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Top Hungarian Court Rules On FX Loan Case
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ruled invalid a clause in a contract for a loan denominated in foreign currency that stated the client received the loan at the bank’s buying exchange rate and paid it back at the selling rate.
Crowd Protests Dismissal Of Origo Editor In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Tuesday to voice protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news portal Origo. Speakers read out statements of portals Index, 444, Átlátszó and Origo itself to express solidarity with Origo’s editors and support the freedom of the press.
Half Of Families With Children Report Problems Affording Food In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungary’s families with children struggle to afford food, a Socialist politician said on Monday, citing a study of OECD member countries. Ildikó Borbély Bangó told a press conference that 47% of the families in the Gallup survey had found it difficult to buy food at some point.
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Nearly 70% Of Online Shops Raise Revenue Last Year In Hungary - Survey
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
A total of 69% of 586 online shops participating in a Webshop-Experts survey reported rising revenue in 2013, the company said on Wednesday. Webshop-Experts said that only 7% of the online shops participating in the survey reported declining revenue in 2013, while one-third of them reported an increase in turnover of more than 50% last year.
Foreign Tour Groups On The Wane In Hungary
- 28 May 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
Hungarian tourism is growing rapidly but most foreign tourists arrive independently so travel agencies that mainly cater to foreign tour groups are not generally cashing in on the boom, business daily Világgazdaság said. Out of a total of 1,200 Hungarian travel agencies, around 100 focus on inbound travellers, the paper said.
Aegon Policy Holders File Claims For 600 Million Forints In Yvette Damages
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Insurer Aegon Magyarország received 8,065 claims from policy holders for almost 600 million forints in damages caused by extratropical storm Yvette in May, the company said on Tuesday. The claims brought the total number received by Aegon during the month over 11,000, the highest number for May since 2010, when the Tisza river flooded.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Top Hungarian Court Rules On FX Loan Case
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ruled invalid a clause in a contract for a loan denominated in foreign currency that stated the client received the loan at the bank’s buying exchange rate and paid it back at the selling rate.
Crowd Protests Dismissal Of Origo Editor In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Tuesday to voice protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news portal Origo. Speakers read out statements of portals Index, 444, Átlátszó and Origo itself to express solidarity with Origo’s editors and support the freedom of the press.
Half Of Families With Children Report Problems Affording Food In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungary’s families with children struggle to afford food, a Socialist politician said on Monday, citing a study of OECD member countries. Ildikó Borbély Bangó told a press conference that 47% of the families in the Gallup survey had found it difficult to buy food at some point.
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Nearly 70% Of Online Shops Raise Revenue Last Year In Hungary - Survey
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
A total of 69% of 586 online shops participating in a Webshop-Experts survey reported rising revenue in 2013, the company said on Wednesday. Webshop-Experts said that only 7% of the online shops participating in the survey reported declining revenue in 2013, while one-third of them reported an increase in turnover of more than 50% last year.
Foreign Tour Groups On The Wane In Hungary
- 28 May 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
Hungarian tourism is growing rapidly but most foreign tourists arrive independently so travel agencies that mainly cater to foreign tour groups are not generally cashing in on the boom, business daily Világgazdaság said. Out of a total of 1,200 Hungarian travel agencies, around 100 focus on inbound travellers, the paper said.
Aegon Policy Holders File Claims For 600 Million Forints In Yvette Damages
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Insurer Aegon Magyarország received 8,065 claims from policy holders for almost 600 million forints in damages caused by extratropical storm Yvette in May, the company said on Tuesday. The claims brought the total number received by Aegon during the month over 11,000, the highest number for May since 2010, when the Tisza river flooded.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.