141 result(s) for businessman in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: A Former Banker In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following two former politicians, a former prominent banker has also been named as one of the “Panamanian offshore knights.” An independent conservative pundit blames both left and right for talking the talk but not walking the walk on those who dodge tax with offshore accounts.
Hungarian Embroiled In High-Profile Offshore Network
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian businessman linked to an offshore company with ties to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is currently facing criminal charges. The man is charged with fraud, following a decade long investigation exposing potential ties to a number of similar crime rings on an international scale.
Hungarian Company Court Rejects Megapolis’ Application For Registration As TV2 Owner
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a first instance ruling the company court of the Budapest Municipal Court has rejected Megapolis Media’s application for registration as member of commercial television broadcaster TV2 Media Group Holdings, TV2 Media Group Holdings and its owners Yvonne Dederick and Zsolt Simon said.
Disgraced Hungarian Broker Kulcsár Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Kulcsár, the former broker of K&H Equities, on Tuesday received a prison sentence of six years and six months and a fine of 230 million forints (EUR 730,000) for embezzlement and other crimes. The non-final ruling was passed in a re-trial by the Municipal Court of Budapest. Bank executive Tibor E Rejtő and businessman-journalist Tamás Forró were acquitted in the retrial.
Hungary’s PM: Corruption Of Any Kind Not Tolerated
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
No corruption of any kind is tolerated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament in response to a question by radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona. Orbán said it was inadvisable for Hungarian politicians or parliament to assume the job of the prosecutor’s office and the police. Referring to the case of Victor Ponta, who was forced to step down after outcry over graft, Orbán said, “I ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Együtt Refiles Report To Police On 2013 Sale Of Hungarian TV2
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party’s leader, Viktor Szigetvári, said he is refiling a report to the police concerning the 2013 sale of Hungary’s second largest commercial channel, TV2, by ProSiebenSat.1 to the channel’s managing director, Zsolt Simon, and its finance manager, Yvonne Dederick. According to Együtt’s report first submitted in January 2014—rejected by police at the time - the legal ...
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.
Orbán: Hungarian Land Must Go To Farmers
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Farmland should be entrusted to farmers, who know how to cultivate it, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament on Monday, in his reply to opposition questions concerning the government’s programme of selling off stateowned plots. The prime minister said that some 20% of Hungary’s state-owned farmland would be sold out, and added that he thought that ratio was too low.
Xpat Opinion: A Former Banker In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following two former politicians, a former prominent banker has also been named as one of the “Panamanian offshore knights.” An independent conservative pundit blames both left and right for talking the talk but not walking the walk on those who dodge tax with offshore accounts.
Hungarian Embroiled In High-Profile Offshore Network
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian businessman linked to an offshore company with ties to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is currently facing criminal charges. The man is charged with fraud, following a decade long investigation exposing potential ties to a number of similar crime rings on an international scale.
Hungarian Company Court Rejects Megapolis’ Application For Registration As TV2 Owner
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a first instance ruling the company court of the Budapest Municipal Court has rejected Megapolis Media’s application for registration as member of commercial television broadcaster TV2 Media Group Holdings, TV2 Media Group Holdings and its owners Yvonne Dederick and Zsolt Simon said.
Disgraced Hungarian Broker Kulcsár Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Kulcsár, the former broker of K&H Equities, on Tuesday received a prison sentence of six years and six months and a fine of 230 million forints (EUR 730,000) for embezzlement and other crimes. The non-final ruling was passed in a re-trial by the Municipal Court of Budapest. Bank executive Tibor E Rejtő and businessman-journalist Tamás Forró were acquitted in the retrial.
Hungary’s PM: Corruption Of Any Kind Not Tolerated
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
No corruption of any kind is tolerated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament in response to a question by radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona. Orbán said it was inadvisable for Hungarian politicians or parliament to assume the job of the prosecutor’s office and the police. Referring to the case of Victor Ponta, who was forced to step down after outcry over graft, Orbán said, “I ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Együtt Refiles Report To Police On 2013 Sale Of Hungarian TV2
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party’s leader, Viktor Szigetvári, said he is refiling a report to the police concerning the 2013 sale of Hungary’s second largest commercial channel, TV2, by ProSiebenSat.1 to the channel’s managing director, Zsolt Simon, and its finance manager, Yvonne Dederick. According to Együtt’s report first submitted in January 2014—rejected by police at the time - the legal ...
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.
Orbán: Hungarian Land Must Go To Farmers
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Farmland should be entrusted to farmers, who know how to cultivate it, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament on Monday, in his reply to opposition questions concerning the government’s programme of selling off stateowned plots. The prime minister said that some 20% of Hungary’s state-owned farmland would be sold out, and added that he thought that ratio was too low.