4,324 result(s) for development
Moody’s Takes Rating Actions On Six Hungarian Banks
- 13 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Moody’s has taken rating actions on six Hungarian banks, prompted by the outlook change to Hungary’s sovereign rating to “positive” from “stable” last Friday. Moody’s also changed Hungary’s Macro Profile to “Weak+” from “Weak”, driven by the improvement in the Hungarian banks’ operating environment, in particular in the country’s economic strength.
Kissinger’s Latest Title World Order Presented In Budapest
- 12 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian edition of the latest book “World Order” by former US secretary of state and chief national security advisor Henry Kissinger was presented in Budapest. At the book release, Zsolt Németh, chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said Kissinger’s new work presents a practical political approach towards current developments in global affairs that pose new types of dilemmas.
Hungary & Philippines Sign Educational & Scientific Exchange Program
- 11 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On 4 November the Educational and Scientific Exchange Programme between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Republic of the Philippines, and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary was signed at the Hall of Mirrors of the Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The signatories were Philippine Ambassador to Hungary Eleanor L. Jaucian on behalf ...
Xpat Party For Charity, 5 November 2015 (1/4)
- 10 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmore
250+ Xpats came together in the Corinthia Hotel's ballroom to raise funds for 3 local charities: UNICEF, Lions Club, and the ‘Make-A-Wish’ Foundation.
Land Fund Lawsuit Vs Kishantos Organic Farm, Greenpeace Suspended
- 10 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- property
A Pest County court suspended a lawsuit filed by the National Land Management Fund (NFA) against the organic farm of Kishantos and Greenpeace Hungary. Last year, the NFA filed a lawsuit against the Kishantos Rural Development Centre saying that it had caused damages to the state for more than six months by using land that it had been leasing in the past but then lost the eligibility to use.
CEU Business School Budapest Event: Sharing Economy – How Will Businesses Evolve?, 10 November
- 9 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- specials
Presentation & discussion by Professor Yusaf Akbar (CEU Business School).
In a world in which people will seek to access rather than own goods and services (Spotify v. a music CD collection); when production and consumption boundaries are blurring (AirBnB, couchsurfing); when more and more people's lives are mediated through the Internet of Things (smart devices at home); where an increasing ...
In a world in which people will seek to access rather than own goods and services (Spotify v. a music CD collection); when production and consumption boundaries are blurring (AirBnB, couchsurfing); when more and more people's lives are mediated through the Internet of Things (smart devices at home); where an increasing ...
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Moody’s Takes Rating Actions On Six Hungarian Banks
- 13 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Moody’s has taken rating actions on six Hungarian banks, prompted by the outlook change to Hungary’s sovereign rating to “positive” from “stable” last Friday. Moody’s also changed Hungary’s Macro Profile to “Weak+” from “Weak”, driven by the improvement in the Hungarian banks’ operating environment, in particular in the country’s economic strength.
Kissinger’s Latest Title World Order Presented In Budapest
- 12 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian edition of the latest book “World Order” by former US secretary of state and chief national security advisor Henry Kissinger was presented in Budapest. At the book release, Zsolt Németh, chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said Kissinger’s new work presents a practical political approach towards current developments in global affairs that pose new types of dilemmas.
Hungary & Philippines Sign Educational & Scientific Exchange Program
- 11 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On 4 November the Educational and Scientific Exchange Programme between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Republic of the Philippines, and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary was signed at the Hall of Mirrors of the Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The signatories were Philippine Ambassador to Hungary Eleanor L. Jaucian on behalf ...
Xpat Party For Charity, 5 November 2015 (1/4)
- 10 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmore
250+ Xpats came together in the Corinthia Hotel's ballroom to raise funds for 3 local charities: UNICEF, Lions Club, and the ‘Make-A-Wish’ Foundation.
Land Fund Lawsuit Vs Kishantos Organic Farm, Greenpeace Suspended
- 10 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- property
A Pest County court suspended a lawsuit filed by the National Land Management Fund (NFA) against the organic farm of Kishantos and Greenpeace Hungary. Last year, the NFA filed a lawsuit against the Kishantos Rural Development Centre saying that it had caused damages to the state for more than six months by using land that it had been leasing in the past but then lost the eligibility to use.
CEU Business School Budapest Event: Sharing Economy – How Will Businesses Evolve?, 10 November
- 9 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- specials
Presentation & discussion by Professor Yusaf Akbar (CEU Business School).
In a world in which people will seek to access rather than own goods and services (Spotify v. a music CD collection); when production and consumption boundaries are blurring (AirBnB, couchsurfing); when more and more people's lives are mediated through the Internet of Things (smart devices at home); where an increasing ...
In a world in which people will seek to access rather than own goods and services (Spotify v. a music CD collection); when production and consumption boundaries are blurring (AirBnB, couchsurfing); when more and more people's lives are mediated through the Internet of Things (smart devices at home); where an increasing ...
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.