541 result(s) for end of year report
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Crime Rising In Downtown Budapest Districts
- 19 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 25% of ordinary crimes registered last year were committed in Budapest, as reported crime in the city rose by 10%, the Prosecutor’s Office revealed. Budapest’s Fifth and Sixth districts were the most crime-infested areas in 2012, while the 16th District was the safest in the city.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary To Receive Previously Suspended EU Funds
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- business
As the European Union prepares its seven-year budget for the 2014 to 2020 period, a thorny question about Hungary’s funding arose. As of last week, 10 out of our 13 operational programs were under suspension and awaiting a September 9 decision from the European Commission.
Xpat Opinion: EU Says Law On Retirement Of Judges Now OK In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
t started off as a straightforward administrative measure: The Hungarian state wanted to establish a unified retirement age for all public servants. That should include judges too. But to some, this was seen as a threat to the independence of the judiciary, undermining the separation of powers and posing a “threat to Hungarian democracy”. For the Hungarian government, this has always been, and ...
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.
Hungary Expects Record Breaking Summer Tourist Season
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier today, in July 2013 the number of tourist nights spent in Hungary by non-residents and residents was up by 4.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, and thus turnover at accommodation establishments increased by a total of 6.2 percent. Gross revenues at accommodation facilities – at current prices – ...
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: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Crime Rising In Downtown Budapest Districts
- 19 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 25% of ordinary crimes registered last year were committed in Budapest, as reported crime in the city rose by 10%, the Prosecutor’s Office revealed. Budapest’s Fifth and Sixth districts were the most crime-infested areas in 2012, while the 16th District was the safest in the city.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary To Receive Previously Suspended EU Funds
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- business
As the European Union prepares its seven-year budget for the 2014 to 2020 period, a thorny question about Hungary’s funding arose. As of last week, 10 out of our 13 operational programs were under suspension and awaiting a September 9 decision from the European Commission.
Xpat Opinion: EU Says Law On Retirement Of Judges Now OK In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
t started off as a straightforward administrative measure: The Hungarian state wanted to establish a unified retirement age for all public servants. That should include judges too. But to some, this was seen as a threat to the independence of the judiciary, undermining the separation of powers and posing a “threat to Hungarian democracy”. For the Hungarian government, this has always been, and ...
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.
Hungary Expects Record Breaking Summer Tourist Season
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier today, in July 2013 the number of tourist nights spent in Hungary by non-residents and residents was up by 4.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, and thus turnover at accommodation establishments increased by a total of 6.2 percent. Gross revenues at accommodation facilities – at current prices – ...
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: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...