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IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Budapest Transport Museum Building To Regain Its Original Splendour
- 3 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- getting around
The building of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport is to regain its original form under the Liget Budapest project, the scheme encompassing the comprehensive development and renewal of the capital’s largest park, Városliget. Due to the beginning of construction work, the museum will be closed to visitors for the next three years starting from 15 April, Liget Budapest’s ...
Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
Born in Rome, Anna is French and Canadian of Russian origin. Both sets of grandparents were born in Russia and escaped during the revolution in 1917 making their way to Paris where they settled. Eventually her paternal grandparents immigrated to New York and once again started new lives.
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Budapest Europe’s Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals
- 29 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is the second fastest-developing urban economy in Europe, making it twelfth on a list on which it occupied 201th place last year, the study ‘Global Metromonitor 2014‘, published by US thinktank Brookings Institution, reveals. The first places on the list are occupied by Eastern Asian and Turkish cities, with Istanbul being the only geographically European city among them.
Hungarians Have Good Reason To Trust In Mercedes
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
“There are six thousand companies founded fully or partly with German capital operating in Hungary, which influence the lives of over one million Hungarians”, Prime Minister said on Tuesday in Kecskemét at the event organised to mark the launch of serial production of the new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake.
Self Store Budapest Boasts More Than 1,000 Renters
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian self-storage company Self Store Budapest has more than 1,000 customers six years after starting business in the Hungarian capital, and it expects to double this number in five years, managing director Márk Ablonczy said. The company has 15,000 square metres of storage space in three buildings but it will open a self-storage “plaza” in the north of the Hungarian capital with almost ...
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Budapest Transport Museum Building To Regain Its Original Splendour
- 3 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- getting around
The building of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport is to regain its original form under the Liget Budapest project, the scheme encompassing the comprehensive development and renewal of the capital’s largest park, Városliget. Due to the beginning of construction work, the museum will be closed to visitors for the next three years starting from 15 April, Liget Budapest’s ...
Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
Born in Rome, Anna is French and Canadian of Russian origin. Both sets of grandparents were born in Russia and escaped during the revolution in 1917 making their way to Paris where they settled. Eventually her paternal grandparents immigrated to New York and once again started new lives.
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Budapest Europe’s Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals
- 29 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is the second fastest-developing urban economy in Europe, making it twelfth on a list on which it occupied 201th place last year, the study ‘Global Metromonitor 2014‘, published by US thinktank Brookings Institution, reveals. The first places on the list are occupied by Eastern Asian and Turkish cities, with Istanbul being the only geographically European city among them.
Hungarians Have Good Reason To Trust In Mercedes
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
“There are six thousand companies founded fully or partly with German capital operating in Hungary, which influence the lives of over one million Hungarians”, Prime Minister said on Tuesday in Kecskemét at the event organised to mark the launch of serial production of the new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake.
Self Store Budapest Boasts More Than 1,000 Renters
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian self-storage company Self Store Budapest has more than 1,000 customers six years after starting business in the Hungarian capital, and it expects to double this number in five years, managing director Márk Ablonczy said. The company has 15,000 square metres of storage space in three buildings but it will open a self-storage “plaza” in the north of the Hungarian capital with almost ...
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...