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José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
MTEL Focuses On Network Developments To Retain Clients
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekom will focus on network developments this year to boost customer satisfaction and reduce churn, the company’s chief financial officer, János Szabó said after the company published its first-quarter earnings. MTel will make developments in both its mobile and fixed line networks, Szabó said. MTel expects to spend about 105 billion forints on investments this year, according to ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Ad Tax Changes Would Hurt Hungarian Consumer Goods Market
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Retailers could be seriously hurt by changes to the advertisement tax, especially in the consumer goods segment, the National Association of Retailers (OKSZ) reported. The consumer goods market is extremely price sensitive and both retailers and suppliers have a vested interest in curbing price rises, the OKSZ said in a statement.
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
New Rising Talents At WAMP, Erzsébet Square Budapest, 10 May
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- shopping
WAMP at Erzsébet square belongs to the usual spring-summer cityscape for nearly a decade by now. Wamping can be a whole day thing to do, and it is a perfect free time activity, which is more than just simple shopping, it is also about gathering new impulses and inspiration, meeting designers, and connecting and chatting with others. WAMP is a thriving shopping and meeting point which provides an ...
Reduction In Templeton Exposure “Good For Hungary”
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Franklin Templeton’s gradual offloading of Hungarian bonds is positive for Hungary since it lessens the exposure resulting from a concentration of debt held by a single investor, a debt management official said. The global investment firm, the biggest single investor in Hungarian forint government securities, has sold 20% of its 2,000 billion Hungary portfolio, AKK chief György Barcza told public ...
Venezuelan Drug Mule Apprehended At Budapest Airport
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A woman from Venezuela has been apprehended at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport for attempting to smuggle through cocaine with an estimated market value of 55 million forints (EUR 180,000) to Hungary, a spokesman of the Tax and Excise Office said. Attila Suller György said she had swallowed 30 capsules, including a total of 328.86 grams of cocaine, which would be enough to make 470 fatal doses of ...
Positive Economic Outlook Key To Construction Sector Upswing In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The major improvement in Hungary’s economic outlook has led to the emergence of the real estate market and construction sector from the doldrums, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told a conference. The construction sector can only add new real estate in places where there is confidence about the future of the economy, Varga told the conference organised by business daily Napi Gazdaság, adding that ...
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
MTEL Focuses On Network Developments To Retain Clients
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekom will focus on network developments this year to boost customer satisfaction and reduce churn, the company’s chief financial officer, János Szabó said after the company published its first-quarter earnings. MTel will make developments in both its mobile and fixed line networks, Szabó said. MTel expects to spend about 105 billion forints on investments this year, according to ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Ad Tax Changes Would Hurt Hungarian Consumer Goods Market
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Retailers could be seriously hurt by changes to the advertisement tax, especially in the consumer goods segment, the National Association of Retailers (OKSZ) reported. The consumer goods market is extremely price sensitive and both retailers and suppliers have a vested interest in curbing price rises, the OKSZ said in a statement.
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
New Rising Talents At WAMP, Erzsébet Square Budapest, 10 May
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- shopping
WAMP at Erzsébet square belongs to the usual spring-summer cityscape for nearly a decade by now. Wamping can be a whole day thing to do, and it is a perfect free time activity, which is more than just simple shopping, it is also about gathering new impulses and inspiration, meeting designers, and connecting and chatting with others. WAMP is a thriving shopping and meeting point which provides an ...
Reduction In Templeton Exposure “Good For Hungary”
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Franklin Templeton’s gradual offloading of Hungarian bonds is positive for Hungary since it lessens the exposure resulting from a concentration of debt held by a single investor, a debt management official said. The global investment firm, the biggest single investor in Hungarian forint government securities, has sold 20% of its 2,000 billion Hungary portfolio, AKK chief György Barcza told public ...
Venezuelan Drug Mule Apprehended At Budapest Airport
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A woman from Venezuela has been apprehended at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport for attempting to smuggle through cocaine with an estimated market value of 55 million forints (EUR 180,000) to Hungary, a spokesman of the Tax and Excise Office said. Attila Suller György said she had swallowed 30 capsules, including a total of 328.86 grams of cocaine, which would be enough to make 470 fatal doses of ...
Positive Economic Outlook Key To Construction Sector Upswing In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The major improvement in Hungary’s economic outlook has led to the emergence of the real estate market and construction sector from the doldrums, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told a conference. The construction sector can only add new real estate in places where there is confidence about the future of the economy, Varga told the conference organised by business daily Napi Gazdaság, adding that ...