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Lado Gurgenidze
Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze ( ka, ვლადიმერ ��ადოგურგენიძე; born 7 December 1970) is a Georgian career banker, business executive, and former politician, who was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia, from 22 November 2007 to 1 November 2008. Early life Gurgenidze was born on 7 December 1970 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He received an MBA degree from Goizueta Business School of Emory University (Georgia, USA) in 1993, following undergraduate studies at Middlebury College (Vermont, USA) and Tbilisi State University. Early banking career Gurgenidze is a career banker. After a decade spent at several investment banks in Eastern Europe and London. Gurgenidze returned to his native Georgia following the Rose Revolution and spearheaded, as Executive Chairman and CEO, the turnaround of Bank of Georgia. During Lado’s three-year tenure Bank of Georgia’s Total Assets and Net Income increased by 854% and 1,779%, respectively. As its market share gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili (born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. He is the founder and former chairman of Georgia's United National Movement (Georgia), United National Movement party. From May 2015 until November 2016, Saakashvili was the Governor of Odesa Oblast, governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. After resigning, he was temporarily exiled, but returned in 2019 under a new President. Saakashvili returned to Georgia in 2021, and has been imprisoned there since then. Saakashvili entered Georgian politics in 1995 as a Parliament of Georgia, member of parliament and Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Minister of Justice under President Eduard Shevardnadze. He then founded the opposition United National Movement party. In 2003, as a leading opposition figure, he accused the government of rigging the 2003 Georgian parliamentary election, trigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobond (international)
A eurobond is an international bond that is denominated in a currency not native to the country where it is issued. They are also called external bonds. They are usually categorised according to the currency in which they are issued: eurodollar, euroyen, and so on. The name became somewhat misleading with the advent of the euro currency in 1999; eurobonds were created in the 1960s, before the euro existed, and thus the etymology is to "European bonds" rather than "bonds denominated in the Euro currency". The eurobond market was traditionally centered in the City of London, with Luxembourg also being a primary listing center for these instruments. Eurobonds have since expanded and are traded throughout the world, with Singapore and Tokyo being notable markets as well. These bonds were originally created to escape regulation: by trading in US dollars in London, certain financial requirements of the US government unpopular with bankers could be evaded, and London was happy to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Telecom
Golden Telecom is an internet services provider in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It was acquired by VimpelCom in 2007. History Founded in 1996 by the global corporation Global Telesystems ("GTS"). NYSE-listed Global TeleSystems ("GTS") was the owner of EBONE one of Europe's leading broadband optical and IP network service providers (a Tier 1 network). GTS had its IPO on the NASDAQ in 1998. In 2000, a new management including Robert A. Schriesheim as CFO, was brought in to help restructure and refocus the company. GTS was a pan-European communications services provider, backed by Alan B. Slifka and affiliates of George Soros and Soros Fund Management, Soros Private Equity, with revenues of over $1 billion and operations in 20 countries in Europe. In October 1999 GTS did an IPO of on the NASDAQ of, Golden Telecom, which held communications assets in Russia, with GTS retaining a 65% interest. GTS was essentially a portfolio of communications assets in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Corp (2013–present)
The second and current incarnation of News Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed on June 28, 2013, as a spin-off of the first News Corporation, whose legal successor was 21st Century Fox, which held its media and entertainment assets. Operating across digital real estate information, news media, book publishing, and cable television, News Corp's notable assets include Dow Jones & Company, which is the publisher of ''The Wall Street Journal;'' News UK, publisher of '' The Sun'' and '' The Times;'' News Corp Australia; and REA Group, operator of realestate.com.au, realtor.com, and book publisher HarperCollins. News Corp and 21st Century Fox are two companies that succeeded the original News Corp., which included Fox Entertainment Group and other broadcasting and media properties. The spin-out was structured so t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Corporation
