706 result(s) for czech republic
Hungary Is The 33rd Best Country In The World To Live In
- 23 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is 33rd in the ranking of the world’s best 100 countries, a comprehensive list compiled by Newsweek that ranks the states in five categories (health, education, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment). Finland was crowned "Best country in the world", followed by Switzerland and Sweden. In regional comparison, Hungary is in the second third in the ranking.
North Korea Asks Hungary, Czech Republic To Clean Debt Slate
- 23 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"North Korea asked Hungary to write-off more than 90% of its outstanding debt, the Financial Times reported, citing the Economy Ministry as the source. The revelation follows a report from last week that Pyongyang had asked the Czech Republic to write-off 95% of its 186 million koruna (USD 10 m) debt. The FT said the requests are "the latest indication of the secretive totalitarian regime’s ...
'Over The Counter', Budapest Műcsarnok, Shown Until 19 September
- 2 Aug 2010 1:10 AM
- community & culture
"The exhibition called Over the Counter has been inspired by the economic illusions, utopias, creativity and frustration that Central Europe has been home to recently, and ismade relevant by the global economic crisis which began in 2008, and which can be looked upon as a negative critique of the process of adopting the capitalist order. The title of the exhibition refers to different work ...
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.
Hungary Orbán Pledges "Radical Simplification" Of The Tax Regime
- 20 May 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Poverty is the gravedigger of democracy," said Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect on Wednesday, adding that he would include this statement in the government’s economic programme. He borrowed the quote from Sándor Demján, head of real estate developer giant TriGranit, who spoke before him at a conference in Budapest today. With regard to the incoming cabinet’s tax plans Orbán said they ...
New Car Registrations Decline Again In Europe, Plunge In Hungary Slows
- 18 May 2010 4:00 AM
- shopping
"New passenger car registrations in Europe fell again in April in annual terms, for the first time in ten months, as a growing number of markets had started to benefit from fleet renewal incentives in the base period. Last month new passenger car registrations were down 7.4% yr/yr, while in Hungary the pace of contraction moderated to 45%.
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.
Fitch Sees Crisis Delaying Eastern European Euro Adoption
- 7 May 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"The global financial crisis has caused a further setback to euro adoption timetables in most EU member states in central and eastern Europe (CEE), owing to a marked widening of budget deficits and higher sovereign bond spreads, Fitch Ratings has said in a new report on Thursday. The exception, in the rating agency’s view, is Estonia, which Fitch expects to join the euro area in January 2011.
Starbucks To Open First Hungarian Store In May
- 7 May 2010 5:00 AM
- shopping
"Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop chain, has announced on Thursday that it will open its first store in Hungary by the end of the year. A local blog featured on news portal index.hu has come up with a more precise date: 17 May, WestEnd City Centre, Budapest.
Hungary Is The 33rd Best Country In The World To Live In
- 23 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is 33rd in the ranking of the world’s best 100 countries, a comprehensive list compiled by Newsweek that ranks the states in five categories (health, education, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment). Finland was crowned "Best country in the world", followed by Switzerland and Sweden. In regional comparison, Hungary is in the second third in the ranking.
North Korea Asks Hungary, Czech Republic To Clean Debt Slate
- 23 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"North Korea asked Hungary to write-off more than 90% of its outstanding debt, the Financial Times reported, citing the Economy Ministry as the source. The revelation follows a report from last week that Pyongyang had asked the Czech Republic to write-off 95% of its 186 million koruna (USD 10 m) debt. The FT said the requests are "the latest indication of the secretive totalitarian regime’s ...
'Over The Counter', Budapest Műcsarnok, Shown Until 19 September
- 2 Aug 2010 1:10 AM
- community & culture
"The exhibition called Over the Counter has been inspired by the economic illusions, utopias, creativity and frustration that Central Europe has been home to recently, and ismade relevant by the global economic crisis which began in 2008, and which can be looked upon as a negative critique of the process of adopting the capitalist order. The title of the exhibition refers to different work ...
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.
Hungary Orbán Pledges "Radical Simplification" Of The Tax Regime
- 20 May 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Poverty is the gravedigger of democracy," said Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect on Wednesday, adding that he would include this statement in the government’s economic programme. He borrowed the quote from Sándor Demján, head of real estate developer giant TriGranit, who spoke before him at a conference in Budapest today. With regard to the incoming cabinet’s tax plans Orbán said they ...
New Car Registrations Decline Again In Europe, Plunge In Hungary Slows
- 18 May 2010 4:00 AM
- shopping
"New passenger car registrations in Europe fell again in April in annual terms, for the first time in ten months, as a growing number of markets had started to benefit from fleet renewal incentives in the base period. Last month new passenger car registrations were down 7.4% yr/yr, while in Hungary the pace of contraction moderated to 45%.
Five Countries To Mark First-Time Carpathian Parks Day
- 18 May 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"Almost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe’s last great wilderness area.
Fitch Sees Crisis Delaying Eastern European Euro Adoption
- 7 May 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"The global financial crisis has caused a further setback to euro adoption timetables in most EU member states in central and eastern Europe (CEE), owing to a marked widening of budget deficits and higher sovereign bond spreads, Fitch Ratings has said in a new report on Thursday. The exception, in the rating agency’s view, is Estonia, which Fitch expects to join the euro area in January 2011.
Starbucks To Open First Hungarian Store In May
- 7 May 2010 5:00 AM
- shopping
"Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop chain, has announced on Thursday that it will open its first store in Hungary by the end of the year. A local blog featured on news portal index.hu has come up with a more precise date: 17 May, WestEnd City Centre, Budapest.