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      • Quick Insight: Jobless Rate in Hungary Reaches 4.4%
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      • New Support Plan for Restaurants in Hungary Unveiled - Worth HUF 100 Billion
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      • Self-Driving Taxis May Soon be on Budapest Streets
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        Cyber Risks Remain Key Global Threat for Firms, AI is Top Concern in Hungary
      • Updated: Budapest Airport Open Again - After Halting Arrivals & Departures Due to Icy Weather
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  • Xpat Interview: Alex Hope, Regional Sales Head For Sony Consumer Electronics

    Xpat Interview: Alex Hope, Regional Sales Head For Sony Consumer Electronics

    Born in 1972 in Nyon, Switzerland, Alex has been living and working in Hungary for 12 years. Currently, Alex is Regional Sales Head for Sony Consumer Electronics covering 9 countries (Former Yugoslavia and the Balkans). While he is based in Hungary, and travels extensively in the region, he has never worked directly on/for the Hungarian market. During his career he has lived & worked in UK, Germany and Switzerland. Alex has a deep experience in Supply Chain, Marketing and Sales, and is very much motivated in developing business in emerging markets.

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    Ilan Mor was appointed as the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Hungary in February 2011 and arrived in Budapest in September 2011 to take up his post.

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    What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat interview? I have triumphantly survived yet another important birthday. The company has also triumphantly survived the crisis and we have just come out with a new product, Unicum Szilva.

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    One of post-communist Hungary’s greatest success stories: from roadie to head of the company organising Hungary’s four biggest and Transylvania’s largest cultural festival, including one of Europe’s most popular cultural event, the SZIGET Festival.

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  • Diego Massidda, Former Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Hungary

    Diego Massidda, Former Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Hungary

    Born in 1965 in Sardinia, Italy, Diego obtained the equivalent of a Master of Science degree (Laurea in Ingegneria) in Civil Engineering at Cagliari University in 1991, and then an MBA from INSEAD France in 1996.

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