Business Entangled with Politics: PPF Group’s Acquisitions in CEE

The sheer size and weight of the Czech financial and investment group PPF (based in the Netherlands) have raised a few eyebrows in Central Europe in previous years because of investments in important sectors such as media and telecommunications. While PPF's founder Petr Kellner has kept a low profile and consistently emphasised the group's focus on efficient business, his encounters with politicians and promoting conservative values suggest a different agenda. In this week's episode, we speak with Visegrad Insight Fellow and Czech journalist Albin Sybera about PPF's investments in Serbia, a Chinese connection and why CEE should know more about this group.

Serbian telecommunications market is PPF's latest target: https://visegradinsight.eu/serbian-telecommunications-market-is-ppf-latest-target/

Czech business empire with a political tinge: https://visegradinsight.eu/czech-business-empire-with-an-unsavoury-political-tinge/

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