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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66.22 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 June 2016
Employment effect (start)
6 May 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
FINHAUS, a new financial advice company, has begun operating on the Czech market. For the first month of operation, the company hired 100 consultants and wants to employ another 250 by the end of 2016. Within two years, FINHAUS is to open about 50 branches across the country. Currently it offers insurance products and it plans to expand the range of its services to the real estate and energy sectors.
Sources
6 June 2016: Čianews
Citation
Eurofound (2016), FINHAUS, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 87891, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87891.
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