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Prime Analysis: Leadership during Crisis: Economic Recovery and Strategic Policy | S02E16
Professor Dr. Marios P. Efthymiopoulos welcomes Mr. Harris Georgiades.
In this episode of Prime Analysis, we are joined by Mr. Harris Georgiades, Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Cyprus Parliament and former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus. With a central role in navigating Cyprus through one of the most severe financial crises in its modern history, Mr. Georgiades shares his experience in restoring economic stability, implementing structural reforms, and guiding the country back to growth and international credibility.
We explore the critical decisions and coordinated efforts that transformed the Cypriot economy—from fiscal discipline and banking sector restructuring to surplus budgets and international confidence. Mr. Georgiades reflects on his tenure in key European institutions such as the Eurogroup, ECOFIN, and his chairmanship of the EBRD Board of Governors, offering insight into Cyprus’ evolving role in the European and international economic landscape.
Our discussion also turns to regional diplomacy, European affairs, and the intersection of politics and economics in shaping long-term national policy. Mr. Georgiades provides a comprehensive and candid view of leadership during crisis, the lessons of reform, and the strategic outlook for Cyprus and Europe amid ongoing global shifts.
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Speaker Bio:
Mr. Harris Georgiades is Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Cyprus Parliament and a former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus (April 2013 – December 2019). He was born in 1972 in Nicosia and holds a BA and an MA in International Relations and Economics from the University of Reading, UK. Between 1999-2011 he was managing director of a family-owned hotel business. In 2011 he was elected to the Cyprus House of Representatives with the Democratic Rally Party (a member of the centre-right European Peoples Party). In March 2013 he was appointed as Minister of Labour and a month later he took over as Minister of Finance, at the height of a severe financial crisis. He was successful in restoring the soundness of the Cyprus economy, placing it on a path of solid economic growth, surplus budgets, rating upgrades and banking sector restructuring. He was a long-serving member of the Eurogroup and the ECOFIN and was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the period 2014-2015. In 2016 he was selected by POLITICO as one of 28 influential Europeans and in 2019 was Chair of the Summit of Commonwealth Finance Ministers. He served as as Deputy Leader of the Democratic Rally Party (2020-2023) and was reelected as a Member of Parliament in 2021. He is author of the book “Perfect Storm” (2021) dealing with the fall and rise of the Cyprus economy and was a regular columnist at Kathimerini newspaper.
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