Name: Pär Krause
Degree of bachelor of science (BSc) in business administration and economics, Umeå University, Sweden, 1987. Further studies in economics at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Previous occupations:
Nya Sparbanken, financial department, in Västerås
DJ at Hotel Kittelfjäll, Sweden
Business journalist at the Finanstidningen (Financial Daily)
Head of Section at the ministry of finance in Stockholm
Economist/analyst at the Central Bank of Sweden (Riksbanken)
Economist at the the Moderate party´s parliament office in Stockholm
Business reporter at the web newspaper Realtid.se
From 2002 free lance writer in the areas of economics and politics, often with focus on development issues.
Published articles in the following papers and magazines (among othes): Omvärlden, Fokus, Dagens Nyheter, Expressen, Aftonbladet, Svensk Tidskrift, Internationella Studier (journal distributed by Swedish Institute for International Affairs), Development Today.
Participated in seminars and debates, and giving lectures at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
2002-2006 free lance journalist in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Published articles in the following papers (among others): The East African, The Citizen and the web paper African Executive .