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Hungary Trade Surplus Reaches 556 M Euros In Dec
- 10 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- business
Hungary posted a trade surplus of 556 million euros in December, narrowing by 82 million euros from the same month a year earlier. Exports climbed by 7.7% to 7.284 billion euros. Imports were up by 9.9% at 6.728 billion euros, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Budapest Police Chief Hails Decrease In Registered Crime Cases
- 10 Feb 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Last year, 60,864 criminal cases were reported in Budapest, while that number had been over 70,000 in 2015, the city’s police chief told a press conference on Thursday. Gábor Bucsek added that the ratio of successful investigations was 40 percent.
New Budapest-Amsterdam Cheap Flights
- 9 Feb 2017 9:55 AM
- travel
Low-cost carrier easyJet has just launched its first service between Hungary and the Netherlands. This service to Amsterdam operates three times a week, and is Budapest’s second link to the Dutch capital, providing "an additional 500 one-way weekly seats on the direct service".
Hungary’s Household Wealth Second Lowest Among Eurozone Countries
- 9 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The average household wealth in Hungary amounts to EUR 50,800, a mere 22.7 percent of the Eurozone average, meaning average wealth would need to increase 440 percent to reach that average, and 500 percent to reach that of neighboring Austria. Neighboring Slovakia’s average household wealth surpasses Hungary’s by 30 percent, while Poland’s is nearly twice as high.
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Hungary’s Budget Posts EUR 400m Surplus In January
- 8 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s cash-flow-based budget, excluding local councils, showed a 123.4 billion (EUR 400m) forint surplus in January, the first reading of data released by the economy ministry on Tuesday shows. The 2017 budget act targets a full-year deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints.
Hungary Tops Up Police Funding To Make More Hires
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has mandated the reallocation of 55.8 billion forints (EUR 180m) in this year’s budget to finance 3,000 new hires by the police, a resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows.
Hungarian Commercial Real Estate Market Grows 107% In 2016
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- property
Investors spent EUR 1.54 billion in 2016 on the Hungarian commercial real estate market, surpassing the 2015 level of EUR 745 million by 107%, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal by real estate services firm CBRE Hungary.
Russia For New Largescale Projects With Hungary
- 3 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
A way to reverse a decline in Russian-Hungarian trade would be to implement new large-scale investment projects, the Russian health minister told business daily Világgazdaság ahead of a visit by the Russian president. Veronika Skvortsova noted cooperation developing between Russia and Hungary in the vehicle manufacturing and energy industries.
Hungary Trade Surplus Reaches 556 M Euros In Dec
- 10 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- business
Hungary posted a trade surplus of 556 million euros in December, narrowing by 82 million euros from the same month a year earlier. Exports climbed by 7.7% to 7.284 billion euros. Imports were up by 9.9% at 6.728 billion euros, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Budapest Police Chief Hails Decrease In Registered Crime Cases
- 10 Feb 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Last year, 60,864 criminal cases were reported in Budapest, while that number had been over 70,000 in 2015, the city’s police chief told a press conference on Thursday. Gábor Bucsek added that the ratio of successful investigations was 40 percent.
New Budapest-Amsterdam Cheap Flights
- 9 Feb 2017 9:55 AM
- travel
Low-cost carrier easyJet has just launched its first service between Hungary and the Netherlands. This service to Amsterdam operates three times a week, and is Budapest’s second link to the Dutch capital, providing "an additional 500 one-way weekly seats on the direct service".
Hungary’s Household Wealth Second Lowest Among Eurozone Countries
- 9 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The average household wealth in Hungary amounts to EUR 50,800, a mere 22.7 percent of the Eurozone average, meaning average wealth would need to increase 440 percent to reach that average, and 500 percent to reach that of neighboring Austria. Neighboring Slovakia’s average household wealth surpasses Hungary’s by 30 percent, while Poland’s is nearly twice as high.
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Hungary’s Budget Posts EUR 400m Surplus In January
- 8 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s cash-flow-based budget, excluding local councils, showed a 123.4 billion (EUR 400m) forint surplus in January, the first reading of data released by the economy ministry on Tuesday shows. The 2017 budget act targets a full-year deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints.
Hungary Tops Up Police Funding To Make More Hires
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has mandated the reallocation of 55.8 billion forints (EUR 180m) in this year’s budget to finance 3,000 new hires by the police, a resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows.
Hungarian Commercial Real Estate Market Grows 107% In 2016
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- property
Investors spent EUR 1.54 billion in 2016 on the Hungarian commercial real estate market, surpassing the 2015 level of EUR 745 million by 107%, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal by real estate services firm CBRE Hungary.
Russia For New Largescale Projects With Hungary
- 3 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
A way to reverse a decline in Russian-Hungarian trade would be to implement new large-scale investment projects, the Russian health minister told business daily Világgazdaság ahead of a visit by the Russian president. Veronika Skvortsova noted cooperation developing between Russia and Hungary in the vehicle manufacturing and energy industries.