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Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: IMF Leaves Hungary
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks it is unreasonable to replace a cheap loan with more expensive ones, therefore the government’s decision must be based on political calculations. A business news site suggests that getting rid of the IMF may prove politically profitable for the governing right wing.
Hungary Now Fulfils Two Euro Zone Accession Criteria
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has already achieved compliance with two out of the three euro zone accession requirements: those on inflation and the government fiscal deficit, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the general assembly of the Hungarian Association of International Enterprises.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Banks Win Loan Court Case
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative blogger believes that creditors who demand radical state action and even the annulation of their mortgage loan contracts echo the public culture of the pre-1989 era.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
'We Love Free Budapest' - How To Enjoy Hungarian Capital For (Nearly) Nothing?
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
With temperatures in Budapest about to peak, now’s the time to enjoy the natural splendour of the city. But what if you’re a bit short on cash? No worries. Be it picnics in city parks, panoramic views, relaxing bike rides or market stalls with free nibbles, Wizz Air’s Facebook friends and Budapest’s residents show us all the best things in the city are free.
Invitation: Smiling Hospital Budapest Art Exhibition Opening 25 June
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Posters from our professional painters are on display and for sale from June 25 to June 30. You can choose from 18 sketches at our silent auction. Please indicate your interest in advance to the organizer of the exhibition. We welcome our friends and supporters at the opening at VÁCI1 shopping center (H-1052 Budapest, Deák Ferenc street 3-5.) on June 25 at 18.00.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...
Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: IMF Leaves Hungary
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks it is unreasonable to replace a cheap loan with more expensive ones, therefore the government’s decision must be based on political calculations. A business news site suggests that getting rid of the IMF may prove politically profitable for the governing right wing.
Hungary Now Fulfils Two Euro Zone Accession Criteria
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has already achieved compliance with two out of the three euro zone accession requirements: those on inflation and the government fiscal deficit, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the general assembly of the Hungarian Association of International Enterprises.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Banks Win Loan Court Case
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative blogger believes that creditors who demand radical state action and even the annulation of their mortgage loan contracts echo the public culture of the pre-1989 era.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
'We Love Free Budapest' - How To Enjoy Hungarian Capital For (Nearly) Nothing?
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
With temperatures in Budapest about to peak, now’s the time to enjoy the natural splendour of the city. But what if you’re a bit short on cash? No worries. Be it picnics in city parks, panoramic views, relaxing bike rides or market stalls with free nibbles, Wizz Air’s Facebook friends and Budapest’s residents show us all the best things in the city are free.
Invitation: Smiling Hospital Budapest Art Exhibition Opening 25 June
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Posters from our professional painters are on display and for sale from June 25 to June 30. You can choose from 18 sketches at our silent auction. Please indicate your interest in advance to the organizer of the exhibition. We welcome our friends and supporters at the opening at VÁCI1 shopping center (H-1052 Budapest, Deák Ferenc street 3-5.) on June 25 at 18.00.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...