408 result(s) for energy market
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
OECD Sees Strong But Slowing Hungarian Economic Growth
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The OECD has upgraded its forecasts for Hungarian economic growth for this year to 3% from 2.1%, and to 2.2% from 1.7% for 2016. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its Economic Outlook that exports were expected to grow by 5.7% both this year and in 2016 and the current account surplus of 4.8% this year was likely to rise to 5.1%. Unemployment is expected to ...
CEO’s More Optimistic In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian executives are optimistic about the next 12 months, and are keeping a vigilant eye on Berlin.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Vodafone Has Inaugurated Its New Visitor Centre In Budapest
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Vodafone Hungary has commissioned a new Visitor Centre in its head office building, which shows the most important innovations in mobile technology, as well as present and future developments. Visitors can have a look at the workings of one of Vodafone’s key control centres, peeping into how the broadband network, which covers 98.4% of the country is operated and monitored.
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.
Hungarian Gov Planning Restriction Of Energy Drink Market
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government is planning to draft legislation on restricting the consumption of energy drinks, according to State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources Bence Rétvári. Responding to a written question submitted to the ministry by independent MP Lajos Oláh, who asked whether the government has plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to young people.
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
OECD Sees Strong But Slowing Hungarian Economic Growth
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The OECD has upgraded its forecasts for Hungarian economic growth for this year to 3% from 2.1%, and to 2.2% from 1.7% for 2016. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its Economic Outlook that exports were expected to grow by 5.7% both this year and in 2016 and the current account surplus of 4.8% this year was likely to rise to 5.1%. Unemployment is expected to ...
CEO’s More Optimistic In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian executives are optimistic about the next 12 months, and are keeping a vigilant eye on Berlin.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Vodafone Has Inaugurated Its New Visitor Centre In Budapest
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Vodafone Hungary has commissioned a new Visitor Centre in its head office building, which shows the most important innovations in mobile technology, as well as present and future developments. Visitors can have a look at the workings of one of Vodafone’s key control centres, peeping into how the broadband network, which covers 98.4% of the country is operated and monitored.
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.
Hungarian Gov Planning Restriction Of Energy Drink Market
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government is planning to draft legislation on restricting the consumption of energy drinks, according to State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources Bence Rétvári. Responding to a written question submitted to the ministry by independent MP Lajos Oláh, who asked whether the government has plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to young people.