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What is behind Hungary’s biggest ever bond release?
On September 14-15 the Hungarian government took on record debt, issuing an unprecedented amount of FX denominated bonds. Continue reading
Lessons from MO1 to O1G
The 1MDB scandal has rocked Malaysia and impoverished its taxpayers by 4.5 billion dollars. It now has a challenger for the title of “largest kleptocracy case to date”. Continue reading
11 proofs Tucker Carlson doesn’t know who Orbán is
Criticism of Tucker Carlson for sucking up to Orbán has been quick and well-justified. It mostly came along the lines of Carlson sucking up to a dictator – which is correct. But here is the small print, the hilarious details of just how stupid and ignorant he was even about the most basic facts about … Continue reading
3+1 laws that quietly passed in the shadow of the anti-LGBT law
While all attention was on the homophobic law, a few other, concerning pieces have passed hidden in the avalanche of 2/3 legislations yesterday. Continue reading
Orbán’s Bucket List
The true political priorities of 2021. Continue reading
Election spending or cleaning out the budget for his successor?
As Orbán’s campaign shifted into the realm of mindless election year spending, one has to wonder if it is just to win the election – or to leave an empty budget for his successor. Or both. Continue reading
Innovation in kleptocracy – Corporations can now pay taxes to loyalist foundations and the state has to pay them back
The 2022 tax bill has been rubberstamped and includes a line that allows corporations to donate into Orbán’s loyalist foundations – and get a 300% state tax credit for it. Continue reading
The Orbán-family made 15 billion in seven years
Talking of being a salary man with no savings. Continue reading
What do you get for calling the EU “Soros’ gas chamber”? 80 million euros, castles, night clubs and to be your country’s culture tsar
In December 2020 the political appointee at the helm of Petőfi Literary Museum published a combative editorial calling George Soros the “liberal Führer” whose “liber-aryan followers worship him more subserviently than Hitler’s did Hitler”. He called Europe “George Soros’ gas chamber”. Continue reading
