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Ján Spišiak
Ján Spišiak (12 January 1901 – 14 November 1981) was a Slovak lawyer who specialized in business law, who worked for much of his career as the legal representative of Tatra banka. However, he is best known for his role as the Slovak ambassador to Hungary during the Second World War. Early life Spišiak was born on 12 January 1901 in České Brezovo. He graduated from the Charles University in Prague faculty of law. From 1 April 1929, he worked as the legal representative of Tatra banka. Ambassador to Hungary From 1 January 1940 to 1 October 1944, he was the Slovak ambassador to Hungary, for which he received no remuneration. In November 1939 at a meeting in Budapest, he told the United States ambassador that Slovakia enjoyed considerable independence under German protection. Spišiak believed that a German victory would be disastrous for its allies in southeastern Europe, but he did not think that it was a likely outcome. In early 1941 in a meeting with Soviet diplomat Nikolai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatra Banka
Tatra banka is a commercial bank in Slovakia. It was founded in 1990 as the first private bank in Slovakia. It took the name of the former bank, established in 1885, but not its assets. It started financial operations in December 1991. As of 1 January 2018, it had 106 branches, 16 commercial business centers and 3,500 employees. Tatra banka is a member of the Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International AG. Headquarters * Tatra banka, a.s., Hodžovo námestie 3, 811 06 Bratislava, Slovakia Awards * Bank of the Year, 2018: for the 14th year in a row, the British financial magazine Euromoney awarded Tatra banka the title of "Best Slovak Bank". The bank was also named "Best Bank" by Global Finance and EMEA Finance magazines. * The bank’s private banking service defended its leading position in Slovakia in 2018, when it received the "Best Private Bank" title from ''EMEA Finance''. * Global Finance magazine ''Global Finance'' is an English-language monthly financial magazine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |