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The cost of the MNB’s new prestige investment, given to a friend of Matolcsy’s son, has been very high

“Please, don’t report about this at all! Thanks!” – How the Hungarian state news agency censors politically unpleasant news

Leaked documents show how Orbán’s circle dictates the news at Hungary’s state news agency

Entrepreneur enriched by state tenders starts a new business on the Orbáns’ family land

Prominent business allies of Viktor Orbán’s government had secret offshore businesses, Pandora Papers reveal

Nearly 12 million confidential documents were leaked about secret offshore companies, investigated by the world’s largest international collaboration of journalists. Direkt36 was also part of the project and revealed that influential Hungarian pro-government figures including Balázs Kertész and Gellért Jászai also had offshore interests.

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While a tax audit is underway at his foundation, the earnings of Péter Antall rise high

Around the world in luxury: How the son of a former PM benefits from Orbán’s regime

Inside the secrets of the Orbán family’s businesses

The mine of the Orbán family pays the highest dividend among its competitors

Orbán’s father offers building materials for a much higher price than the competition

Orban’s father was involved in controversial road construction

This is how the mining company of Viktor Orban’s father became more profitable than its major competitors

The mining company of Viktor Orbán’s father has been involved in several major public construction projects in recent years and it has become one of the most successful companies in the market. Last year, it outperformed all of its major competitors in one important aspect: Győző Orbán’s company achieved the highest profit margin.

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Companies dominate public lighting in Serbia with controversial Hungarian methods

After winning public lighting tenders in Hungary, Elios, a company previously owned by the son-in-law of Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, started expanding internationally. In Serbia, companies linked to Elios have been participating in 12 public lighting tenders, with some partners that are connected to Serbia’s political elite.

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How public money keeps flowing to Orban’s family through Hungary’s new tycoon