690 result(s) for central bank of hungary
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungary's June Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus grew to €761.7 million in June, from €570.8 million one year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. Exports saw 5.6% growth, to €6.9 billion, while imports were 3% higher, at €6.1 billion.
Hungary's PM Orbán Speaks Out Against Racism
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the principle of zero tolerance of anti-Semitism and anti-Roma phenomena in an interview with German weekly Focus published on Monday. Regarding last week’s arrest of suspected war criminal László Csatáry, Orbán said Hungary follows the European tradition in which crimes against humanity do not expire.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungary's June Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus grew to €761.7 million in June, from €570.8 million one year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. Exports saw 5.6% growth, to €6.9 billion, while imports were 3% higher, at €6.1 billion.
Hungary's PM Orbán Speaks Out Against Racism
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the principle of zero tolerance of anti-Semitism and anti-Roma phenomena in an interview with German weekly Focus published on Monday. Regarding last week’s arrest of suspected war criminal László Csatáry, Orbán said Hungary follows the European tradition in which crimes against humanity do not expire.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.