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Microsoft Launches Free Windows 10
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
By Christian Keszthelyi: Microsoft said yesterday that it is offering free upgrades to Windows 10 for all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, even for those who currently use pirated versions of the operating system, international news agency Reuters reported. Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 10 is expected to become available for free in Hungary as of this summer.
BCCH Appoints Executive Director
- 11 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- business
Csilla Csurgai (pictured) has been appointed once again to the post of Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH), the chamber announced today in a press release. The professional returned to BCCH at the beginning of the year, after a 15-month maternity leave. In addition to managing the everyday activities of the Chamber, her priority will be to coordinate the ...
Praktiker Extends Opening Hours On Saturdays In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
D.I.Y. chain Praktiker has extended opening hours on Saturdays in order to compensate for the anticipated traffic loss due to restrictions on Sunday opening hours that will come into effect from March 15, the retailer announced.
MTel, Telenor 800 MHz Network Tie-Up Cleared
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- tech
Hungary's National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) today approved the merger of the networks of Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom, and Telenor Magyarország, the Hungarian subsidiary of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor, within the 800 MHz frequency band.
Report: Number Of Registered Jobseekers Increases In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary increased by month-on-month 5.8% to 413,800, however, this figures fell by 5.3% in year-on-year terms in January, the National Labor Affairs Office (NMH) said on its website today.
Home Building Permits Rise 30% In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- property
The number of permits issued for new home construction rose 30.4%, reaching a total of 6,947 in the first three quarters of 2014, Central Statistics Office (KSH) revealed today. New permits were issued for an area exceeding 799,300 sqm; this figure was up by 27.0%.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Tech Giant Huawei To Spend €33M On Network Expansion In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
China’s Huawei is spending almost 10 billion forints on developing Hungary’s broadband network, and it will expand its new regional innovation centre in the country, company officials announced. Huawei will lay about 1,000 kilometres of optical cable to bring broadband internet to some 140,000 homes, said Huawei Technologies Hungary’s outgoing managing director Bin Yun Song.
Microsoft Launches Free Windows 10
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
By Christian Keszthelyi: Microsoft said yesterday that it is offering free upgrades to Windows 10 for all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, even for those who currently use pirated versions of the operating system, international news agency Reuters reported. Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 10 is expected to become available for free in Hungary as of this summer.
BCCH Appoints Executive Director
- 11 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- business
Csilla Csurgai (pictured) has been appointed once again to the post of Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH), the chamber announced today in a press release. The professional returned to BCCH at the beginning of the year, after a 15-month maternity leave. In addition to managing the everyday activities of the Chamber, her priority will be to coordinate the ...
Praktiker Extends Opening Hours On Saturdays In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
D.I.Y. chain Praktiker has extended opening hours on Saturdays in order to compensate for the anticipated traffic loss due to restrictions on Sunday opening hours that will come into effect from March 15, the retailer announced.
MTel, Telenor 800 MHz Network Tie-Up Cleared
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- tech
Hungary's National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) today approved the merger of the networks of Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom, and Telenor Magyarország, the Hungarian subsidiary of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor, within the 800 MHz frequency band.
Report: Number Of Registered Jobseekers Increases In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary increased by month-on-month 5.8% to 413,800, however, this figures fell by 5.3% in year-on-year terms in January, the National Labor Affairs Office (NMH) said on its website today.
Home Building Permits Rise 30% In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- property
The number of permits issued for new home construction rose 30.4%, reaching a total of 6,947 in the first three quarters of 2014, Central Statistics Office (KSH) revealed today. New permits were issued for an area exceeding 799,300 sqm; this figure was up by 27.0%.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Tech Giant Huawei To Spend €33M On Network Expansion In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
China’s Huawei is spending almost 10 billion forints on developing Hungary’s broadband network, and it will expand its new regional innovation centre in the country, company officials announced. Huawei will lay about 1,000 kilometres of optical cable to bring broadband internet to some 140,000 homes, said Huawei Technologies Hungary’s outgoing managing director Bin Yun Song.