george soros

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von george soros im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a rich Hungarian-born businessman living in the US. He is an international financial businessman who is powerful enough to change the value of national currencies. He started the Soros Foundation, which gives money to help people in need (1930-). born Aug. 12, 1930, Budapest, Hung. Hungarian-U.S. financier. He left his native Hungary in 1944 and settled in London in 1947, where he studied and joined a merchant bank. He moved to New York City in 1956 and initially worked as an analyst of European securities. By 1979 his daring investments and currency speculation brought large profits, some of which he used to found Soros Foundations, dedicated to creating open societies in many eastern European countries and Russia. Other Soros programs have been dedicated to enlarging public debate on a wide range of controversial issues. In 1992 he reached new heights of wealth, making a profit of about $1 billion when Britain devalued the pound sterling, but in 1998 he suffered large losses from currency speculation in Russia

george soros