Dr.oec. Uldis OSIS   President,  “Konsorts", Ltd     Olivu Str. 9,     Riga, LV-1004     Phone: +371 67216793     Fax: +371 67216771      E-mail: [email protected]

Born:   April 10, 1948, Riga, Latvia

• Economic Policy
• Macroeconomics

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian

• Leningrad State University (USSR), Faculty of Economics, 1978
• Construction Committee of the USSR, postgraduate course of Economic Research Institute (Moscow), 1982-1986
• Dr.oec. (Candidate of Economic Science in former USSR system), Economic Research Institute (Moscow), 1986
• Course Certificate, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (Washington, USA) (7 months), 1992
• Course Certificate, Joint Vienna Institute (Vienna, Austria) (2 weeks), 1995

• Economists Association “Latvia 2010”
• Member of the Economics Council

• Principal, “KONSORTS” Ltd, Riga, Latvia, 1995 -
• Advisor to Prime Minister (Advice on economic issues), Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, 1995-1997
• Member of Parliament (Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia, 1994-1995
• Minister of Finance, Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, 1993-1994
• First Deputy Minister of Finance, 1991-1993

Honours and Awards

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2004

Publications and Conferences: about 80

The latest ones:

• Between Two Worlds ( Book). 2004.
• U.Osis, T.Kalnmaca, B.Dzerins, Z.Bindare. Potential trends in Latvia's economic development joining or not joining European Union. - In:  Latvia in Europe: Visions of the Future, 2004, Riga: Baltic Center for Strategic Studies, Latvian Academy of Sciences
• Backwash of financial crises in Russia. - Article in magazine Biznesa partneri, September 1998
• It is dangerous to haste development of the state artificially. - Article in newspaper B&B, 12.05.1998
• LATVENERGO at the cross-roads of the strategy. - Article in magazine Biznesa partneri, April 1998
• The past and the future of Latvia’s large-scale industry. - Article in magazine Biznesa partneri, July 1997.
• Latvia and European Union – pros and cons. - Article in magazine Latvija un Eiropas Savieniba, June 1997.
• Latvia and Lithuania: development problems of oil business. - Article in newspaper B&B, 30.06.1997.

Experience in project management:

• Service rendering for business plan development and attraction of financing for reconstruction of JSC “Kurzemes piens” (1997)
• Shaping of managerial institution’s foundation document projects and work-out of economic basis thereof for development of Latvian oil transit corridor (1997)
• Development of basis for necessity and possibility to enlarge Baltic Transit bank involvement in transit business (1997)
• Work-out of development program concept for privatized State SC “Latvenergo” (1997)
• Work-out of development concept for small ports of Latvia (1997)
• Development of research on Ventspils electricity consumers’ participation in privatization of privatized State SC “Latvenergo”(1997)
• Preparation of materials and reports for conference on “Latvia and Ventspils port: long-range trade bridge between the east and the west” in Huston (1998)
• Taking of coordination measures for oil and oil products’ transit facilitation projects in frames of working plan, confirmed by Latvian transit facilitation working group (1998)
• Development of conceptual basis for privatization of “RIVEKO” Ltd capital shares owned by State SC “Riga Trade Port” (1998)
• Service rendering in assessment of entrepreneurship regulating acts at Riga Trade Free Port (1998)
• Work-out of development strategies’ proposals for privatized State SC “Latvenergo” (1998)
• Development of business model for privatized State JSC “Latvenergo” (1998)
• Development of application concept for real estate in Ventspils owned by JSC “Kurzemes piens” (1998);
• Work- out of development strategies for “LatRosTrans” Ltd (199);
• Drawing of contract project between Russian Fuel and power industry ministry and Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Latvia on coordination of oil and oil products transportation (1999)
• Work –out of final materials on small ports’ development concept for review in Cabinet of Ministers (1999)
• Assessment of privatized State SC “Latvenergo” shareholders’ meeting, council and board decision taking and coordination order (1999)
• Taking of popularization measures for Latvian transit corridor (1999)
• Work-out of development concept for privatized State SC “Latvenergo” (1999 - 2001)
• Business plan development for foundation of ethanol fuel manufacture (1999)
• Concept development on “Production and application of bio fuel in Latvia” (1999)
• Development of proposals for policy of the Republic of Latvia in power sector (1999)
• Preparation of documents provided for transit work group of European Power Charta (1999)
• Assessment of foundation variants for Riga Trade Free Port (1999)
• Concept development on reforming State SC “Riga Trade port” into service and development company (2000)
• Proposals’ development for Baltic energy group foundation (2000)
• Financial and juridical consultations by preparation and implementation of ethanol fuel manufacture foundation project (2000)
• Taking of coordination measures for oil and oil products’ transit facilitation projects in frames of working plan for the year 2001, confirmed by Latvian transit facilitation working group (2001)
• Financing proposals’ development and service rendering in attraction of financing for JSC “Kaija” (2001)
• Service rendering in sponsor’s choice for Police Olympic center project, meeting requirements for acquiring state guarantee (2001)
• Consultations in further development and implementation of fiscal policy at Sate SC “Latvenergo” (2001)
• Service rendering in choice of most beneficial designer and construction contractor for implementation of Police Olympic center project, meeting requirements for acquiring state guarantee (2001)
• Service rendering in sponsor’s choice for Roya port reconstruction, meeting requirements for acquiring state guarantee (2002)
• Service rendering in sponsor’s choice for pharmacy manufacture foundation project, meeting requirements for acquiring state guarantee (2002)
• Development and submission of detailed research of privatized JSC “Grindex” (2002)
• Work-out and submission of privatized JSC “Grindex” development strategy (2002)
• Financial and juridical consultations in working – out and implementation process of privatized JSC “Grindex” development strategy (2002)
• Financial and juridical consultations in creation of factory project and attraction of financing for air vehicle A-209 M (2003)
• Business plan development for air vehicle A-209 M factory project creation (2003)
• Business plan development for creation of ferry line (2003)
• Preparation of motivation documents for application, necessary to attract ISPA/EU structural funds for project on “Reconstruction of accommodation roads at Ventspils port terminal” (2003)

Last update 25.01.2008