234 result(s) for businessman
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Xpat Interview Two: Peter Zwack: RIP
- 6 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat interview? I have triumphantly survived yet another important birthday. The company has also triumphantly survived the crisis and we have just come out with a new product, Unicum Szilva.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Hungarian Media Authority Takes Neo FM Off Air
- 21 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The media authority NMHH yesterday withdrew the broadcasting rights of radio station Neo FM, although it has no right to do so, owner FM1 Kommunikációs said. The company sought bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, meaning that the NMHH has no rights to cancel its contract, FM1 argued.
Hungarian Sukoro Land Swap Contract Voided
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The Capital's Court of Appeals on Wednesday voided the contract on a swap of land plots related to the planned Sukoro King's City tourist project, upholding the verdict handed down by the lower Fejer county court. The court rejected the defendant's procedural objections and ruled that the goal of the contract was to evade relevant legal regulations, notably to avoid open tendering.
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
Hungary's Echo TV Cancels Right-Wing Presenters' TV Show
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
András Bencsik will no longer host a weekly talk show on Echo TV after the station refused to air his programme recorded on Tuesday. Bencsik, editor of the right-wing weekly Magyar Demokrata, told station owner Gábor Széles that he would no longer co-operate in producing the show.
Another Insult To Those With Slovak-Hungarian Dual Citizenship
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Hungarian Government has expressed its outrage at the fact that the Slovakian police have engaged in the harassment of two Slovakian citizens who recently also acquired Hungarian citizenship.
LMP Queries Hungary's Fidesz Business Links
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP caucus leader Gergely Karácsony spoke before regular business in Parliament yesterday of business groups that have “captured” Hungarian politics, citing the words of the study released by Transparency International last week.
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Xpat Interview Two: Peter Zwack: RIP
- 6 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat interview? I have triumphantly survived yet another important birthday. The company has also triumphantly survived the crisis and we have just come out with a new product, Unicum Szilva.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Hungarian Media Authority Takes Neo FM Off Air
- 21 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The media authority NMHH yesterday withdrew the broadcasting rights of radio station Neo FM, although it has no right to do so, owner FM1 Kommunikációs said. The company sought bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, meaning that the NMHH has no rights to cancel its contract, FM1 argued.
Hungarian Sukoro Land Swap Contract Voided
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The Capital's Court of Appeals on Wednesday voided the contract on a swap of land plots related to the planned Sukoro King's City tourist project, upholding the verdict handed down by the lower Fejer county court. The court rejected the defendant's procedural objections and ruled that the goal of the contract was to evade relevant legal regulations, notably to avoid open tendering.
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
Hungary's Echo TV Cancels Right-Wing Presenters' TV Show
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
András Bencsik will no longer host a weekly talk show on Echo TV after the station refused to air his programme recorded on Tuesday. Bencsik, editor of the right-wing weekly Magyar Demokrata, told station owner Gábor Széles that he would no longer co-operate in producing the show.
Another Insult To Those With Slovak-Hungarian Dual Citizenship
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Hungarian Government has expressed its outrage at the fact that the Slovakian police have engaged in the harassment of two Slovakian citizens who recently also acquired Hungarian citizenship.
LMP Queries Hungary's Fidesz Business Links
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP caucus leader Gergely Karácsony spoke before regular business in Parliament yesterday of business groups that have “captured” Hungarian politics, citing the words of the study released by Transparency International last week.