2,266 result(s) for billion forint
Hungary’s Gov Submits 2014-2020 Partnership Agreement To EU
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted Hungary’s partnership agreement for the 2014-2020 budgetary period to the European Union. This will open up 10,500 billion forints of funding to Hungary, the deputy state secretary for development policy said. Nándor Csepreghy told a meeting of the western Transdanubian association of chambers of commerce and industry that the agreement had been submitted over the ...
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungary’s X-Ventures Invests In Biotech Company
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
X-Ventures, a venture capital fund manager, has invested more than 45 million forints in eMMUNITY, a company established by Hungarian, American and Italian researchers and entrepreneurs to develop cancer treatments.
E-Trade On The Rise, More Spent On Clothes, Fuel In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Last year, Hungarians made more internet purchases and they spent more money on clothes and fuel, national trade association OKSZ told MTI on Wednesday. The association referred to official statistics and said that Hungarians had spent a total 8,425 billion forints on purchases in 2013, 176 billion forints more than a year earlier.
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Hungary Banking Sector Becomes Profitable In 2013
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector had combined pre-tax profit of 155.2 billion forints in 2013, helped by higher revenue from commissions and fees as well as one-off items, preliminary data published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show.
Wages To Increase In Basic Health Services In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
GPs, pediatricians, district nurses and dentists in general practice will get higher wages from April after 10 billion forints (EUR 32m) extra funding is transferred from the budget for these services, the human resources minister said. Zoltán Balog told the press that wages in the affected professions will increase by several tens of thousands of forints per month.
Budapest Transport Company To Lay Off Over 900 Bus Drivers
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) plans to lay off one fourth, about 900 of its bus drivers this year, daily Népszabadság said on Tuesday. The paper said that 320 of the drivers would be taken over by the state-owned long-distance bus company Volánbusz.
Hungary’s Gov Submits 2014-2020 Partnership Agreement To EU
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted Hungary’s partnership agreement for the 2014-2020 budgetary period to the European Union. This will open up 10,500 billion forints of funding to Hungary, the deputy state secretary for development policy said. Nándor Csepreghy told a meeting of the western Transdanubian association of chambers of commerce and industry that the agreement had been submitted over the ...
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungary’s X-Ventures Invests In Biotech Company
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
X-Ventures, a venture capital fund manager, has invested more than 45 million forints in eMMUNITY, a company established by Hungarian, American and Italian researchers and entrepreneurs to develop cancer treatments.
E-Trade On The Rise, More Spent On Clothes, Fuel In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Last year, Hungarians made more internet purchases and they spent more money on clothes and fuel, national trade association OKSZ told MTI on Wednesday. The association referred to official statistics and said that Hungarians had spent a total 8,425 billion forints on purchases in 2013, 176 billion forints more than a year earlier.
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Hungary Banking Sector Becomes Profitable In 2013
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector had combined pre-tax profit of 155.2 billion forints in 2013, helped by higher revenue from commissions and fees as well as one-off items, preliminary data published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show.
Wages To Increase In Basic Health Services In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
GPs, pediatricians, district nurses and dentists in general practice will get higher wages from April after 10 billion forints (EUR 32m) extra funding is transferred from the budget for these services, the human resources minister said. Zoltán Balog told the press that wages in the affected professions will increase by several tens of thousands of forints per month.
Budapest Transport Company To Lay Off Over 900 Bus Drivers
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) plans to lay off one fourth, about 900 of its bus drivers this year, daily Népszabadság said on Tuesday. The paper said that 320 of the drivers would be taken over by the state-owned long-distance bus company Volánbusz.