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Hungary's National Bank Losses Expanded In First Half
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
MKB Bank lost €108 million before taxes in the first half of the year, up from a €66 million loss one year earlier, according to the interim report of its parent bank BayernLB. MKB paid €46 million of the bank tax and €26 million of the financial transaction tax in the first quarter.
Jewish Summer Festival Opens In Budapest
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th Jewish Summer Festival opened at the National Gallery on Sunday afternoon, where Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Gauguin, Merse Szinyei, and Rippl-Rónai are on display. Some of the paintings are on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Talks Break Down Over PM Candidacy Question In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy went public on Friday with their different ideas on how to choose an opposition candidate for prime minister after failing to reach an agreement in talks earlier in the day.
Hungary's PM Orbán To Visit Japan In November
- 23 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Japan in late November, it was announced yesterday, as he prepares to meet visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio today. Kishida and his Hungarian counterpart János Martonyi are to sign an agreement on social security payments by citizens residing in the other country.
Xpat Opinion: Saint Stephen’s Day Musings In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 11:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum use St Stephen’s Day to put current political developments and debates into an historical perspective. Right-wing pundits praise the government for reinstating St. Stephen’s heritage, while a left-wing columnist accuses it of completely ignoring its critics.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Parties In Hungary Lack Stamina
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily finds it disappointing that the opposition parties missed the opportunity of St. Stephen’s Day to spread their message at mass public events.
Higher Taxes Dent Profits For BSE Companies In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Combined net profits of BSE category “A” companies fell to Ft 158 billion in the first six months, from Ft 187 billion one year earlier, due to higher taxes, Napi Gazdaság reports in an evaluation of the earnings season. The biggest companies paid Ft 100 billion to the budget in total, three times more than in 2012.
Hoffmann Welcomes “New Era” In Hungarian Education System
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A new era will begin for the Hungarian education system with the new school year, as the transfer of schools from local councils to the state means that headmasters can again be pedagogical leaders, state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann declared yesterday.
Hungarian Gov’t Ready To Renationalise Dunaferr
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The government will offer to buy back the Dunaferr steelworks, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Monday following a cabinet meeting. The government considers the privatisation of the steel works a mistake, Varga said, adding that the price will be very important.
Hungary's National Bank Losses Expanded In First Half
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
MKB Bank lost €108 million before taxes in the first half of the year, up from a €66 million loss one year earlier, according to the interim report of its parent bank BayernLB. MKB paid €46 million of the bank tax and €26 million of the financial transaction tax in the first quarter.
Jewish Summer Festival Opens In Budapest
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th Jewish Summer Festival opened at the National Gallery on Sunday afternoon, where Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Gauguin, Merse Szinyei, and Rippl-Rónai are on display. Some of the paintings are on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Talks Break Down Over PM Candidacy Question In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy went public on Friday with their different ideas on how to choose an opposition candidate for prime minister after failing to reach an agreement in talks earlier in the day.
Hungary's PM Orbán To Visit Japan In November
- 23 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Japan in late November, it was announced yesterday, as he prepares to meet visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio today. Kishida and his Hungarian counterpart János Martonyi are to sign an agreement on social security payments by citizens residing in the other country.
Xpat Opinion: Saint Stephen’s Day Musings In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 11:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum use St Stephen’s Day to put current political developments and debates into an historical perspective. Right-wing pundits praise the government for reinstating St. Stephen’s heritage, while a left-wing columnist accuses it of completely ignoring its critics.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Parties In Hungary Lack Stamina
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily finds it disappointing that the opposition parties missed the opportunity of St. Stephen’s Day to spread their message at mass public events.
Higher Taxes Dent Profits For BSE Companies In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Combined net profits of BSE category “A” companies fell to Ft 158 billion in the first six months, from Ft 187 billion one year earlier, due to higher taxes, Napi Gazdaság reports in an evaluation of the earnings season. The biggest companies paid Ft 100 billion to the budget in total, three times more than in 2012.
Hoffmann Welcomes “New Era” In Hungarian Education System
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A new era will begin for the Hungarian education system with the new school year, as the transfer of schools from local councils to the state means that headmasters can again be pedagogical leaders, state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann declared yesterday.
Hungarian Gov’t Ready To Renationalise Dunaferr
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The government will offer to buy back the Dunaferr steelworks, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Monday following a cabinet meeting. The government considers the privatisation of the steel works a mistake, Varga said, adding that the price will be very important.