State Bank Manager Co-Owns Pro-Government News Website While Working for Corruption-Accused Official
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Linda Čechová owns half of the pro-government news website Ereport while simultaneously working as head of office for the director of the Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank, a state institution. The bank's director is Radko Kuruc, a former state secretary in the Finance Ministry who has been convicted of accepting bribes, though the verdict is not yet final. Čechová has worked directly for Kuruc for seven years, creating a conflict of interest between her media ownership and her role in state administration. The Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank is a state-owned institution that provides financial support for business development and guarantees for loans to small and medium enterprises.