Boris Vujčić
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Biography
Boris Vujčić (born 2 June 1964 in Zagreb) is the Governor of the Croatian National Bank. He succeeded Željko Rohatinski in July 2012.
Early life
Vujčić graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 1988, where he also received his doctorate in 1996.
Career
He started his professional career in 1989 as an assistant at Faculty of Economics in Zagreb. In 1996 he was named the head of research department of Croatian National Bank. Later in 1997 he became a lecturer at Faculty of Economics in Zagreb and in 2003 an associate Professor. Since 2000 he holds the position of Vice Governor of the Croatian National Bank, and in 2012 he assumed the position of Governor. He held that position upon Croatia's accession to the European Union. However, he refuses an international bailout scenario as the country faces the post-2008 financial crisis.