His colleague, Finance Minister Milen Velchev, also left a similarly attractive job in London as Emerging Markets Vice President at Merrill Lynch to take a cabinet post.
Njegov kolega, ministar finansija Milen Velčev, takođe je napustio sličan atraktivan posao u Londonu, gde je bio potpredsednik za nova tržišta u firmi Merrill Lynch, da bi postao ministar.