224 result(s) for businessman
Former Budapest Asset Manager Caught Taking Ft 2mn On Camera
- 26 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Prosecutors yesterday indicted former 11th District asset management committee chairman János Wieszt, who was caught on camera taking a Ft 2.2 million bribe in a Budapest Chamber of Commerce building. A businessman reported Wieszt in May 2010, adding the hidden recording to his report.
Xpat Interview: Mazen Al Ramahi, CEO of Zara Hotels Hungary
- 14 Apr 2011 12:00 PM
Mr. Mazen Al Ramahi is a Jordanian businessman who has lived in Budapest for over 20 years. He is the owner and CEO of Zara Hotels, which set out with the aim of creating hotels with individual style in the centre of the Hungarian capital.
Fidesz To Change Central Bank Act In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"The government intends to amend the Central Bank Act, Hungarian media sources reported. Members of the monetary council will be elected by Parliament’s economic committee, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy announced.
Hungarian Born György Soros Promoting Cannabis
- 28 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A referendum will be held on the issue of legalizing marijuana-consumption in the state of California in November. According to The Sacramento Bee, György Soros donated one million dollars to an organization campaigning for the legalization. Furthermore, Soros himself published a longer article in the Wall Street Journal, explaining his reasons for promoting the case.
Xpat Interview: Peter Zwack
- 14 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
RIP: Peter Zwack was born in Budapest, where he finished high school, before being forced to flee the country in 1948. He subsequently continued with his studies in Milan and then in New York at the faculty of economics.
Hungary's Orban Backed Pataki For Sukoro – Report
- 18 Aug 2010 12:10 PM
- current affairs
"Prime Minister Viktor Orban told investor Ronald Lauder that he favoured former Governor of New York George Pataki over the Israeli-Hungarian businessman Joav Blum regarding the planned casino project at Sukoro, at a meeting in January.
Le Meridien Budapest May Be Put Up For Sale
- 31 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Inventech Central Hotels – a member of the Central European Estates, in which Israeli businessman Yuli Ofer holds a majority – is negotiating the sale of the Le Meridien hotel in Budapest’s Fifth District.
Danube In The Spotlight On World Water Day
- 31 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"On World Water Day, Danube River Basin countries are looking at an impressive progress made early in the year towards the protection and sustainable use of water and other ecological resources, reaffirming and strengthening their commitment to transboundary cooperation.
Former Budapest Asset Manager Caught Taking Ft 2mn On Camera
- 26 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Prosecutors yesterday indicted former 11th District asset management committee chairman János Wieszt, who was caught on camera taking a Ft 2.2 million bribe in a Budapest Chamber of Commerce building. A businessman reported Wieszt in May 2010, adding the hidden recording to his report.
Xpat Interview: Mazen Al Ramahi, CEO of Zara Hotels Hungary
- 14 Apr 2011 12:00 PM
Mr. Mazen Al Ramahi is a Jordanian businessman who has lived in Budapest for over 20 years. He is the owner and CEO of Zara Hotels, which set out with the aim of creating hotels with individual style in the centre of the Hungarian capital.
Fidesz To Change Central Bank Act In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"The government intends to amend the Central Bank Act, Hungarian media sources reported. Members of the monetary council will be elected by Parliament’s economic committee, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy announced.
Hungarian Born György Soros Promoting Cannabis
- 28 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A referendum will be held on the issue of legalizing marijuana-consumption in the state of California in November. According to The Sacramento Bee, György Soros donated one million dollars to an organization campaigning for the legalization. Furthermore, Soros himself published a longer article in the Wall Street Journal, explaining his reasons for promoting the case.
Xpat Interview: Peter Zwack
- 14 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
RIP: Peter Zwack was born in Budapest, where he finished high school, before being forced to flee the country in 1948. He subsequently continued with his studies in Milan and then in New York at the faculty of economics.
Hungary's Orban Backed Pataki For Sukoro – Report
- 18 Aug 2010 12:10 PM
- current affairs
"Prime Minister Viktor Orban told investor Ronald Lauder that he favoured former Governor of New York George Pataki over the Israeli-Hungarian businessman Joav Blum regarding the planned casino project at Sukoro, at a meeting in January.
Le Meridien Budapest May Be Put Up For Sale
- 31 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Inventech Central Hotels – a member of the Central European Estates, in which Israeli businessman Yuli Ofer holds a majority – is negotiating the sale of the Le Meridien hotel in Budapest’s Fifth District.
Danube In The Spotlight On World Water Day
- 31 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"On World Water Day, Danube River Basin countries are looking at an impressive progress made early in the year towards the protection and sustainable use of water and other ecological resources, reaffirming and strengthening their commitment to transboundary cooperation.