Board member becomes new owner of Századvég

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky acquired more than 50% of the voting interest in Századvég Gazdaságkutató, the research firm best known for advising the FIDESZ-KDNP government on economic matters, Századvég-owned napid.hu reported on Sunday.
Previously a member of the board, Szalay-Bobrovniczky has been a minority shareholder in the firm founded in 2012 by Péter Heim and current government spokesperson András Giró-Szász. György Barcza, who recently gave up his editor-in-chief position at business daily Napi Gazdaság, to become CEO of Államadósság Kezelő Központ Zrt., is also on the company’s board of directors.
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