4,107 result(s) for forint
Miskolc University Gets EUR 10.3 Million Supercomputer
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The University of Miskolc (N Hungary) has inaugurated a supercomputer, purchased from European Union funding of 3.2 billion forints (EUR 10.3m), on Tuesday. The universities of Debrecen (E Hungary) and Szeged (S Hungary) already have supercomputers, with the first one inaugurated in Debrecen in 2011.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
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.
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Hungarian Forint Liquidity Of Banking Sector Falls In Sept
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Forint liquidity of Hungary’s banking sector fell in September from a month earlier, reflected mainly in the lower average stocks of two-week central bank deposits, the National Bank of Hungary said in a report. The average stock of two-week deposits decreased by 241.8 billion forints to 4,290 billion, the report based on preliminary data shows. The average stock of external assets fell by 350 ...
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs Vacant In Hungary
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has tens of thousands of unfilled jobs with mechanics, cleaners and garbage collectors among the most sought-after workers, the Saturday edition of daily Magyar Idők said. Citing August jobs data from the economy ministry, the paper said there was also a nationwide shortage of construction, industrial and agricultural workers, with each sector reporting over 1,000 vacancies.
Miskolc University Gets EUR 10.3 Million Supercomputer
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The University of Miskolc (N Hungary) has inaugurated a supercomputer, purchased from European Union funding of 3.2 billion forints (EUR 10.3m), on Tuesday. The universities of Debrecen (E Hungary) and Szeged (S Hungary) already have supercomputers, with the first one inaugurated in Debrecen in 2011.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
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.
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Hungarian Forint Liquidity Of Banking Sector Falls In Sept
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Forint liquidity of Hungary’s banking sector fell in September from a month earlier, reflected mainly in the lower average stocks of two-week central bank deposits, the National Bank of Hungary said in a report. The average stock of two-week deposits decreased by 241.8 billion forints to 4,290 billion, the report based on preliminary data shows. The average stock of external assets fell by 350 ...
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs Vacant In Hungary
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has tens of thousands of unfilled jobs with mechanics, cleaners and garbage collectors among the most sought-after workers, the Saturday edition of daily Magyar Idők said. Citing August jobs data from the economy ministry, the paper said there was also a nationwide shortage of construction, industrial and agricultural workers, with each sector reporting over 1,000 vacancies.