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Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Is Touring The US, Has Ambitious Plans
- 3 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is touring the United States; there will be a concert to help elderly musicians who are stewards of traditions; a new full-size program featuring dances from Sub-Carpathia will be compiled; and decision has been made to expand the Museum of Applied Folk Art. We have interviewed László Kelemen, director-general of the Hungarian Heritage House in Budapest.
K&H Hungary “Bank Of The Year”
- 29 Nov 2013 1:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank has been named “Bank of the Year in Hungary” by The Banker, a professional journal, the lender said on Friday. K&H Bank took the title for the third time. It received the acknowledgement in 2008 and 2011, too. K&H Group CEO Hendrik Scheerlinck received the award at a ceremony in London.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Now On: 'Entropy Of A City' Exhibition Opening, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In considering the urban space, the environment that results from human intervention, as a system, the variable that characterizes its degree of disorder – the entropy of the city – is also determinable. The occurrence of events that cause interference in the system leads to an increase in entropy, e. g. in Clemens von Wedemeyer’s video installation, a museum is on fire. The degree of entropy is ...
Matolcsy Sees Room For Further Interest Ratecut In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
There is further room to reduce the central bank’s base rate, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, György Matolcsy, said. The base interest currently stands at a record low of 3.4%. Matolcsy told a conference on the bank’s credit for growth scheme that almost all central banks started unorthodox policies after the 2008 crisis and the Hungarian government also applied such policies from ...
GVH Slaps Banks In Hungary With Record Fine
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Competition Office (GVH) has fined 11 banks a total of Ft 9.5 billion – the largest penalty ever imposed in Hungary in a cartel case – after finding that the lenders colluded to obstruct access to forint loans for those taking part in the early debt repayment plan for foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Hungary’s National Bank MNB Sees Bank Consolidation Ahead
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The three biggest risks facing the bank sector are the tight lending conditions for companies, high household debts and the continuing low profitability of the sector, the MNB writes in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Is Touring The US, Has Ambitious Plans
- 3 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is touring the United States; there will be a concert to help elderly musicians who are stewards of traditions; a new full-size program featuring dances from Sub-Carpathia will be compiled; and decision has been made to expand the Museum of Applied Folk Art. We have interviewed László Kelemen, director-general of the Hungarian Heritage House in Budapest.
K&H Hungary “Bank Of The Year”
- 29 Nov 2013 1:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank has been named “Bank of the Year in Hungary” by The Banker, a professional journal, the lender said on Friday. K&H Bank took the title for the third time. It received the acknowledgement in 2008 and 2011, too. K&H Group CEO Hendrik Scheerlinck received the award at a ceremony in London.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Now On: 'Entropy Of A City' Exhibition Opening, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In considering the urban space, the environment that results from human intervention, as a system, the variable that characterizes its degree of disorder – the entropy of the city – is also determinable. The occurrence of events that cause interference in the system leads to an increase in entropy, e. g. in Clemens von Wedemeyer’s video installation, a museum is on fire. The degree of entropy is ...
Matolcsy Sees Room For Further Interest Ratecut In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
There is further room to reduce the central bank’s base rate, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, György Matolcsy, said. The base interest currently stands at a record low of 3.4%. Matolcsy told a conference on the bank’s credit for growth scheme that almost all central banks started unorthodox policies after the 2008 crisis and the Hungarian government also applied such policies from ...
GVH Slaps Banks In Hungary With Record Fine
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Competition Office (GVH) has fined 11 banks a total of Ft 9.5 billion – the largest penalty ever imposed in Hungary in a cartel case – after finding that the lenders colluded to obstruct access to forint loans for those taking part in the early debt repayment plan for foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Hungary’s National Bank MNB Sees Bank Consolidation Ahead
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The three biggest risks facing the bank sector are the tight lending conditions for companies, high household debts and the continuing low profitability of the sector, the MNB writes in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.