Andrew Corporation was an American hardware manufacturer for communications networks, was founded by Victor J. Andrew in the basement of his Chicago, Illinois home in 1937, and further established in Orland Park, Illinois in 1953. Andrew was a renowned global telecommunications company that played a significant role in the development of Wireless, wireless communication technologies. Andrew Corporation products included antennas, cables, amplifiers, repeaters, transceivers, as well as software and training for the broadband and cellular industries. The corporation supported customers in 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, with manufacturing plants in 12 countries, at one time employing over 4,500 people. Andrew's sales in 1999 exceeded US$791 million. Specific product applications include Antenna (radio), antennas, Coaxial cable, cables, amplifiers as well as software and training in Radio Frequency, radio and other wireless communication systems. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by Paul Reuter. The Thomson Corporation of Canada acquired the agency in a 2008 corporate merger, resulting in the formation of the Thomson Reuters Corporation. In December 2024, Reuters was ranked as the 27th most visited news site in the world, with over 105 million monthly readers. History 19th century Paul Julius Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions of 1848. These publications brought much attention to Reuter, who in 1850 developed a prototype news service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy from 1851 on, in order to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen, in what today is Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferies & Company
Jefferies Group LLC is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. The firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research, and asset management. This includes mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and other financial advisory services. The Capital Markets segment also includes its securities trading (including the results of its indirectly partially owned subsidiary, Jefferies High Yield Trading, LLC) and investment banking activities. On November 12, 2012, Jefferies announced its merger with Leucadia National Corporation, its largest shareholder. At that time, Leucadia common shares were trading at $21.14 per share. As of December 31, 2015, Leucadia shares were trading at $17.39 per share. Jefferies remains independent and is the largest operating company within the Jefferies Financial Group, as Leucadia was renamed in May 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Apprentice (franchise)
''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise that originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by American-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backgrounds in an elimination-style competition to become an apprentice to a businessman. The show was originally hosted by real estate magnate and future United States President Donald Trump, who was also one of the producers. Burnett developed the show after previous success in bringing ''Survivor'' to the United States. Since its premiere, ''The Apprentice'' has spawned several licensed international versions as well as unlicensed imitations. Format The following description of the show is based primarily on the American version of ''The Apprentice'', though the general format applies to all other versions. Each season begins with a new group of contestants vying to earn a place in one of the organizations run by the host. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banker
''The Banker'' is an English-language monthly international financial affairs publication owned by '' The Financial Times'' and edited in London, United Kingdom. The magazine was first published in January 1926 through founding editor Brendan Bracken of the ''Financial News'', who went on to become the chairman of the ''Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...'' from 1945 to 1958. Since its founding, the magazine has claimed a dedication to the international perspective through features, interviews, multi-media applications, and events. ''The Banker'' is read in over 120 countries. It combines in-depth regional and country coverage with reports on global financial markets, regulation and policy, cash management and securities services, commodities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euromoney
''Euromoney'' is an English-language monthly magazine focused on business and finance. First published in 1969, it is the flagship production of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc. History and profile ''Euromoney'' was first published in 1969 by Sir Patrick Sergeant. It is part of Euromoney Institutional Investor, an international business-to-business media group focused primarily on the international finance industry. The group became a public company in 1986, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. The headquarters of the magazine is in London. Sergeant continued to manage the business until 1985 and remains as co-president of the company. Daily Mail and General Trust plc is the largest shareholder in the company. DMGT's principal shareholder, Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, is co-president of Euromoney Institutional Investor. ''Euromoney'' covers global banking, macroeconomics and capital markets, including de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galt & Taggart
Galt & Taggart is an investment banking arm of Lion Finance Group, a financial services holding company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BGEO). The company offers investment banking services, including brokerage, financial advisory, capital markets and in-house research. Over its 25 years of operations, Galt & Taggart has been recognized as Georgia (country), Georgia’s leading investment bank, including most recently named by Euromoney as Best Investment Bank in Georgia in 2024 and Best Securities House in Georgia in 2024. History Galt & Taggart was founded on 12 December 1995 under the name of LLC Invest Expert. The company's primary activities included securities trading and financial consultancy services. In January 1999, it registered as a securities brokerage firm and obtained a brokerage license from the National Bank of Georgia. In December 2000, the company was restructured and the name was changed to LLC Galt & Taggart Securities, inspired by the names of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
