Background
KARASZ, Arthur was born on December 13, 1907 in Kolozsvar, Hungary. Son of Ernest Karasz and Helen Fleischer.
KARASZ, Arthur was born on December 13, 1907 in Kolozsvar, Hungary. Son of Ernest Karasz and Helen Fleischer.
High school in Budapest, University of Budapest and the Sorbonne.
President 1945-1946; Professor, in Central Banking Economics, University of Budapest 1946-1948. Chairman Swedish Match Company, Hungary. Lecturer, New School for Social Research, New York 1948-1949.
Professor, in Monetary Policy, De Paul University, Chicago 1949-1952.
United Nations Adviser on Monetary Matters to Bolivia 1952-1956. Joined International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) 1956.
Director European Office 1968-1972. Adviser to Akbank, Istanbul 1973-1975.
Vice-President Siemens South America, Saint Denis, France 75, President 1976-1979, Director 1979-1983.
National Bank of Hungary 1932-1945. Board The Royal Bank of Canada. France 1974-1983.
Married Eva Waldhauser in 1939: one son two daughter.