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The German Economic Team

The German Economic Team advises on economic policy and macroeconomic issues in a large number of countries. Each GET project manager is responsible for an advisory country, acts as a contact person for institutional partners, associations, authorities and ministries and coordinates all advisory activities in the respective country.

Our Team

    Dr Ricardo Giucci

    Teamleader

    Dr Ricardo Giucci is head of the German Economic Team.
    His thematic focus is on monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policy as well as trade policy and regional integration issues.

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    Robert Kirchner

    Deputy Team Leader

    Robert Kirchner is Deputy Head of the German Economic Team. His research and consulting focus is on macroeconomics and the financial sector, with a particular focus on transition countries.

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    Marie-Aimée Salopiata

    Project Manager

    Marie-Aimée Salopiata joined Berlin Economics in 2022 and currently works as the project manager for the German Economic Team.

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    Dr Justina Budginaite-Froehly

    Project Manager Belarus

    Dr Budginaite-Froehly has been working at Berlin Economics as a project manager and country coordinator of the German Economic Team in Belarus since November 2022.

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    Alejandra Bustamante Taffur

    Project Assistant

    Alejandra joined Berlin Economics as Project Assistant in 2023.

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    Dmitry Chervyakov

    Project Manager Armenia

    Dmitry Chervyakov has been part of the Berlin Economics team since 2017 and works as a consultant and as the German Economic Team’s country coordinator in Armenia.

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    Alina Kunde

    Project Manager Moldova

    Alina Kunde joined Berlin Economics in October 2023 and works as an analyst and project manager for the German Economic Team in Moldova.

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    Anna Meißner

    Project Coordinator

    Anna Meißner has been working for Berlin Economics since 2022 and currently works as project coordinator for the German Economic Team.

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    Sebastian Staske

    Project Manager Georgia

    Sebastian Staske has been working for Berlin Economics since 2020 and is the country coordinator responsible for the German Economic Team’s advisory activities in Georgia.

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    Felix Schwickert

    Project Manager Kosovo

    Felix Schwickert joined Berlin Economics in 2024 and works as an analyst and country coordinator. He coordinates the activities of the German Economic Team in Kosovo.

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    Garry Poluschkin

    Project Manager Ukraine

    Garry Polushkin is a consultant and country coordinator of the German Economic Team for Ukraine. He has been working for Berlin Economics since 2019.

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    Woldemar Walter

    Project Manager Uzbekistan

    Woldemar Walter works as a consultant at Berlin Economics. He has been coordinating the German Economic Team in Uzbekistan since 2019 and previously coordinated the German Economic Team in Moldova.

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About the German Economic Team

The German Economic Team is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Berlin Economics is commissioned with the project implementation.