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Hungary's Forint Gains Sharply Against Euro On Massive EU Bailout
- 11 May 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"In tandem with the rally on global stock markets Hungary’s forint has firmed sharply on Monday morning and gained 2% versus the euro in a matter of hours. The spectacular improvement in global investor sentiment comes after an unprecedented decision by the European Union to support the embattled euro and the eurozone’s weakest nations struggling with debt with a massive bailout package of EUR ...
EU May Ease State Aid Rules To Offset Airline Losses
- 20 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"light bans triggered by a volcanic eruption in Iceland are being lifted all over Europe. Hungary has first called off overflight restrictions above 7,500 metres (24,000 feet) and then suspended general no-fly regulations at noon today. In the meantime, economists have warned that air travel disruption depends entirely on how long the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the dispersion of ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest Helping Haiti
- 23 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti, U.S. Embassy Budapest sent two officers, Consul General Jeffrey Lodinsky and Vice Consul Lynette Behnke, to support U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince. The earthquake had profound destructive impact on the infrastructure of Port-au-Prince and on its residents. U.S. help was critical for all the inhabitants of Haiti, but Embassy ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.
Hungary's Forint Gains Sharply Against Euro On Massive EU Bailout
- 11 May 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"In tandem with the rally on global stock markets Hungary’s forint has firmed sharply on Monday morning and gained 2% versus the euro in a matter of hours. The spectacular improvement in global investor sentiment comes after an unprecedented decision by the European Union to support the embattled euro and the eurozone’s weakest nations struggling with debt with a massive bailout package of EUR ...
EU May Ease State Aid Rules To Offset Airline Losses
- 20 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"light bans triggered by a volcanic eruption in Iceland are being lifted all over Europe. Hungary has first called off overflight restrictions above 7,500 metres (24,000 feet) and then suspended general no-fly regulations at noon today. In the meantime, economists have warned that air travel disruption depends entirely on how long the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the dispersion of ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest Helping Haiti
- 23 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti, U.S. Embassy Budapest sent two officers, Consul General Jeffrey Lodinsky and Vice Consul Lynette Behnke, to support U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince. The earthquake had profound destructive impact on the infrastructure of Port-au-Prince and on its residents. U.S. help was critical for all the inhabitants of Haiti, but Embassy ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.