151 result(s) for investors in Current Affairs
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungary’s NAV To Crack Down On Illegal Tobacco
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV announced a campaign against the illegal trade in cigarettes in co-operation with JTI Hungary, Philip Morris Magyarország and the Association of Tobacco Industry Investors, at a press conference in Budapest yesterday. The campaign lasts until the end of November.
Washington Court Rules In Hungary’s Favour In Sukoró Case
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international arbitration court in Washington, DC, specialising in legal disputes between international investors has ruled in favour of Hungary in a case involving a cancelled casino investment project in Sukoró, central Hungary, the economy minister said. “The international court today rejected the Israeli investors’ claim and compensation demand of 100 billion forints (EUR 322m).
Raiffeisen’s Chief Executive: Withdrawal From Hungary Not On Agenda
- 25 Sep 2014 7:30 AM
- current affairs
The sale of Raiffeisen Bank’s Hungarian unit is not on the agenda of the parent company, Heinz Wiedner, chief executive of Raiffeisen Bank Zrt told Monday’s Napi Gazdasag. In the first half of this year, every business segment of the bank was profitable, even if the bank was forced to book a serious loss on the back of government measures to compensate clients with foreign currency loans.
Socialists May Have To Move Out Of Budapest HQ
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party could move out of its present headquarters in Budapest’s Sixth District within six weeks, Népszabadság surmised on Saturday. Repaying the Swiss franc mortgage on the building is reportedly too big a load and the party apparatus is now too small for such a large office building.
Hungarian National Bank Uncovers Huge Ponzi Scam
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The MNB has levied a Ft 1.25 billion fine on a group of companies and one individual for running what amounts to a large-scale Ponzi scheme. Authorities seized Ft 1.5 billion from the accounts of Zsolt Szabó-Forrai, the mastermind of the scam.
Xpat Opinion: The Financial Times Acknowledges Mistake Re Hungary
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a little late and not exactly a correction, but the Financial Times changed the text. Last week, I wrote about an unfortunate incident with the FT. The post entitled, “No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary,” has all the details, but here it is in brief: an FT political correspondent reported that UK Foreign Secretary William Hague referred to central Europe and Hungary in a ...
Xpat Opinion: No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a speech on Tuesday in London at the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet, a traditional affair. A Financial Times reporter, Kiran Stacey, gave an account under the headline “William Hague Warns Against Creeping Oligarchisation of the Balkans.”
German Leaders Pin High Hopes On New Hungarian Govt
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The German government and major political parties have welcomed the consolidation planned by Hungary’s political leadership after Fidesz’s landslide win, a senior foreign ministry official said.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungary’s NAV To Crack Down On Illegal Tobacco
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV announced a campaign against the illegal trade in cigarettes in co-operation with JTI Hungary, Philip Morris Magyarország and the Association of Tobacco Industry Investors, at a press conference in Budapest yesterday. The campaign lasts until the end of November.
Washington Court Rules In Hungary’s Favour In Sukoró Case
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international arbitration court in Washington, DC, specialising in legal disputes between international investors has ruled in favour of Hungary in a case involving a cancelled casino investment project in Sukoró, central Hungary, the economy minister said. “The international court today rejected the Israeli investors’ claim and compensation demand of 100 billion forints (EUR 322m).
Raiffeisen’s Chief Executive: Withdrawal From Hungary Not On Agenda
- 25 Sep 2014 7:30 AM
- current affairs
The sale of Raiffeisen Bank’s Hungarian unit is not on the agenda of the parent company, Heinz Wiedner, chief executive of Raiffeisen Bank Zrt told Monday’s Napi Gazdasag. In the first half of this year, every business segment of the bank was profitable, even if the bank was forced to book a serious loss on the back of government measures to compensate clients with foreign currency loans.
Socialists May Have To Move Out Of Budapest HQ
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party could move out of its present headquarters in Budapest’s Sixth District within six weeks, Népszabadság surmised on Saturday. Repaying the Swiss franc mortgage on the building is reportedly too big a load and the party apparatus is now too small for such a large office building.
Hungarian National Bank Uncovers Huge Ponzi Scam
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The MNB has levied a Ft 1.25 billion fine on a group of companies and one individual for running what amounts to a large-scale Ponzi scheme. Authorities seized Ft 1.5 billion from the accounts of Zsolt Szabó-Forrai, the mastermind of the scam.
Xpat Opinion: The Financial Times Acknowledges Mistake Re Hungary
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a little late and not exactly a correction, but the Financial Times changed the text. Last week, I wrote about an unfortunate incident with the FT. The post entitled, “No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary,” has all the details, but here it is in brief: an FT political correspondent reported that UK Foreign Secretary William Hague referred to central Europe and Hungary in a ...
Xpat Opinion: No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a speech on Tuesday in London at the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet, a traditional affair. A Financial Times reporter, Kiran Stacey, gave an account under the headline “William Hague Warns Against Creeping Oligarchisation of the Balkans.”
German Leaders Pin High Hopes On New Hungarian Govt
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The German government and major political parties have welcomed the consolidation planned by Hungary’s political leadership after Fidesz’s landslide win, a senior foreign ministry official said.