Najbolji guverner Istočne Europe ili »grobar« hrvatskih banaka" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). March 28, 2000. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
2. "Marko Škreb imenovan glavnim ekonomistom i strategom PBZ-a". suvremena.hr (in Croatian). June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2010-02-06.