1,319 result(s) for market day
Hungarians Connect To Internet Several Times A Day
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fully 87% of Hungarian adults connect to the web several times a day, according to a representative survey by market research company eNet. For city-dwellers and residents of small towns and villages, the percentages of adults who use the internet several times a day are 89% and 86%, respectively, suggesting that the digital divide is narrowing. Fully 99% of Hungarians have internet access at ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 4 - 6 June
- 4 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- tech
It may not be obvious, but we live in a day and age where technology controls most of our lives. From cell phones to washing machines, every single device is being improved and challenged daily. Tech giants continue to put benchmarks down for competitors and even nation-states, and arguably, could be considered 'God-like'. Naturally, there are conflicting views on such technology, its power and ...
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.
Hungarian Novel May Be A Global Hit
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Publishers from 24 countries have bought the rights to film director Péter Gárdos’s novel Hajnali láz (“Fever at Dawn”) the story of how his parents met and fell in love in 1945. After surviving the Holocaust, Miklós Gárdos was in a Swedish refugee camp when he asked for a list of Hungarian Jewish girls who were also temporarily housed in Sweden.
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
CEO’s More Optimistic In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian executives are optimistic about the next 12 months, and are keeping a vigilant eye on Berlin.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
Croatian Days In The Central Market Hall, 19 - 21 May
- 20 May 2015 8:40 AM
- shopping
Summer season is knocking at the door, which means we are getting closer to Croatia, considered to be the number one foreign destination by Hungarian tourists.On May 19-20-21, that is through three days the prime Croatian touristic offers will be introduced by the representatives of six regions, such as Kvarner Bay, plenteous in common history with Hungary and deservedly popular among Hungarians, ...
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
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 ...
Hungarians Connect To Internet Several Times A Day
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fully 87% of Hungarian adults connect to the web several times a day, according to a representative survey by market research company eNet. For city-dwellers and residents of small towns and villages, the percentages of adults who use the internet several times a day are 89% and 86%, respectively, suggesting that the digital divide is narrowing. Fully 99% of Hungarians have internet access at ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 4 - 6 June
- 4 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- tech
It may not be obvious, but we live in a day and age where technology controls most of our lives. From cell phones to washing machines, every single device is being improved and challenged daily. Tech giants continue to put benchmarks down for competitors and even nation-states, and arguably, could be considered 'God-like'. Naturally, there are conflicting views on such technology, its power and ...
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.
Hungarian Novel May Be A Global Hit
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Publishers from 24 countries have bought the rights to film director Péter Gárdos’s novel Hajnali láz (“Fever at Dawn”) the story of how his parents met and fell in love in 1945. After surviving the Holocaust, Miklós Gárdos was in a Swedish refugee camp when he asked for a list of Hungarian Jewish girls who were also temporarily housed in Sweden.
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
CEO’s More Optimistic In Hungary
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian executives are optimistic about the next 12 months, and are keeping a vigilant eye on Berlin.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
“Sentiment among Hungarian chief executives reflects the global trend; confidence in global growth is waning, while their expectations of their own corporate earnings are slightly more optimistic”, said Nick Kós, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary in response to our enquiry.
Croatian Days In The Central Market Hall, 19 - 21 May
- 20 May 2015 8:40 AM
- shopping
Summer season is knocking at the door, which means we are getting closer to Croatia, considered to be the number one foreign destination by Hungarian tourists.On May 19-20-21, that is through three days the prime Croatian touristic offers will be introduced by the representatives of six regions, such as Kvarner Bay, plenteous in common history with Hungary and deservedly popular among Hungarians, ...
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
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 ...