173 result(s) for economic players
Will e-Books Save Reading In Hungary?
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users now claim to read fewer books than five years ago. E-books may undoubtedly help stop the decrease in the time spent reading; in fact, they could cause a rebound, states the latest research document in eNET-Telekom’s series titled “Report on the Internet Economy”. This time, the subject is reading and people’s approach to e-books.
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Hungary Retail Report Q3 2013 - New Market Study Published
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungary Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market but flags shortterm concerns about the impact on Hungary's economic outlook of investor fears regarding central bank independence and potentially inflationary monetary policy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Interview 3: György Beck, Chairman, Vodafone Hungary
- 14 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your last Xpat Interview in May 2012?
Hungary Defies EU Over Energy Distribution Rules
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary expects “a big debate” with the European Union over its plans to transform energy distribution in the household sector into a "non-profit activity", the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today (22 August). In Brussels, the European Commission declined to comment, saying it learnt of the plans from the press.
István Szabó, Managing Director, Commercial Bank Head Hungary
- 6 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Istvan first joined Citi in 1996 as an Operations Clerk in Citi’s consumer bank in Hungary. He left in 1998 to pursue other career opportunities and rejoined in 2003 as the deputy CEO of CitiLeasing Hungary.
Will e-Books Save Reading In Hungary?
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users now claim to read fewer books than five years ago. E-books may undoubtedly help stop the decrease in the time spent reading; in fact, they could cause a rebound, states the latest research document in eNET-Telekom’s series titled “Report on the Internet Economy”. This time, the subject is reading and people’s approach to e-books.
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Hungary Retail Report Q3 2013 - New Market Study Published
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungary Retail Report examines the long-term potential of the local consumer market but flags shortterm concerns about the impact on Hungary's economic outlook of investor fears regarding central bank independence and potentially inflationary monetary policy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Interview 3: György Beck, Chairman, Vodafone Hungary
- 14 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your last Xpat Interview in May 2012?
Hungary Defies EU Over Energy Distribution Rules
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary expects “a big debate” with the European Union over its plans to transform energy distribution in the household sector into a "non-profit activity", the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today (22 August). In Brussels, the European Commission declined to comment, saying it learnt of the plans from the press.
István Szabó, Managing Director, Commercial Bank Head Hungary
- 6 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Istvan first joined Citi in 1996 as an Operations Clerk in Citi’s consumer bank in Hungary. He left in 1998 to pursue other career opportunities and rejoined in 2003 as the deputy CEO of CitiLeasing Hungary.


















