1,110 result(s) for developments
Hungarian Forint Weakens
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at 315.77 to the euro late Thursday, a three-week low, down from 312.67 the previous day. Developments in Ukraine and betterthan- expected US economic data which market players say underpin expectations for a Fed rate hike, making emerging market assets less attractive, were possible reasons for the weakening, according to market players.
Hungary’s NBH Leaves Rates On Hold, As Expected
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank rate-setters left the base rate unchanged at 2.1% at their regular rate-setting meeting on Tuesday. The decision was in line with market expectations. After the previous rate-setting meeting on July 22, when the base rate was reduced from 2.3% to the current level, the Council said it had wound up an easing cycle started almost two years earlier.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls On EU To Suspend Agreement With Israel
- 25 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik has urged the EU to immediately suspend its association agreement with Israel, and Hungarian buyers to boycott Israeli products, a senior party official said on Thursday. The agreement entered into force in 2000 and serves as a legal basis for the EU’s relations with Israel.
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Painter Munkácsy’s Christ Trilogy To Be Separated
- 13 Jul 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy will be separated, as Christ before Pilate (1881) is returning to Canada after talks between Hungarian government officials and the owner fell through, Déri Museum spokesman Attila Nehéz told MTI.
István Tarlós To Run Again For Budapest Mayor
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has nominated Budapest mayor István Tarlós to run again for the post in the autumn municipal elections. Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s deputy chairman, told a press conference after a session of the party’s national board that a key expectation of the mayor was his ability to cooperate on European Union financed developments.
Buildings Damaged, Tens Of Thousands Without Electricity In Hungary In Gale-Force Winds
- 16 May 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Over 100 residential buildings and 20 public buildings have been damaged and several tens of thousands of people are without electricity as a consequence of gale-force winds that continued throughout Hungary on Thursday, the disaster management authority said. Most damage was caused in roofs and chimneys and trees fell over air cables in many places.
Hungary’s Jobbik Distances Itself From Ex-MP Gaudi-Nagy
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik has distanced itself from the party’s former deputy Tamás Gaudi- Nagy and condemned a recent demonstration, associated with him, where participants assaulted an ethnic Hungarian leader, Jobbik’s national board told MTI in a statement on Wednesday.
Hungarian Forint Weakens
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at 315.77 to the euro late Thursday, a three-week low, down from 312.67 the previous day. Developments in Ukraine and betterthan- expected US economic data which market players say underpin expectations for a Fed rate hike, making emerging market assets less attractive, were possible reasons for the weakening, according to market players.
Hungary’s NBH Leaves Rates On Hold, As Expected
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank rate-setters left the base rate unchanged at 2.1% at their regular rate-setting meeting on Tuesday. The decision was in line with market expectations. After the previous rate-setting meeting on July 22, when the base rate was reduced from 2.3% to the current level, the Council said it had wound up an easing cycle started almost two years earlier.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls On EU To Suspend Agreement With Israel
- 25 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik has urged the EU to immediately suspend its association agreement with Israel, and Hungarian buyers to boycott Israeli products, a senior party official said on Thursday. The agreement entered into force in 2000 and serves as a legal basis for the EU’s relations with Israel.
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Painter Munkácsy’s Christ Trilogy To Be Separated
- 13 Jul 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy will be separated, as Christ before Pilate (1881) is returning to Canada after talks between Hungarian government officials and the owner fell through, Déri Museum spokesman Attila Nehéz told MTI.
István Tarlós To Run Again For Budapest Mayor
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has nominated Budapest mayor István Tarlós to run again for the post in the autumn municipal elections. Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s deputy chairman, told a press conference after a session of the party’s national board that a key expectation of the mayor was his ability to cooperate on European Union financed developments.
Buildings Damaged, Tens Of Thousands Without Electricity In Hungary In Gale-Force Winds
- 16 May 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Over 100 residential buildings and 20 public buildings have been damaged and several tens of thousands of people are without electricity as a consequence of gale-force winds that continued throughout Hungary on Thursday, the disaster management authority said. Most damage was caused in roofs and chimneys and trees fell over air cables in many places.
Hungary’s Jobbik Distances Itself From Ex-MP Gaudi-Nagy
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik has distanced itself from the party’s former deputy Tamás Gaudi- Nagy and condemned a recent demonstration, associated with him, where participants assaulted an ethnic Hungarian leader, Jobbik’s national board told MTI in a statement on Wednesday.