2,399 result(s) for billion forint
With End To Sunday Shopping, IKEA To Stay Open An Hour Longer
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Home furnishings retailer IKEA said it will stay open an hour longer from March to cushion a fall in revenue expected after restrictions on Sunday business hours are introduced.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Hungary To Spend HUF 250m On Humanitarian Aid In 2015
- 3 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is planning to spend 250 million forints (EUR 807,000) on humanitarian aid this year, focusing on protection for Christian communities worldwide and assistance to the Hungarian community in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced.
IKEA Magyarország Sales Up 17% In Year To August 2014
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
IKEA Magyarország raised its sales by more than 17% to 41 billion forints (EUR 131 m) in the business year ending August 2014, the company reported. Costumer numbers rose by 7% and the value per purchase rose by 10%, Marek Feltl, IKEA managing director for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia said in the statement.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.
Hungary’s Economy On Long-Term Growth Path, Says Fidesz
- 29 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The government has succeeded in putting the national economy on a growth path and is committed to maintaining this trend in 2015, the spokesman of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group said. Bence Tuzson said that a total 12,000 billion forints (EUR 38.5bn) in European Union funds would be available to Hungary in the next seven years, and those funds, together with the country’s performance, could ...
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
With End To Sunday Shopping, IKEA To Stay Open An Hour Longer
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Home furnishings retailer IKEA said it will stay open an hour longer from March to cushion a fall in revenue expected after restrictions on Sunday business hours are introduced.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Hungary To Spend HUF 250m On Humanitarian Aid In 2015
- 3 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is planning to spend 250 million forints (EUR 807,000) on humanitarian aid this year, focusing on protection for Christian communities worldwide and assistance to the Hungarian community in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced.
IKEA Magyarország Sales Up 17% In Year To August 2014
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
IKEA Magyarország raised its sales by more than 17% to 41 billion forints (EUR 131 m) in the business year ending August 2014, the company reported. Costumer numbers rose by 7% and the value per purchase rose by 10%, Marek Feltl, IKEA managing director for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia said in the statement.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.
Hungary’s Economy On Long-Term Growth Path, Says Fidesz
- 29 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The government has succeeded in putting the national economy on a growth path and is committed to maintaining this trend in 2015, the spokesman of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group said. Bence Tuzson said that a total 12,000 billion forints (EUR 38.5bn) in European Union funds would be available to Hungary in the next seven years, and those funds, together with the country’s performance, could ...
Road Toll System Remains Under Fire Despite Ongoing Changes
- 29 Jan 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
From February on, the new county e-stickers will be valid until the first exit in the neighbouring county, saving drivers from having to pay the toll for both counties, state secretary János Fónagy announced. He also spoke about other changes as the government searching for ways to fine-tune the new county-based road toll system, introduced at the start of this year.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...