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Hungary’s Largest-Circulation Tabloid Weekly Goes Out Of Business
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Helyi Téma”, the freely circulated pro-government tabloid weekly newspaper distributed to several hundred thousand households every week, is to go out of print after the company publishing it has been placed under enforcement by bailiffs, according to press reports. The paper, owned by right-wing billionaire Tamás Vitézy, was first published in 2004 in Budapest and had been distibuted across the ...
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Lottery Ticket Sales Jump As Rollover Jackpot Grows
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian lottery company Szerencsejáték expects sales of its popular weekly pick-five game to reach levels unmatched for years as the rollover jackpot reaches HUF 3.23 billion (EUR 10.7m), business daily Napi Gazdaság said.
Vodafone Hungary Brings Freedom To The Internet
- 19 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- specials
Vodafone: Starting April 1, all retail packages including mobile internet sold by Vodafone Hungary will come with the possibility to use internet-based based VoIP and messaging services without any limitation on Vodafone’s 98,4% coverage mobile broadband network, as announced by chief executive Diego Massidda.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade In Budapest 2015
- 19 Mar 2015 12:02 AM
- community & culture
Here's an invitation for Xpats to participate in one of Budapest’s most colourful family-friendly events. Organisers the Irish Hungarian Business Circle promises this parade will be a bigger and better than in previous years - and they were all great so far. This time it starts at Szabadság Square in downtown Budapest at 1.30 pm this Sunday, 22 March.
Hungarian Cabinet To Take Legal Action Against FT
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will sue the Financial Times if the British business daily does not print a correction to its article of last week regarding EU objections to Hungary’s deal with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear plant, spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed on Tuesday.
Budapest Transport To Introduce E-Tickets From 2016
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Company (BKV) expects the number of fare dodgers to drop significantly once it introduces e-ticketing at the end of the year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Last year, the company spent 1.95 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on increasing the number of security staff and 500 million on boosting inspection staff.
Hungarian Hate Group 'Highwayman Army' Seeks 'Fighters', Jobbik Connection?
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Jobbik MP Tamás “Roy” Sneider, extremist hate group Betyársereg (Highwayman army) needs fighters, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s mother is a Gypsy, and it is better to employ a Muslim as a personal secretary than a Jew. Jobbik must “project calm” and “must not appear violent” but at the same time “must divert Hungarian society in a direction which enables it to ‘radicalize itself”.
Hungary’s Largest-Circulation Tabloid Weekly Goes Out Of Business
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Helyi Téma”, the freely circulated pro-government tabloid weekly newspaper distributed to several hundred thousand households every week, is to go out of print after the company publishing it has been placed under enforcement by bailiffs, according to press reports. The paper, owned by right-wing billionaire Tamás Vitézy, was first published in 2004 in Budapest and had been distibuted across the ...
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Lottery Ticket Sales Jump As Rollover Jackpot Grows
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian lottery company Szerencsejáték expects sales of its popular weekly pick-five game to reach levels unmatched for years as the rollover jackpot reaches HUF 3.23 billion (EUR 10.7m), business daily Napi Gazdaság said.
Vodafone Hungary Brings Freedom To The Internet
- 19 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- specials
Vodafone: Starting April 1, all retail packages including mobile internet sold by Vodafone Hungary will come with the possibility to use internet-based based VoIP and messaging services without any limitation on Vodafone’s 98,4% coverage mobile broadband network, as announced by chief executive Diego Massidda.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade In Budapest 2015
- 19 Mar 2015 12:02 AM
- community & culture
Here's an invitation for Xpats to participate in one of Budapest’s most colourful family-friendly events. Organisers the Irish Hungarian Business Circle promises this parade will be a bigger and better than in previous years - and they were all great so far. This time it starts at Szabadság Square in downtown Budapest at 1.30 pm this Sunday, 22 March.
Hungarian Cabinet To Take Legal Action Against FT
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will sue the Financial Times if the British business daily does not print a correction to its article of last week regarding EU objections to Hungary’s deal with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear plant, spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed on Tuesday.
Budapest Transport To Introduce E-Tickets From 2016
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Company (BKV) expects the number of fare dodgers to drop significantly once it introduces e-ticketing at the end of the year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Last year, the company spent 1.95 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on increasing the number of security staff and 500 million on boosting inspection staff.
Hungarian Hate Group 'Highwayman Army' Seeks 'Fighters', Jobbik Connection?
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Jobbik MP Tamás “Roy” Sneider, extremist hate group Betyársereg (Highwayman army) needs fighters, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s mother is a Gypsy, and it is better to employ a Muslim as a personal secretary than a Jew. Jobbik must “project calm” and “must not appear violent” but at the same time “must divert Hungarian society in a direction which enables it to ‘radicalize itself”.