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Feel The Warm Glow Of Budapest’s Holiday Markets
- 5 Dec 2013 5:00 AM
- shopping
Festive cheers and the aromas of seasonal spices fill the crisp air amid clusters of gleaming booths offering unique gifts and delicious goodies, while musicians play Christmas songs on traditional instruments (and sometimes electric guitars). Such scenes pop up in many of Budapest’s grandest squares and cultural sites for December’s diverse holiday fairs, featuring plentiful presents ranging ...
Hungary’s Positive Retail Sales Trend Unbroken
- 8 Nov 2013 11:52 AM
- shopping
In September this year, retail sale turnover increased by 0.3 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Hungary’s National Bank MNB Sees Bank Consolidation Ahead
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The three biggest risks facing the bank sector are the tight lending conditions for companies, high household debts and the continuing low profitability of the sector, the MNB writes in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Utility Price Regulation: ‘Strong But Not Uncommon’
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government of Hungary has introduced price cuts in utility costs, and we had an interesting reaction last week from a major player in the energy market. "What you see in Hungary, the regulatory impact on the market … it is very strong but is not uncommon. Everywhere in Europe the state intervenes in tariffs, in the way a business is structured," said Willem Coppoolse, head of illiquid gas ...
Xpat Opinion: Tax Cuts For Families With Children In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the new family tax allowance proposed by the government will increase inequality. His conservative counterpart welcomes the proposal which he believes will stimulate the birth rate.
Prime Minister Attended The Hungary-India Business Forum In Mumbai
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, currently on an official visit to India, opened trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at 9:15 am local time, on Friday.
While In India, Hungary's PM Orbán Stressed Importance Of Nuclear Energy
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
Hungary might have the lowest electricity prices in the European Union in four or five years and expanding Hungary’s nuclear energy capacity is a precondition to that. The statement was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the last day of his visit to India, during a business forum in Mumbai. Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for foreign affairs and external trade, has announced that ...
Having Children Makes Life Easier & Cheaper In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Despite the reduced overheads, life in Hungary is more expensive now than it was three years ago, when we factor in food, transport, and energy prices. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) figures show that since 2010, when the government decided to support families with children, income among households with kids rose more than the rate of inflation, while childless households are left ...
Feel The Warm Glow Of Budapest’s Holiday Markets
- 5 Dec 2013 5:00 AM
- shopping
Festive cheers and the aromas of seasonal spices fill the crisp air amid clusters of gleaming booths offering unique gifts and delicious goodies, while musicians play Christmas songs on traditional instruments (and sometimes electric guitars). Such scenes pop up in many of Budapest’s grandest squares and cultural sites for December’s diverse holiday fairs, featuring plentiful presents ranging ...
Hungary’s Positive Retail Sales Trend Unbroken
- 8 Nov 2013 11:52 AM
- shopping
In September this year, retail sale turnover increased by 0.3 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Hungary’s National Bank MNB Sees Bank Consolidation Ahead
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The three biggest risks facing the bank sector are the tight lending conditions for companies, high household debts and the continuing low profitability of the sector, the MNB writes in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Utility Price Regulation: ‘Strong But Not Uncommon’
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government of Hungary has introduced price cuts in utility costs, and we had an interesting reaction last week from a major player in the energy market. "What you see in Hungary, the regulatory impact on the market … it is very strong but is not uncommon. Everywhere in Europe the state intervenes in tariffs, in the way a business is structured," said Willem Coppoolse, head of illiquid gas ...
Xpat Opinion: Tax Cuts For Families With Children In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the new family tax allowance proposed by the government will increase inequality. His conservative counterpart welcomes the proposal which he believes will stimulate the birth rate.
Prime Minister Attended The Hungary-India Business Forum In Mumbai
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, currently on an official visit to India, opened trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at 9:15 am local time, on Friday.
While In India, Hungary's PM Orbán Stressed Importance Of Nuclear Energy
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
Hungary might have the lowest electricity prices in the European Union in four or five years and expanding Hungary’s nuclear energy capacity is a precondition to that. The statement was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the last day of his visit to India, during a business forum in Mumbai. Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for foreign affairs and external trade, has announced that ...
Having Children Makes Life Easier & Cheaper In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Despite the reduced overheads, life in Hungary is more expensive now than it was three years ago, when we factor in food, transport, and energy prices. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) figures show that since 2010, when the government decided to support families with children, income among households with kids rose more than the rate of inflation, while childless households are left ...















