2,266 result(s) for billion forint
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Retail Sectors Topping Online Sales Generate HUF133bn In 2013
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sectors topping online sales generate HUF133bn in 2013 Hungary’s most successful six retail sectors generated revenues over 133 billion forints (EUR 426m) in 2013, accounting for 67% of last year’s overall internet sales, according to a survey by GKI Digital and arukereso.hu.
Hungarian Fidesz Campaign Spending Above Legal Cap, Says Transparency
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Campaign spending by the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties and their backers has topped the legal limit, a Transparency International (TI) official said. Parties are legally allowed to spend a maximum of 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) to finance their campaigns for the April 6 general election, TI’s legal director, Miklós Ligeti, told a press conference.
Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
- getting around
Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Environmental Protection Gains Importance In Hungary Too
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The generosity of the Swiss also includes environmental protection, which in addition to being a current issue also beards a message: despite the economic difficulties the cause of environmental protection has gained importance both in Switzerland and in other parts of the world, including Hungary", the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés ...
Hungary To Tap 100% Of EU Funding
- 10 Mar 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The government undertook 9,000 billion forints (EUR 29.1bn) worth of European Union funding for the 2007-2013 period, 10% more than the framework allocation, Nándor Csepreghy, the deputy state secretary in charge of development policy communications, said on Monday.
Foreigners Sold Hungarian Securities Worth HUF 400 Billion In Jan-Feb.
- 6 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- business
Foreign investors reduced their holdings of forint-denominated Hungarian government securities by 402 billion forints, or 8%, in the first two months of this year, fresh data from Hungary’s government debt management agency ÁKK shows. After moderate net divestments in January, net sales gathered momentum in February, when foreign investors sold net 318 billion forints of the papers. Foreign ...
National Instruments Tops Out HUF 4bn Science Park In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National Instruments Hungary held a topping-out ceremony at a 4-billion-forint (EUR 12.8m) science park it is building in Debrecen, in east Hungary, on Tuesday. The unit of US measurement and automation company National Instruments won 1.9 billion forints in a European Union grant for the 6,000 square metre park, said managing director László Ábrahám.
Hungary Ad Market Worth HUF 175bn In 2013
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s advertising market grew just 0.6% to 175.4 billion forints (EUR 560m) last year, data from the Hungarian Advertising Association show. The fastest-growing market was radio, where spending on ads climbed 29% to more than 8.8 billion forints, the association’s deputy chief, Péter Hivatal, said.
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Retail Sectors Topping Online Sales Generate HUF133bn In 2013
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sectors topping online sales generate HUF133bn in 2013 Hungary’s most successful six retail sectors generated revenues over 133 billion forints (EUR 426m) in 2013, accounting for 67% of last year’s overall internet sales, according to a survey by GKI Digital and arukereso.hu.
Hungarian Fidesz Campaign Spending Above Legal Cap, Says Transparency
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Campaign spending by the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties and their backers has topped the legal limit, a Transparency International (TI) official said. Parties are legally allowed to spend a maximum of 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) to finance their campaigns for the April 6 general election, TI’s legal director, Miklós Ligeti, told a press conference.
Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
- getting around
Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Environmental Protection Gains Importance In Hungary Too
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The generosity of the Swiss also includes environmental protection, which in addition to being a current issue also beards a message: despite the economic difficulties the cause of environmental protection has gained importance both in Switzerland and in other parts of the world, including Hungary", the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés ...
Hungary To Tap 100% Of EU Funding
- 10 Mar 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The government undertook 9,000 billion forints (EUR 29.1bn) worth of European Union funding for the 2007-2013 period, 10% more than the framework allocation, Nándor Csepreghy, the deputy state secretary in charge of development policy communications, said on Monday.
Foreigners Sold Hungarian Securities Worth HUF 400 Billion In Jan-Feb.
- 6 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- business
Foreign investors reduced their holdings of forint-denominated Hungarian government securities by 402 billion forints, or 8%, in the first two months of this year, fresh data from Hungary’s government debt management agency ÁKK shows. After moderate net divestments in January, net sales gathered momentum in February, when foreign investors sold net 318 billion forints of the papers. Foreign ...
National Instruments Tops Out HUF 4bn Science Park In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National Instruments Hungary held a topping-out ceremony at a 4-billion-forint (EUR 12.8m) science park it is building in Debrecen, in east Hungary, on Tuesday. The unit of US measurement and automation company National Instruments won 1.9 billion forints in a European Union grant for the 6,000 square metre park, said managing director László Ábrahám.
Hungary Ad Market Worth HUF 175bn In 2013
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s advertising market grew just 0.6% to 175.4 billion forints (EUR 560m) last year, data from the Hungarian Advertising Association show. The fastest-growing market was radio, where spending on ads climbed 29% to more than 8.8 billion forints, the association’s deputy chief, Péter Hivatal, said.