108 result(s) for internet economy
Improving Retail Sales Numbers In Hungary In August 2012
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
In the initial eight months of 2012 sales of food, beverages and tobacco products managed to stagnate year-on-year in an unfavourable global economic environment. In August decline in the retail sub sector decreased from July’s 2.4 percent to 1.5 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
After The Significant Expansion In March The Volume Of Retail Sales Declined In April
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary was one of 13 EU countries where in April a decline was registered in retail turnover. On a monthly basis in Hungary sales turnover declined by 1 percent, and the year-on-year decrease was close to the EU average.
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Online Discount Bank Registered In Hungary
- 17 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- business
"The Company Court has officially registered Webbank, founded to assist borrowers in converting their foreign-currency mortgage loans. The bank is to have Ft 3 billion of capital, 49% of that provided by the state and 51% by private investors. Webbank will have only one branch, but its operations will be based entirely on the internet, to keep operating costs low.
Csányi Blackmailers Get Suspended Sentences In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest Central District Court on Thursday handed down suspended prison sentences and imposed fines on three men for blackmailing OTP chairman Sándor Csányi in 2007. The three had threatened to make public a tax audit pertaining to the construction of the Bank Center in downtown Budapest, which they claimed would be embarrassing for Csányi.
Interview 2: Christopher Mattheisen, Former Chairman & CEO, Magyar Telekom
- 26 Apr 2010 12:00 PM
Chris Mattheisen (1961) studied economics at Indiana University of Bloomington and at ColumbiaUniversity. He first came to Hungary in 1990 to start a strategic planning and business consulting company.
Hungary Is 3rd Most Competitive Country In Eastern Europe's IT Industry
- 17 Sep 2008 2:00 AM
- tech
"Technology spending may be softening in many parts of the world as the credit crunch bites, but the longer term fundamentals of IT industry competitiveness remain constant.
Improving Retail Sales Numbers In Hungary In August 2012
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
In the initial eight months of 2012 sales of food, beverages and tobacco products managed to stagnate year-on-year in an unfavourable global economic environment. In August decline in the retail sub sector decreased from July’s 2.4 percent to 1.5 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
After The Significant Expansion In March The Volume Of Retail Sales Declined In April
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary was one of 13 EU countries where in April a decline was registered in retail turnover. On a monthly basis in Hungary sales turnover declined by 1 percent, and the year-on-year decrease was close to the EU average.
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Online Discount Bank Registered In Hungary
- 17 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- business
"The Company Court has officially registered Webbank, founded to assist borrowers in converting their foreign-currency mortgage loans. The bank is to have Ft 3 billion of capital, 49% of that provided by the state and 51% by private investors. Webbank will have only one branch, but its operations will be based entirely on the internet, to keep operating costs low.
Csányi Blackmailers Get Suspended Sentences In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest Central District Court on Thursday handed down suspended prison sentences and imposed fines on three men for blackmailing OTP chairman Sándor Csányi in 2007. The three had threatened to make public a tax audit pertaining to the construction of the Bank Center in downtown Budapest, which they claimed would be embarrassing for Csányi.
Interview 2: Christopher Mattheisen, Former Chairman & CEO, Magyar Telekom
- 26 Apr 2010 12:00 PM
Chris Mattheisen (1961) studied economics at Indiana University of Bloomington and at ColumbiaUniversity. He first came to Hungary in 1990 to start a strategic planning and business consulting company.
Hungary Is 3rd Most Competitive Country In Eastern Europe's IT Industry
- 17 Sep 2008 2:00 AM
- tech
"Technology spending may be softening in many parts of the world as the credit crunch bites, but the longer term fundamentals of IT industry competitiveness remain constant.