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Hungary's National Bank Adds Ft 2 Trillion To Stimulus Lending Program
- 12 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The MNB will expand its funding for growth scheme by an additional Ft 2 trillion and extend it until the end of 2014, governor György Matolcsy announced on Wednesday. The programme was launched in June with Ft 750 billion. The extension of the scheme could add 1.8-2.4% to GDP in 2014, Matolcsy told reporters.
Turkish Culture Centre Opens In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Turkish cultural centre will open in Budapest at Andrássy út 62 on Thursday, 12 September. The opening ceremony will be attended by Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Omer Celik, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and professor Hayati Develi, who will be the head of the new Yunus Emre Institute.
Hungary's Socialists Reject Ex-Leader Gyurcsány
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will not form an election alliance with the Democratic Coalition because its leader Ferenc Gyurcsány alienates too many voters, party president Attila Mesterházy said yesterday after negotiations had failed.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Vows To Keep The Pressure On Big Business
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
No one will ever again make extra profit at the expense of ordinary people in Hungary, as “the era of colonisation is over,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in opening the autumn session of Parliament on Monday.
“Pink Panther” Thief Caught In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A Montenegrin citizen suspected of being a member of the gang of international jewel thieves known as the Pink Panthers, has been captured in Hungary, the Budapest office of Interpol announced on Monday.
Two Held For “Royal Wedding” Graffiti In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained Szelim Simándi, a founder of the Together party, and fellow activist János Somlai on Friday after they wrote “Royal Wedding 2013” in English on a newly filled-in pothole outside the Buda church where Ráhel Orbán was to be married on Saturday.
Two Killed In Gyõr Basketball Team Bus Crash
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The team manger and coach of the Gyõr women’s basketball team were killed when their bus crashed head-on into a car and ended up in a roadside ditch on Saturday. The car had swerved into the oncoming lane on route 85 between Kapuvár and Vitnyéd as the bus was carrying the team to a friendly game in Sopron.
Xpat Opinion: Romania 3, Hungary 0 – The Political Overtones
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A pro-government paper criticizes The New York Times for overemphasizing the tension caused by extremist Hungarian fans, or ultras, without reporting on similar incidents on the Romanian side. The leading left-wing Hungarian daily reminds readers that no one outside Hungary expected the national team to win and the government was rather late in warning Hungarian fans to abstain from wrongdoing. A ...
Hungary's National Bank Adds Ft 2 Trillion To Stimulus Lending Program
- 12 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The MNB will expand its funding for growth scheme by an additional Ft 2 trillion and extend it until the end of 2014, governor György Matolcsy announced on Wednesday. The programme was launched in June with Ft 750 billion. The extension of the scheme could add 1.8-2.4% to GDP in 2014, Matolcsy told reporters.
Turkish Culture Centre Opens In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Turkish cultural centre will open in Budapest at Andrássy út 62 on Thursday, 12 September. The opening ceremony will be attended by Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Omer Celik, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and professor Hayati Develi, who will be the head of the new Yunus Emre Institute.
Hungary's Socialists Reject Ex-Leader Gyurcsány
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will not form an election alliance with the Democratic Coalition because its leader Ferenc Gyurcsány alienates too many voters, party president Attila Mesterházy said yesterday after negotiations had failed.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Vows To Keep The Pressure On Big Business
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
No one will ever again make extra profit at the expense of ordinary people in Hungary, as “the era of colonisation is over,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in opening the autumn session of Parliament on Monday.
“Pink Panther” Thief Caught In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A Montenegrin citizen suspected of being a member of the gang of international jewel thieves known as the Pink Panthers, has been captured in Hungary, the Budapest office of Interpol announced on Monday.
Two Held For “Royal Wedding” Graffiti In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained Szelim Simándi, a founder of the Together party, and fellow activist János Somlai on Friday after they wrote “Royal Wedding 2013” in English on a newly filled-in pothole outside the Buda church where Ráhel Orbán was to be married on Saturday.
Two Killed In Gyõr Basketball Team Bus Crash
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The team manger and coach of the Gyõr women’s basketball team were killed when their bus crashed head-on into a car and ended up in a roadside ditch on Saturday. The car had swerved into the oncoming lane on route 85 between Kapuvár and Vitnyéd as the bus was carrying the team to a friendly game in Sopron.
Xpat Opinion: Romania 3, Hungary 0 – The Political Overtones
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A pro-government paper criticizes The New York Times for overemphasizing the tension caused by extremist Hungarian fans, or ultras, without reporting on similar incidents on the Romanian side. The leading left-wing Hungarian daily reminds readers that no one outside Hungary expected the national team to win and the government was rather late in warning Hungarian fans to abstain from wrongdoing. A ...