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Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Economic Sentiment Indicator: Highest In Europe
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Last Thursday, the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General released the December 2013 data for the EU’s Economic Sentiment Indicator. The Economic Sentiment Indicator, or ESI, is “a composite indicator made up of five sectoral confidence indicators” reflecting the level of confidence and optimism in each sector of the economy.
KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Invitation: Indian Film Festival, Budapest, 7 - 12 February
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
100 years of Indian cinema! In commemorate the centenary year of the Indian Cinema the the Embassy of India - Indian Cultural Centre organize an Indian Film Festival on 7-12 of February, 2014 at the Puskin Cinema, and on 13-16 of February, 2014 at the Indian Cultural Centre. During the Festival, you can be familiar not only with the best Hindi movies (Mirch Masala, 3 Idiots, Kahaani, Sholay etc.) ...
Hungarian Banks’ Ten - Month Pre -Tax Profit Up At HUF 86bn
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Banks in Hungary had combined pretax profit of 86 billion forints by the end of October, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said. Pre-tax profit rose significantly from 21 billion forints in the first ten month a year earlier, but was still historically low. A large part of the ten-month profit was generated by one single bank.
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Hungary Sells 430 “Permanent Residency Bonds” So Far
- 9 Jan 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
By the end of last year, Hungary’s Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) had sold 430 special government bonds that accelerate applications for permanent residency in the country by foreign nationals, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Tuesday.
Raiffeisen Not To Sell Hungary Unit, Says Bank
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank International AG will not sell its Hungarian subsidiary under the current conditions, the bank said Wednesday. The bank said that it had examined the offers received over the past few weeks and decided not to sell the unit.
Hungary's Development Ministry: Rate Cuts Will See Off Foreigners
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some companies cannot afford the upcoming third wave of cuts in household energy prices and will be happy to get rid of their businesses in Hungary, Development Ministry state secretary János Fónagy told Kossuth Rádió on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Economic Sentiment Indicator: Highest In Europe
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Last Thursday, the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General released the December 2013 data for the EU’s Economic Sentiment Indicator. The Economic Sentiment Indicator, or ESI, is “a composite indicator made up of five sectoral confidence indicators” reflecting the level of confidence and optimism in each sector of the economy.
KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Invitation: Indian Film Festival, Budapest, 7 - 12 February
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
100 years of Indian cinema! In commemorate the centenary year of the Indian Cinema the the Embassy of India - Indian Cultural Centre organize an Indian Film Festival on 7-12 of February, 2014 at the Puskin Cinema, and on 13-16 of February, 2014 at the Indian Cultural Centre. During the Festival, you can be familiar not only with the best Hindi movies (Mirch Masala, 3 Idiots, Kahaani, Sholay etc.) ...
Hungarian Banks’ Ten - Month Pre -Tax Profit Up At HUF 86bn
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Banks in Hungary had combined pretax profit of 86 billion forints by the end of October, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said. Pre-tax profit rose significantly from 21 billion forints in the first ten month a year earlier, but was still historically low. A large part of the ten-month profit was generated by one single bank.
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Hungary Sells 430 “Permanent Residency Bonds” So Far
- 9 Jan 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
By the end of last year, Hungary’s Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) had sold 430 special government bonds that accelerate applications for permanent residency in the country by foreign nationals, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Tuesday.
Raiffeisen Not To Sell Hungary Unit, Says Bank
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank International AG will not sell its Hungarian subsidiary under the current conditions, the bank said Wednesday. The bank said that it had examined the offers received over the past few weeks and decided not to sell the unit.
Hungary's Development Ministry: Rate Cuts Will See Off Foreigners
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some companies cannot afford the upcoming third wave of cuts in household energy prices and will be happy to get rid of their businesses in Hungary, Development Ministry state secretary János Fónagy told Kossuth Rádió on Tuesday.