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Xpat Interview: Mr. Zaid Naffa, Former Jordanian Consul in Budapest
- 3 Feb 2012 11:00 AM
Date of Birth: 18.04. 1966. Married, 3 children. Languages: Arabic, English, Hungarian. Decorated in 2008 with The Officer’s cross of the Republic of Hungary
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Guided Tour In English, Yona Friedman Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest, 28 January
- 25 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The architect and thinker of Hungarian origin, Yona Friedman is one of the outstanding and exceptionally versatile figures of the urban architectural discourse that developed in the second half of the twentieth century. He drew cities on colossal trusses rising up, floating above metropolises, rivers or marshes, bridges connecting four continents, multi-storeyed urban gardens, residential ...
Xpat Interview: Anne Zwack, Author
- 23 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
Anne Zwack was born in Britain in 1946 but has lived nearly all her life as an expat. She met her husband, (the late) Peter Zwack, of the Hungarian distilling family while working in Milan and they moved back to Hungary in 1988.
Lira Sees Uncertain Book Market In Hungary In 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Book retailer Lira will close 8-10 outlets in 2012, due to political and economic uncertainty, chairman Tamas Kolosi told Napi Gazdasag. The chain has not opened any new shops in the past two years as demand on the book market started to fall in 2008. Demand hit bottom in the first half of 2011 but recovered slightly in the second half, Kolosi said.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Night Party, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2011 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Update: We’re delighted to report there’s been a fantastic response to our invitation to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats this Saturday the 5th of November, on ‘Bonfire Night’. We’re practically at a comfortable capacity already, but if you haven’t registered yet there are one or two places left to join-in this annual social networking extravaganza at the InterConti.
XpatLoop Interview: Dr. László Láng, CEO At The International Business School
- 24 Jun 2011 12:00 PM
Dr. László Láng is the Vice-Chancellor & CEO at the International Business School, Budapest. In this role he has restructured and revitalized, both in financial and academic terms, a private higher education institution. IBS has both Hungarian and British accreditation, a student body of 1,200, a faculty of over 140, and total revenues of €5 million/year.
Xpat Interview: Oliver Sales, Architect
- 31 May 2011 12:00 PM
Oliver is an architect, born in London and raised in East Sussex, he trained at Birmingham School of Architecture. He has lived in Hungary since 1996.
László Szőke, Former CEO Of Budapest Spa
- 19 May 2011 12:00 PM
László Szőke finished his studies in 1978 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. A graduate of in Hydraulic Engineering he started working as a building manager at Vízügyi Építő Vállalat. From 1983 to 1984 he worked in Algeria as a project manager, building an educational centre.
Xpat Interview: Mr. Zaid Naffa, Former Jordanian Consul in Budapest
- 3 Feb 2012 11:00 AM
Date of Birth: 18.04. 1966. Married, 3 children. Languages: Arabic, English, Hungarian. Decorated in 2008 with The Officer’s cross of the Republic of Hungary
Hungarians Tend To Stay At Home
- 26 Jan 2012 1:30 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarians love to celebrate and be jolly, but according to a recent study (37,000 adults) carried out by opinion search company GfK Hungaria, the majority of Hungarians prefer to stay at home. Hungarians are also eating more at home, more than 60% in the survey said they have a passion for cooking at home instead of eating out at restaurants (only about 30% of Hungarians eat out at restaurants ...
Guided Tour In English, Yona Friedman Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest, 28 January
- 25 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The architect and thinker of Hungarian origin, Yona Friedman is one of the outstanding and exceptionally versatile figures of the urban architectural discourse that developed in the second half of the twentieth century. He drew cities on colossal trusses rising up, floating above metropolises, rivers or marshes, bridges connecting four continents, multi-storeyed urban gardens, residential ...
Xpat Interview: Anne Zwack, Author
- 23 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
Anne Zwack was born in Britain in 1946 but has lived nearly all her life as an expat. She met her husband, (the late) Peter Zwack, of the Hungarian distilling family while working in Milan and they moved back to Hungary in 1988.
Lira Sees Uncertain Book Market In Hungary In 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Book retailer Lira will close 8-10 outlets in 2012, due to political and economic uncertainty, chairman Tamas Kolosi told Napi Gazdasag. The chain has not opened any new shops in the past two years as demand on the book market started to fall in 2008. Demand hit bottom in the first half of 2011 but recovered slightly in the second half, Kolosi said.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Night Party, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2011 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Update: We’re delighted to report there’s been a fantastic response to our invitation to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats this Saturday the 5th of November, on ‘Bonfire Night’. We’re practically at a comfortable capacity already, but if you haven’t registered yet there are one or two places left to join-in this annual social networking extravaganza at the InterConti.
XpatLoop Interview: Dr. László Láng, CEO At The International Business School
- 24 Jun 2011 12:00 PM
Dr. László Láng is the Vice-Chancellor & CEO at the International Business School, Budapest. In this role he has restructured and revitalized, both in financial and academic terms, a private higher education institution. IBS has both Hungarian and British accreditation, a student body of 1,200, a faculty of over 140, and total revenues of €5 million/year.
Xpat Interview: Oliver Sales, Architect
- 31 May 2011 12:00 PM
Oliver is an architect, born in London and raised in East Sussex, he trained at Birmingham School of Architecture. He has lived in Hungary since 1996.
László Szőke, Former CEO Of Budapest Spa
- 19 May 2011 12:00 PM
László Szőke finished his studies in 1978 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. A graduate of in Hydraulic Engineering he started working as a building manager at Vízügyi Építő Vállalat. From 1983 to 1984 he worked in Algeria as a project manager, building an educational centre.