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KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Hungary’s Socialists Want To Scrap Maternity Benefit, Says Fidesz
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gabriella Selmeczi, a Fidesz spokeswoman, told a news conference that it was clear from an interview given by Socialist MEP Zita Gurmai that the Socialists were planning to scrap the current government’s so-called Gyed-extra maternity benefits.
Hungarian Banks’ Ten - Month Pre -Tax Profit Up At HUF 86bn
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Banks in Hungary had combined pretax profit of 86 billion forints by the end of October, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said. Pre-tax profit rose significantly from 21 billion forints in the first ten month a year earlier, but was still historically low. A large part of the ten-month profit was generated by one single bank.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Xplore Budapest: Gellért Hill
- 9 Jan 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Gellért hill is one of the most characteristic sights of Budapest, to say nothing of the fact that one of the most beautiful views over the capital opens from here. T
New Site Launched On Danube Swabian Diaspora In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
With the cooperation of German, Romanian and Hungarian museums, a new website was launched this week on the life and history of Swabian communities along the Danube. Project manager Tamás Szalay told a press conference in Pécs that the initiative aimed to strengthen cultural, historical and economic ties between the German diaspora and Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
Recently Renovated Baths Reopened In Gyula, Hungary
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Castle Baths on Gyula have been restored at a cost of almost HUF 1.2bn (some 4 million euros) and with the opening of the new AquaPalota (AquaPalace) water park on 6300 sqr metres, with 5 new pools and several new amenities, the facility has become an all-year bathing complex.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Budapest Airport Signs Historic Agreement With BKK
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The leaders of Budapest Airport and the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) have signed a historic cooperation agreement that aims to improve all areas of ground transportation services to and from the airport. The document brings ground transportation services in line with the changes that have taken place in recent months in the city of Budapest.
KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Hungary’s Socialists Want To Scrap Maternity Benefit, Says Fidesz
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gabriella Selmeczi, a Fidesz spokeswoman, told a news conference that it was clear from an interview given by Socialist MEP Zita Gurmai that the Socialists were planning to scrap the current government’s so-called Gyed-extra maternity benefits.
Hungarian Banks’ Ten - Month Pre -Tax Profit Up At HUF 86bn
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Banks in Hungary had combined pretax profit of 86 billion forints by the end of October, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said. Pre-tax profit rose significantly from 21 billion forints in the first ten month a year earlier, but was still historically low. A large part of the ten-month profit was generated by one single bank.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Xplore Budapest: Gellért Hill
- 9 Jan 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Gellért hill is one of the most characteristic sights of Budapest, to say nothing of the fact that one of the most beautiful views over the capital opens from here. T
New Site Launched On Danube Swabian Diaspora In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
With the cooperation of German, Romanian and Hungarian museums, a new website was launched this week on the life and history of Swabian communities along the Danube. Project manager Tamás Szalay told a press conference in Pécs that the initiative aimed to strengthen cultural, historical and economic ties between the German diaspora and Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
Recently Renovated Baths Reopened In Gyula, Hungary
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Castle Baths on Gyula have been restored at a cost of almost HUF 1.2bn (some 4 million euros) and with the opening of the new AquaPalota (AquaPalace) water park on 6300 sqr metres, with 5 new pools and several new amenities, the facility has become an all-year bathing complex.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Budapest Airport Signs Historic Agreement With BKK
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The leaders of Budapest Airport and the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) have signed a historic cooperation agreement that aims to improve all areas of ground transportation services to and from the airport. The document brings ground transportation services in line with the changes that have taken place in recent months in the city of Budapest.