234 result(s) for foreign funding
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Summons Norwegian Ambassador Over Norway Grants
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign minister, Tibor Navracsics, on Tuesday summoned Norway’s ambassador to Budapest, Tove Skarstein, with a request for information about statements connected with the Norway Grants. Navracsics expressed hope that talks between the Hungarian and Norwegian governments on June 12 would lead to a suitable outcome and the resolution of disputed issues.
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Employers Can Contribute To Employee Home Loans In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Employers will be allowed to contribute a tax-exempt 5 million forints (EUR 16,200) over five years to paying off their employees’ home loans, under a decree signed by Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday.
The Beijing-Belgrade-Budapest Axis
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Summons Norwegian Ambassador Over Norway Grants
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign minister, Tibor Navracsics, on Tuesday summoned Norway’s ambassador to Budapest, Tove Skarstein, with a request for information about statements connected with the Norway Grants. Navracsics expressed hope that talks between the Hungarian and Norwegian governments on June 12 would lead to a suitable outcome and the resolution of disputed issues.
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Employers Can Contribute To Employee Home Loans In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Employers will be allowed to contribute a tax-exempt 5 million forints (EUR 16,200) over five years to paying off their employees’ home loans, under a decree signed by Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday.
The Beijing-Belgrade-Budapest Axis
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...