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Economist Jan Czekaj dies aged 74

18.06.2025 08:33
Former Polish deputy finance minister and central bank policymaker Jan Czekaj has died, Kraków’s University of Economics has announced.
Jan Czekaj
Jan Czekaj Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Jakubowski

Czekaj, a respected economist and long-serving professor, was best known for his roles in shaping Poland’s financial sector during its post-communist transformation. He served as deputy finance minister in 2002 and was a member of the Monetary Policy Council from 2003 to 2010.

Earlier in his career, he sat on the supervisory board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and held senior posts in regulatory institutions overseeing banking, insurance, and capital markets.

Z wielkim smutkiem i żalem przyjęliśmy wiadomość o śmierci prof. dr. hab. Jana Czekaja, wieloletniego Kierownika Katedry...

Opublikowany przez Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie Wtorek, 17 czerwca 2025

A prolific academic, he authored numerous works on capital markets and the financial transition from a centrally planned economy. His funeral will be held on 25 June at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków.

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Source: PAP/PR24