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Viktor Katona

Contributor since: 20 Feb 2017

Viktor Katona

Viktor Katona is an Group Physical Trader at MOL Group and Expert at the Russian International Affairs Council, currently based in Budapest.

Disclaimer: views set out in Viktor's articles are solely those of the author in his private capacity.

Latest articles from Viktor

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    Published 04 February 2021 | viewed 26,155 times

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    Published 28 January 2021 | viewed 3,696 times

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    Published 16 January 2021 | viewed 5,981 times

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    Published 13 January 2021 | viewed 14,947 times

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    Published 09 January 2021 | viewed 34,665 times

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