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Lenders Contest NBH Fines For Raising Client Fees In Hungary
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Nine Hungarian lenders, among them Raiffeisen, Erste and FHB, are contesting fines by the National Bank of Hungary levied for illegally raising client fees, business daily Napi Gazdaság says.
TEDxDanubia 2014: The Age Of Uncertainty, Budapest, 15 May
- 6 May 2014 9:02 AM
- business
We live in uncertain times, probably more so than ever before. The pace of change is accelerating, the amount of information and choices is overwhelming. A merging biological and technological revolution is transforming our reality. The gap between rich and poor has widened to unprecedented levels. Population growth and human induced ecological changes are creating unforeseeable risks on a ...
Luxembourg Rules FX Loan Ball Is In Hungarian Court
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The European Court of Justice has ruled that it is up to Hungary’s top court to decide in the case of a private individual who sued their bank over her contract for a mortgage denominated in foreign currency, Magyar Nemzet daily says. It ruled in the case of Sebestyén versus Raiffeisen Bank, which follows a similar landmark case launched by the Kásler couple.
Xpat Opinion: About Time To Upgrade Hungary’s Credit Rating
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The time has come for rating agencies to upgrade Hungary,” said Hendrik Scheerlinck, the CEO of K&H Bank, the Hungarian branch of Belgian KBC. According to portfolio.hu, Scheerlinck said in an interview on Tuesday that he anticipates a stable, economic policy as the country returns to the path of more economic growth.
Xpat Opinion: Training Skilled Workers & Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
My post today deals with two aspects of Hungarian education. One is the training of skilled workers and the other, the still sorry state of foreign language education.
Sanoma Sells Hungarian Media Unit
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Finnish media company Sanoma has signed an agreement to sell its Hungarian media unit, Sanoma Media Budapest, to Hungary’s Centrál Csoport, a financial services firm, Sanoma told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: About Time To Upgrade Hungary’s Credit Rating
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The time has come for rating agencies to upgrade Hungary,” said Hendrik Scheerlinck, the CEO of K&H Bank, the Hungarian branch of Belgian KBC. According to portfolio.hu, Scheerlinck said in an interview on Tuesday that he anticipates a stable, economic policy as the country returns to the path of more economic growth.
Xpat Opinion: The Financial Times Acknowledges Mistake Re Hungary
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a little late and not exactly a correction, but the Financial Times changed the text. Last week, I wrote about an unfortunate incident with the FT. The post entitled, “No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary,” has all the details, but here it is in brief: an FT political correspondent reported that UK Foreign Secretary William Hague referred to central Europe and Hungary in a ...
Govt To Extend Subsidies For New Budapest Trams
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- getting around
The government has decided to provide extra financial support for the procurement of new trams for the capital city to ensure that Budapest receives 47 new vehicles, ten more than originally planned, according to the state gazette Magyar Közlöny. The original procurement for trams and trolley buses had been held up due to legal wrangles involving a tender which Skoda, one of the unsuccessful ...
Lenders Contest NBH Fines For Raising Client Fees In Hungary
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Nine Hungarian lenders, among them Raiffeisen, Erste and FHB, are contesting fines by the National Bank of Hungary levied for illegally raising client fees, business daily Napi Gazdaság says.
TEDxDanubia 2014: The Age Of Uncertainty, Budapest, 15 May
- 6 May 2014 9:02 AM
- business
We live in uncertain times, probably more so than ever before. The pace of change is accelerating, the amount of information and choices is overwhelming. A merging biological and technological revolution is transforming our reality. The gap between rich and poor has widened to unprecedented levels. Population growth and human induced ecological changes are creating unforeseeable risks on a ...
Luxembourg Rules FX Loan Ball Is In Hungarian Court
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The European Court of Justice has ruled that it is up to Hungary’s top court to decide in the case of a private individual who sued their bank over her contract for a mortgage denominated in foreign currency, Magyar Nemzet daily says. It ruled in the case of Sebestyén versus Raiffeisen Bank, which follows a similar landmark case launched by the Kásler couple.
Xpat Opinion: About Time To Upgrade Hungary’s Credit Rating
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The time has come for rating agencies to upgrade Hungary,” said Hendrik Scheerlinck, the CEO of K&H Bank, the Hungarian branch of Belgian KBC. According to portfolio.hu, Scheerlinck said in an interview on Tuesday that he anticipates a stable, economic policy as the country returns to the path of more economic growth.
Xpat Opinion: Training Skilled Workers & Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
My post today deals with two aspects of Hungarian education. One is the training of skilled workers and the other, the still sorry state of foreign language education.
Sanoma Sells Hungarian Media Unit
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Finnish media company Sanoma has signed an agreement to sell its Hungarian media unit, Sanoma Media Budapest, to Hungary’s Centrál Csoport, a financial services firm, Sanoma told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: About Time To Upgrade Hungary’s Credit Rating
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The time has come for rating agencies to upgrade Hungary,” said Hendrik Scheerlinck, the CEO of K&H Bank, the Hungarian branch of Belgian KBC. According to portfolio.hu, Scheerlinck said in an interview on Tuesday that he anticipates a stable, economic policy as the country returns to the path of more economic growth.
Xpat Opinion: The Financial Times Acknowledges Mistake Re Hungary
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a little late and not exactly a correction, but the Financial Times changed the text. Last week, I wrote about an unfortunate incident with the FT. The post entitled, “No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary,” has all the details, but here it is in brief: an FT political correspondent reported that UK Foreign Secretary William Hague referred to central Europe and Hungary in a ...
Govt To Extend Subsidies For New Budapest Trams
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- getting around
The government has decided to provide extra financial support for the procurement of new trams for the capital city to ensure that Budapest receives 47 new vehicles, ten more than originally planned, according to the state gazette Magyar Közlöny. The original procurement for trams and trolley buses had been held up due to legal wrangles involving a tender which Skoda, one of the unsuccessful ...