Tomas Alibegov

Tomas Ivanovich Alibegov (Russian: Томас Иванович Алибегов; 18 June 1937 – 24 April 2023) was a Russian banker who was director general of Eurobank in Paris from 1982 to 1987 and deputy chairman of Vnesheconombank from 1989 to 1997.[1][2]

Tomas Alibegov
Born(1937-06-18)18 June 1937
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died24 April 2023(2023-04-24) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationBanker
Known forDirector general of Eurobank (1982–1987), deputy chairman of Vnesheconombank (1989–1997)

Biography

Tomas Alibegov was born in Moscow into a family with Georgian and British roots. His father, Ivan Yakovlevich Alibegov, born in 1887 in Kutaisi, died in 1941 in the World War II, and his mother, Evelina Richardovna Manning, born in 1903 in Huddersfield, England, died in 1987 in Moscow.[1][3]

In 1958, he graduated from the International Economic Relations Faculty of the Moscow Financial Institute. From 1958 to 1959 he worked at the Moscow Mechanical Plant.[3]

From 1961 to 1969 he served as an inspector, expert, senior consultant, head of a department, and deputy head of the Office of Currency and Cash Operations of Vneshtorgbank. From 1969 to 1975 he had been deputy manager and manager of the Moscow Narodny Bank branch in Beirut, Lebanon under Viktor Gerashchenko.[4][5] During 1975–1982 he returned to Vneshtorgbank to become head of the Office of Currency and Cash Operations. From 1982 to 1987 he served as director general of Eurobank in Paris.[3][6]

After 1987, he again worked at Vneshtorgbank as head of the Foreign Exchange Department and the Department of State and Foreign Loans; During 1988–1989 he became deputy chairman of the board – head of the Office for Monetary and Credit Cooperation with Socialist countries. While in this office, he dealt with the issues of external borrowing and turning the rouble into a freely convertible currency.[7][8] From 1989 to 1997, Alibegov served as first deputy chairman and acting chairman of Vnesheconombank.[9][10] In the early 1990s, he was mentioned regularly in the world mass media on the issue of restructuring the external debt of the USSR.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Another problem was that Soviet enterprises tried to hide their assets, transferring foreign currency from their accounts abroad.[20]

Later on, he was a member of the board of directors of the Bank for Corporate Financing (Faba Bank LLP).[21]

Personal life and death

Alibegov was married with two children.[1] He died on 24 April 2023, at age 85.[22]

Recognition

References
  1. Nikolai Krotov [in Russian] (2019). Moscow Narodny Bank. One hundred years of history. Moscow: International Relations. p. 464. ISBN 978-5-7133-1643-3.
  2. "Выдающиеся учёные и выпускники МЭиМФ. Алибегов Томас Иванович" [Prominent scientists and graduates of International Economic Relations Faculty. Alibegov Tomas Ivanovich] (in Russian). Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
  3. Nikolai Krotov [in Russian] (2007). History of Soviet and Russian Banks Abroad (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Economic chronicle. pp. 30–53. ISBN 978-5-903388-08-0.
  4. "Томас Иванович Алибегов: Последовало мнение, что мне в советской банковской системе не место!" [Tomas Ivanovich Alibegov: There was an opinion that I had no place in the Soviet banking system!] (PDF). Экономическая Летопись России (Economic Chronicle Russia) (in Russian). April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "Алибегов Томас Иванович" [Tomas Ivanovich Alibegov]. Экономическая Летопись России (Economic Chronicle Russia) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. R. M. Whiteside (2012). Major Financial Institutions of Continental Europe 1990/91. Berlin: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 140. ISBN 978-9-4011-3022-6.
  7. F. William Engdahl (2 December 1988). "Moscow dangles 'golden ruble'" (PDF). Executive Intelligence Review.
  8. Peel, Quentin (13 November 1989). "Auction underlines rouble's weakness". Financial Times.
  9. "О членах Совета директоров Внешэкономбанка" [On members of the Board of Directors of Vnesheconombank] (in Russian). Government of Russia. 24 January 1994.
  10. Gleb Baranov; Mikhail Loginov (19 March 1996). "Ситуация вокруг Внешэкономбанка" [Situation around the Vnesheconombank] (in Russian). Kommersant.
  11. "Rumeurs de restructuration de la dette extérieure L'URSS est confrontée à d'importantes difficultés financières" [Rumors of restructuring of the external debt: Soviet Union faces significant financial difficulties] (in French). Le Monde. 12 March 1991.
  12. M.F.C. (11 March 1991). "Eltsine «déclare la guerre à la direction du pays»" [Yeltsin "declares war on the leadership of the country"] (in French). Les Echos.
  13. Berniker, Mark D. (1 April 1991). "Risky Business in the USSR". The Journal of Commerce.
  14. "SOVIET DEBT UNDER CONTROL SAYS BANKER". Financial Review. 11 March 1991.
  15. Sneider, Daniel (9 September 1991). "New Soviet Leadership Presses Economic Plan". The Christian Science Monitor.
  16. "'Trumping' For Dollars: Moscow Plays Favorites In Payments To Western Creditors". Center for Security Policy. 30 July 1990.
  17. Vera Tolz, Melanie Newton (2019). The Ussr In 1990: A Record Of Events. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. p. 879. ISBN 978-1-0003-0685-9.
  18. Vera Tolz, Melanie Newton (2019). The Ussr In 1991: A Record Of Events. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. p. 998. ISBN 978-1-0003-0686-6.
  19. Běloševský, Dimitrij (18 February 1991). "Irácká karta SSSR" [Soviet Union plays Iraqi card] (in Czech). Respekt.
  20. "«Обвал» валюты за границу" ["Avalanche" of foreign currency for abroad] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 13 December 1991.
  21. Corporate Finance Bank Limited Liability Company
  22. "Алибегов Томас Иванович". letopis.ru. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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