2,504 result(s) for hungarian forint
Hungary To Send Troops To NATO Rapid Response Force
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute troops to NATO’s rapid response force to be set up in connection with the Ukraine crisis, defence minister Csaba Hende told public Kossuth Rádió. Hende said that Hungarian servicemen will “certainly be delegated to the (new force’s) command in Poland, and we will see the rest”.
Hungary Guest Nights Up 2.6% In July
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights in commercial accommodation rose by an annual 2.6% to 3,610,000 in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The rise slowed from a 7.6% increase in the previous month. The number of guest nights spent by foreign visitors inched down 0.7% to 1,593,000, but the number spent by Hungarian guests increased by 5.5% to 2,017,000.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungarian Govt Agency Files Complaint Against NGO Associated With Norway Grants
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Control Office (Kehi) has filed a criminal complaint against an unnamed organisation on suspicion of illegal financial activities, Kehi told MTI on Wednesday. Daily Magyar Nemzet’s Wednesday issue reported that Kehi was investigating the suspected organisation in connection with a probe into ways grants from the Norway Fund are distributed in Hungary, and suspected that it had ...
Hungarians Spend Little On Life Insurance
- 4 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
While customers across Europe spend 1,124 euros on a life insurance policy a year, the Hungarian average is below 150 euros, the Hungarian Insurers’ Association (MABISZ) told MTI on Thursday, citing fresh figures from Insurance Europe.
Hungarian Police Seize 63kg Of Drugs
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have seized 63kgs of drugs worth an estimated 100 million forints (EUR 315,000) in Borsod-Abaúj- Zemplén county, northern Hungary, a local police chief told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Hungary To Send Troops To NATO Rapid Response Force
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute troops to NATO’s rapid response force to be set up in connection with the Ukraine crisis, defence minister Csaba Hende told public Kossuth Rádió. Hende said that Hungarian servicemen will “certainly be delegated to the (new force’s) command in Poland, and we will see the rest”.
Hungary Guest Nights Up 2.6% In July
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights in commercial accommodation rose by an annual 2.6% to 3,610,000 in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The rise slowed from a 7.6% increase in the previous month. The number of guest nights spent by foreign visitors inched down 0.7% to 1,593,000, but the number spent by Hungarian guests increased by 5.5% to 2,017,000.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungarian Govt Agency Files Complaint Against NGO Associated With Norway Grants
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Control Office (Kehi) has filed a criminal complaint against an unnamed organisation on suspicion of illegal financial activities, Kehi told MTI on Wednesday. Daily Magyar Nemzet’s Wednesday issue reported that Kehi was investigating the suspected organisation in connection with a probe into ways grants from the Norway Fund are distributed in Hungary, and suspected that it had ...
Hungarians Spend Little On Life Insurance
- 4 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
While customers across Europe spend 1,124 euros on a life insurance policy a year, the Hungarian average is below 150 euros, the Hungarian Insurers’ Association (MABISZ) told MTI on Thursday, citing fresh figures from Insurance Europe.
Hungarian Police Seize 63kg Of Drugs
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have seized 63kgs of drugs worth an estimated 100 million forints (EUR 315,000) in Borsod-Abaúj- Zemplén county, northern Hungary, a local police chief told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...