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Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Hungary To Overshoot C.Bank Inflation Goal In 2010
- 10 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The surprise jump in Hungary’s inflation to 6.4% in January has made a deep impression on analysts and, as a consequence, they now project the country’s inflation path to be considerably higher in 2010 than before. The market presently sees it unlikely that the headline CPI figure will drop to below the central bank’s medium-term goal (3.0% +/- 1ppt) this year.
Budapest Airport Expects More Custom
- 9 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport forecasts that Ferihegy airport will have 8.2 million passengers this year, up from 8.1 million in 2009.
Hungary's Aggtelek National Park Goes Under
- 9 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Aggtelek National Park (ANP) has gone bankrupt with only Ft 20 million in its account, which is only sufficient to pay its staff salaries, Magyar Hírlap reports.
New Hungarian TV Channel Of Magyar Telekom Aims To Dethrone Discovery Channel
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Magyar Telekom, Hungary’s leading telecommunications group, has introduced at two new television channels launched by origo.hu at an unorthodox press conference on Friday. Journalists were allowed into the studios and some even had the chance to become weathermen/women for a few minutes in front of the blue screen.
Hungary's Tokaj Appears As Slovak Wine Region
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Tokaj name has again appeared as a Slovak wine region in the e-bacchus, the registry of EU wine regions, much to the consternation of vintners in the Hungarian region.
First St. David's Day Festival In Budapest, March 1st 2010
- 5 Mar 2010 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Around 200 Xpats joined guests of honour HM Ambassador Dorey and President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Professor Pálinkás, at the first celebration in Budapest of the Welsh National Day.
Gov’t Earmarks Ft 10bn For Malév Hungarian Airlines
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The government has put aside Ft 10 billion of its own general reserves for the capitalisation of Malév and put money at the disposal of the national asset manager (MNV), the official gazette Magyar Közlöny wrote yesterday.
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Hungary To Overshoot C.Bank Inflation Goal In 2010
- 10 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The surprise jump in Hungary’s inflation to 6.4% in January has made a deep impression on analysts and, as a consequence, they now project the country’s inflation path to be considerably higher in 2010 than before. The market presently sees it unlikely that the headline CPI figure will drop to below the central bank’s medium-term goal (3.0% +/- 1ppt) this year.
Budapest Airport Expects More Custom
- 9 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport forecasts that Ferihegy airport will have 8.2 million passengers this year, up from 8.1 million in 2009.
Hungary's Aggtelek National Park Goes Under
- 9 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Aggtelek National Park (ANP) has gone bankrupt with only Ft 20 million in its account, which is only sufficient to pay its staff salaries, Magyar Hírlap reports.
New Hungarian TV Channel Of Magyar Telekom Aims To Dethrone Discovery Channel
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Magyar Telekom, Hungary’s leading telecommunications group, has introduced at two new television channels launched by origo.hu at an unorthodox press conference on Friday. Journalists were allowed into the studios and some even had the chance to become weathermen/women for a few minutes in front of the blue screen.
Hungary's Tokaj Appears As Slovak Wine Region
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Tokaj name has again appeared as a Slovak wine region in the e-bacchus, the registry of EU wine regions, much to the consternation of vintners in the Hungarian region.
First St. David's Day Festival In Budapest, March 1st 2010
- 5 Mar 2010 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Around 200 Xpats joined guests of honour HM Ambassador Dorey and President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Professor Pálinkás, at the first celebration in Budapest of the Welsh National Day.
Gov’t Earmarks Ft 10bn For Malév Hungarian Airlines
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The government has put aside Ft 10 billion of its own general reserves for the capitalisation of Malév and put money at the disposal of the national asset manager (MNV), the official gazette Magyar Közlöny wrote yesterday.
Budapest Transport Co. Gives Ultimatum To Alstom For Delayed Metro Delivery
- 4 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Rolling rock maker Alstom is to deliver the new trainsets for Budapest’s M2 metro line with another four-month delay, Hungarian news portal index.hu reported. While the last pledge of Alstom was to deliver the trains by February, it now set the deadline to end-June, saying it will obtain the homologation certificates only by then.