158 result(s) for labour force
Hungary Launches MSc In Nursing, Aims To Ease Burden On Doctors
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Medical schools in the cities of Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged will launch Master of Science in Nursing (MSc) courses in the autumn with the aim of managing the shortage of labour in the health-care sector, state secretary for health affairs Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs said at a press conference.
Gulag Must Always Be Remembered, Says State Secretary
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
One must never forget the fate of those deported to Soviet forced labour camps of the Gulag during and after WWII, the state secretary for Hungarian communities abroad said on Monday. János Árpád Potápi launched a series of programmes before the official ending of the Gulag memorial year on February 25, a memorial day of martyrs of communism, in the House of Hungarians in the Buda Castle.
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4%
- 31 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.4% in October- December, dropping from 4.5% in the previous period and 6.2% in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Hungary October Gross Wages Up 5.4%
- 21 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 5.4% to 262,200 forints (EUR 835) in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Net wage growth outpaced the increase, climbing 7% to 174,393 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
OECD Lowers 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.5 Pc
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD lowered its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth next year to 2.5 percent in volume terms in a forecast published on Monday from the 3.1 percent in the previous Economic Outlook released in June 2016. The OECD however improved its 1.6 percent summer projection for Hungary’s growth this year to 1.7 percent in the autumn edition of the World Economic Outlook.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
Orbán Calls For Higher Wages At EBRD Conference
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for a “firm increase” in wages in the Hungarian economy, which he said required increasingly competitive businesses. Addressing a conference organised by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Budapest, Orbán said that reducing corporate and personal income taxes as well as employer contributions were necessary to enhance competitiveness.
Orbán Meets Indian Leader
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari for talks in Budapest on Sunday. After the talks, Orbán said in a press statement that “Hungary needs investors like India”. He said Hungary is approaching full employment and the country has “exhausted its labour force”.
Hungary Launches MSc In Nursing, Aims To Ease Burden On Doctors
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Medical schools in the cities of Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged will launch Master of Science in Nursing (MSc) courses in the autumn with the aim of managing the shortage of labour in the health-care sector, state secretary for health affairs Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs said at a press conference.
Gulag Must Always Be Remembered, Says State Secretary
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
One must never forget the fate of those deported to Soviet forced labour camps of the Gulag during and after WWII, the state secretary for Hungarian communities abroad said on Monday. János Árpád Potápi launched a series of programmes before the official ending of the Gulag memorial year on February 25, a memorial day of martyrs of communism, in the House of Hungarians in the Buda Castle.
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4%
- 31 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.4% in October- December, dropping from 4.5% in the previous period and 6.2% in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Hungary October Gross Wages Up 5.4%
- 21 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 5.4% to 262,200 forints (EUR 835) in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Net wage growth outpaced the increase, climbing 7% to 174,393 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
OECD Lowers 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.5 Pc
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The OECD lowered its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth next year to 2.5 percent in volume terms in a forecast published on Monday from the 3.1 percent in the previous Economic Outlook released in June 2016. The OECD however improved its 1.6 percent summer projection for Hungary’s growth this year to 1.7 percent in the autumn edition of the World Economic Outlook.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
Orbán Calls For Higher Wages At EBRD Conference
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for a “firm increase” in wages in the Hungarian economy, which he said required increasingly competitive businesses. Addressing a conference organised by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Budapest, Orbán said that reducing corporate and personal income taxes as well as employer contributions were necessary to enhance competitiveness.
Orbán Meets Indian Leader
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari for talks in Budapest on Sunday. After the talks, Orbán said in a press statement that “Hungary needs investors like India”. He said Hungary is approaching full employment and the country has “exhausted its labour force”.















