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Zdeněk Bakala
Zdeněk Bakala (born 7 February 1961) is a Czech entrepreneur and investor. Business career Zdenek Bakala is a stakeholder in mining, energy, financial businesses and owns the media company Economia, the publisher of '' Hospodářské noviny'' and '' Respekt'' magazine among others. In 2017, Bakala was named by Forbes as the tenth wealthiest person in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... His philanthropic activities are directed via the Bakala Foundation. Controversy In September 2018, Bakala filed a lawsuit in Beaufort, South Carolina claiming that a Slovak businessman initiated frivolous lawsuits, made death threats on Facebook and instigated criminal investigations against him. He also said the businessman threatened to send soccer hooligans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opava
Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. Administrative division Opava consists of eight Statutory city (Czech Republic)#Differences of statutory city, self-governing city parts in the suburbs and the central part that is directly administered. In addition, Opava consists of 14 municipal parts, whose borders do not respect the boundaries of the city parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *undivided Opava **Město (3,485) **''Předměstí (22,212)'' **Kateřinky (12,795) **Kylešovice (7,311) **''Jaktař (2,182)'' *Komárov (1,323) **Komárov (1,323) *Malé Hoštice (1,710) **Malé Hoštice (1,710) *Milostovice (305) **Milostovice (305) *Podvihov (754) **Komárovské Chaloupky (155) **Podvihov (599) *Suché Lazce (1,034) **Suché Lazce (1,034) *Vávrov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and is the founding campus of the University of California system. Berkeley has an enrollment of more than 45,000 students. The university is organized around fifteen schools of study on the same campus, including the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, College of Engineering, UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science, College of Letters and Science, and the Haas School of Business. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was originally founded as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuck School Of Business
The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College, a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. It was founded in 1900 as the first institution in the world to offer a master's degree in business administration and is the second oldest Ivy League business school. The school continues to award only the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, through a full-time, residential program. History Founding At the turn of the 20th century, Dartmouth College president William Jewett Tucker decided to explore the possibility of establishing a school of business to educate the growing number of Dartmouth alumni entering the commercial world. Additionally, Tucker was concerned about business leadership in a broad social sense, or, as he put it, "training commensurate with the larger meaning of business", and so began soliciting interest among Dartmouth alumni. Through a renewed frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economia
Economia a.s. is a Czech media company founded in 1990 publishing ''Hospodářské noviny'', ''Respekt'', news server ''Aktuálně.cz'', and several other news websites. Since 1999, majority shareholder of Economia has been the German Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt until it was acquired by Zdeněk Bakala in 2008. See also *Czech News Center *Mafra (company) Mafra is a Czech media group that publishes printed and internet media, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. From 2013 to 2023, it was a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš, the former Prime Ministe ... References Companies based in Prague Publishing companies established in 1990 Mass media companies of the Czech Republic Mass media in Prague 1990 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-media-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospodářské Noviny
''Hospodářské noviny'' () is a national daily newspaper published in the Czech Republic. History and profile ''Hospodářské noviny'' was first published on 21 May 1990. The paper is headquartered in Prague and has a specific focus on economics. The founder and publisher is a joint company, Economia which is owned by Zdeněk Bakala since 2008. It is published in broadsheet format. Circulation The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 75,000 copies in 2002. In October 2003 the paper had a circulation of 74,195 copies. The circulation of the paper was 66,024 copies in December 2004. It was 67,000 copies for 2004 as a whole. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 58,783 copies. The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 57,390 copies in 2008 and 54,285 copies in 2009. It was 44,225 copies in 2010 and 41,933 copies in 2011. As of September 2013 it was the 9th most widely circulated newspaper in the country with the circulation of 43,000 copies. See also * List of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respekt
''Respekt'' is a Czech weekly news magazine published in Prague, the Czech Republic, reporting on domestic and foreign Politics, political and Economy, economic issues, as well as on science and culture. History and profile ''Respekt'' was founded soon after Velvet Revolution, the fall of Communist party from power in 1989 by a group of samizdat journalists as one of the first independent magazines. It is the successor of ''Informační servis'' (), an opposition samizdat paper. ''Respekt'' is published weekly and has its headquarters in Prague. The ''New York Times'' describes ''Respekt'' as "influential". In 2005, ''Respekt'' published details about business connection between Prime Minister Stanislav Gross' wife and a brothel owner, starting a scandal leading to downfall of Gross several months later; in 2008 it published an article alleging that Milan Kundera, when a student, denounced to the police a Czech spy for the West. The Magazine circulation, circulation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sherry Phillips is the current CEO of Forbes as of January 1, 2025. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' feature articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400, ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the Forbes 30 Under 30, ''Forbes'' 30 under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakala Foundation
The Bakala Foundation is a family foundation established by Zdeněk Bakala and Michaela Bakala. It was founded in the Czech Republic in 2007 originally as Zdeněk Bakala Foundation (in Czech "''Nadace Zdeňka Bakaly"'') and renamed The Bakala Foundation in 2014. The foundation’s main focus is on education. Through the ''Scholarship'' program, Bakala Foundation supports the attendance of Czech students at universities abroad. It has also financed other projects in the Czech Republic, such as the ''Kaplicky Internship'' for young architects or ''Achilles Data'' and ''Journey'' for young journalists. Programs Scholarship Through the ''Scholarship'' program, Czech students have an opportunity to obtain financial support in the form of a scholarship for their studies at foreign universities. Support is available both to students leaving secondary education and applying to study at a university and to students already at a university who need support to continue with their studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Czechs By Net Worth
The following Forbes list of Czech billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by ''Forbes'' magazine in 2024. 2024 Czech billionaires list See also * List of billionaires * List of wealthiest families References Net worth Net worth is the value of all the non-financial and financial assets owned by an individual or institution minus the value of all its outstanding liabilities. Financial assets minus outstanding liabilities equal net financial assets, so net w ... * Lists of people by wealth {{Czech-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Business Executives
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
