64 result(s) for commercial bank head hungary
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
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.
Hungarian National Football Team To Keep Dárdai As Captain
- 14 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Pál Dárdai’s commission as the coach of the Hungarian national football team is to be lengthened until 30 November 2015 after his club, the German Hertha BSC, let him off until European Championship qualifiers come to an end, the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) announced at an out-of-schedule press conference.
HUF 1.8 BN Invested In Curd, Yoghurt Business By Sole-Mizo
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian dairy company Sole- Mizo is investing 1.8 billion forints (EUR 5.7m) in its cottage cheese and yoghurt business. COO István Herczeg said the investment would reduce waste and boost output of cottage cheese from a weekly 50- 60 tonnes to 80-100 tonnes.
National Bank Of Hungary Paid HUF 17.8 Billion Not HUF 12 Billion For Eiffel Palace?
- 29 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The recent purchase of the luxurious Eiffel Palota office building (pictured) by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) appears to have cost HUF 17.8 billion (USD 60 million) instead of the HUF 11-12 billion (USD 45 million) reported previously by online economical daily napi.hu.
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
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.
Hungarian National Football Team To Keep Dárdai As Captain
- 14 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Pál Dárdai’s commission as the coach of the Hungarian national football team is to be lengthened until 30 November 2015 after his club, the German Hertha BSC, let him off until European Championship qualifiers come to an end, the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) announced at an out-of-schedule press conference.
HUF 1.8 BN Invested In Curd, Yoghurt Business By Sole-Mizo
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian dairy company Sole- Mizo is investing 1.8 billion forints (EUR 5.7m) in its cottage cheese and yoghurt business. COO István Herczeg said the investment would reduce waste and boost output of cottage cheese from a weekly 50- 60 tonnes to 80-100 tonnes.
National Bank Of Hungary Paid HUF 17.8 Billion Not HUF 12 Billion For Eiffel Palace?
- 29 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The recent purchase of the luxurious Eiffel Palota office building (pictured) by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) appears to have cost HUF 17.8 billion (USD 60 million) instead of the HUF 11-12 billion (USD 45 million) reported previously by online economical daily napi.hu.
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.

















