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Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Szijjártó Hungary Diversifying Trade Relations
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary is diversifying its trade relations to the south and east to ensure it is among the winners in the new world order taking shape, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. This world order is emerging in the wake of global challenges and regional economic integration, the minister said at the opening of the second Hungary-Latin America Forum in Budapest. At the start of this year, Hungary ...
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
Demjan Appoints CEU BS Alumna Borbala Czako To Chair Euro 1 Million Migration Fund
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Demján Group, owned by one of Hungary’s most prominent businessman Sándor Demján, has donated one million euros to establish a migration fund. This fund will support improving conditions for refugee children currently in Hungary or on the borders of the country. It will be used to buy food, clothing, finance domestic travel, healthcare and to produce information material and assist civilians and ...
Hungary’s Film Commissioner Vajna Buys Commercial Channel TV2
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s film industry commissioner Andy Vajna has signed a contract to buy Hungarian commercial television channel TV2, and, after signing by the sellers, the deal will be announced later this week, figyelo.hu, the website of weekly Figyelő reported. The transaction will require approval by Hungary’s Competition Office, figyelo.hu said.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Varga Wins Euromoney Award
- 12 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has been named Finance Minister of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by the Emerging Markets website of British monthly Euromoney. The timing of the conversion of foreign-currency mortgages to local currency was perfect, Emerging Markets observed. Furthermore, Hungary has paid back its loan to the IMF early, the site underlines.
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Suspended EU Payments For Hungary Restarted
- 29 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- business
Payments have been restarted in the first three priorities of the Economic Development Operational Programme (GOP) after the European Commission stopped the suspension of payments following a five-month dispute, deputy state secretary at the prime minister’s office Nándor Csepreghy told a press conference. Fully 210 billion forints (EUR 670m) of development funding will be transferred to Hungary ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Szijjártó Hungary Diversifying Trade Relations
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary is diversifying its trade relations to the south and east to ensure it is among the winners in the new world order taking shape, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. This world order is emerging in the wake of global challenges and regional economic integration, the minister said at the opening of the second Hungary-Latin America Forum in Budapest. At the start of this year, Hungary ...
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
Demjan Appoints CEU BS Alumna Borbala Czako To Chair Euro 1 Million Migration Fund
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Demján Group, owned by one of Hungary’s most prominent businessman Sándor Demján, has donated one million euros to establish a migration fund. This fund will support improving conditions for refugee children currently in Hungary or on the borders of the country. It will be used to buy food, clothing, finance domestic travel, healthcare and to produce information material and assist civilians and ...
Hungary’s Film Commissioner Vajna Buys Commercial Channel TV2
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s film industry commissioner Andy Vajna has signed a contract to buy Hungarian commercial television channel TV2, and, after signing by the sellers, the deal will be announced later this week, figyelo.hu, the website of weekly Figyelő reported. The transaction will require approval by Hungary’s Competition Office, figyelo.hu said.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Varga Wins Euromoney Award
- 12 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has been named Finance Minister of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by the Emerging Markets website of British monthly Euromoney. The timing of the conversion of foreign-currency mortgages to local currency was perfect, Emerging Markets observed. Furthermore, Hungary has paid back its loan to the IMF early, the site underlines.
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Suspended EU Payments For Hungary Restarted
- 29 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- business
Payments have been restarted in the first three priorities of the Economic Development Operational Programme (GOP) after the European Commission stopped the suspension of payments following a five-month dispute, deputy state secretary at the prime minister’s office Nándor Csepreghy told a press conference. Fully 210 billion forints (EUR 670m) of development funding will be transferred to Hungary ...