1,771 result(s) for local business
Credigen Bank Withdraws From Hungary
- 12 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Credigen Bank, the Hungarian consumer finance unit of French Sofinco, has terminated its activities in Hungary. A major player on the local consumer loan market, it will complete collecting its outstanding debt and then withdraw from Hungary altogether, the bank confirmed to local news portal index.hu. It has contracts with such large retail chains as Tesco, Media Markt, Saturn and Extreme ...
Hungary's Sziget Faces Tough Year, Ticket Prices To Go Up 20%
- 6 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- entertainment
"Hungary’s leading festival organiser Sziget will not ease its grip on spending and will continue its crisis management measures implemented last year. It will keep its budget tight on this year’s Sziget Festival and focus on foreign advertisements, head of Sziget Kft. told business daily Világgazdaság.
Crisis Creates Appetite For Movies In Hungary
- 29 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"How has the economic crisis changed movie-going patterns in Hungary? How come multiplex movie theatres are more successful in Slovakia than in Hungary? How can cinema operators keep audience numbers up in the age of torrent sites and affordable home theatre systems? Is 3D really the key to survival? Portfolio.hu has addressed these questions and more in an interview with V.J. Maury, Chief ...
Ringier-Axel Springer Merger Would Create Print Media King In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2010 10:58 AM
- business
"The merger of Swiss Ringier and Germany’s Axel Springer would create the biggest print media company in Hungary, provided the competition authority green-lights the deal. Ringier AG and Axel Springer AG have announced on Wednesday that they will combine their operations in five Eastern European countries in a new company to be headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Each partner will hold 50% of ...
Budapest Businesses Backs Sahara Marathon Effort For Charity
- 25 Mar 2010 5:00 AM
- sport
Budapest businesses have begun to throw their weight behind a staggering charity fund-raising challenge that will see two local expats tackle five-and-a-half marathons in six days in the furnace of the Sahara desert.
Nyírkáta Winter Charity Drive 2010
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"First of all, a very big thank you to all those individuals who participated in the clothing drive for the community of Nyírkátá, Hungary.
Escape From Budapest To Helsinki
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
The largest city in Finland is home to nearly 600,000 people, a fair few less than in other more sprawling capitals, and Budapest come to that. The compact size of Helsinki means everything is within easy reach, described as a ‘pocket-sized metropolis’ its ideal for a weekend visit. There is much to explore, and actually one million people live in the Helsinki metropolitan area which includes ...
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Hungary's Socialists Almost "Fail" With Election Programme
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) almost got an 'F’ on its election programme. The "teacher" in this case was a group of Hungarian economists who have recently launched an independent civilian initiative to see what the sometimes cloudy, boisterous, humbug or downright ridiculous promises of local political parties would actually do to the economy if they were fulfilled.
Credigen Bank Withdraws From Hungary
- 12 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"Credigen Bank, the Hungarian consumer finance unit of French Sofinco, has terminated its activities in Hungary. A major player on the local consumer loan market, it will complete collecting its outstanding debt and then withdraw from Hungary altogether, the bank confirmed to local news portal index.hu. It has contracts with such large retail chains as Tesco, Media Markt, Saturn and Extreme ...
Hungary's Sziget Faces Tough Year, Ticket Prices To Go Up 20%
- 6 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- entertainment
"Hungary’s leading festival organiser Sziget will not ease its grip on spending and will continue its crisis management measures implemented last year. It will keep its budget tight on this year’s Sziget Festival and focus on foreign advertisements, head of Sziget Kft. told business daily Világgazdaság.
Crisis Creates Appetite For Movies In Hungary
- 29 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"How has the economic crisis changed movie-going patterns in Hungary? How come multiplex movie theatres are more successful in Slovakia than in Hungary? How can cinema operators keep audience numbers up in the age of torrent sites and affordable home theatre systems? Is 3D really the key to survival? Portfolio.hu has addressed these questions and more in an interview with V.J. Maury, Chief ...
Ringier-Axel Springer Merger Would Create Print Media King In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2010 10:58 AM
- business
"The merger of Swiss Ringier and Germany’s Axel Springer would create the biggest print media company in Hungary, provided the competition authority green-lights the deal. Ringier AG and Axel Springer AG have announced on Wednesday that they will combine their operations in five Eastern European countries in a new company to be headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Each partner will hold 50% of ...
Budapest Businesses Backs Sahara Marathon Effort For Charity
- 25 Mar 2010 5:00 AM
- sport
Budapest businesses have begun to throw their weight behind a staggering charity fund-raising challenge that will see two local expats tackle five-and-a-half marathons in six days in the furnace of the Sahara desert.
Nyírkáta Winter Charity Drive 2010
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"First of all, a very big thank you to all those individuals who participated in the clothing drive for the community of Nyírkátá, Hungary.
Escape From Budapest To Helsinki
- 16 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
The largest city in Finland is home to nearly 600,000 people, a fair few less than in other more sprawling capitals, and Budapest come to that. The compact size of Helsinki means everything is within easy reach, described as a ‘pocket-sized metropolis’ its ideal for a weekend visit. There is much to explore, and actually one million people live in the Helsinki metropolitan area which includes ...
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Hungary's Socialists Almost "Fail" With Election Programme
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) almost got an 'F’ on its election programme. The "teacher" in this case was a group of Hungarian economists who have recently launched an independent civilian initiative to see what the sometimes cloudy, boisterous, humbug or downright ridiculous promises of local political parties would actually do to the economy if they were fulfilled.