1,319 result(s) for market day
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Hungarian Forint Weakens
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at 315.77 to the euro late Thursday, a three-week low, down from 312.67 the previous day. Developments in Ukraine and betterthan- expected US economic data which market players say underpin expectations for a Fed rate hike, making emerging market assets less attractive, were possible reasons for the weakening, according to market players.
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.
Tisza Cipő – Footwear Made In Hungary
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
If you start paying attention to what the 18-something-and-over Hungarians have on their feet, you’ll notice that they wear some fashion leather sport shoes with a logo shaped as a ‘T’. These shoes are called Tisza cipő and you can find them only in Hungary!
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Budapest Card Information
- 11 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The purpose of Budapest Card, the capital’s only official city card, is to help visitors and tourists enjoy an eventful stay in the city and at the same time promote to them Budapest’s rich and diverse culture. The Budapest Card has been present on the capital’s tourism market since 1997, and since its introduction more than 1,000,000 cards have been sold.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s Forint Sharply Down On Interbank Market
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 310.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.98 late Monday. At 308.96 to the euro early Tuesday, the forint moved between 308.77 and 311.31, a ten-day low. The Hungarian currency sank back to levels before the decision of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) a week ago to stop its easing cycle.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Hungarian Forint Weakens
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at 315.77 to the euro late Thursday, a three-week low, down from 312.67 the previous day. Developments in Ukraine and betterthan- expected US economic data which market players say underpin expectations for a Fed rate hike, making emerging market assets less attractive, were possible reasons for the weakening, according to market players.
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.
Tisza Cipő – Footwear Made In Hungary
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
If you start paying attention to what the 18-something-and-over Hungarians have on their feet, you’ll notice that they wear some fashion leather sport shoes with a logo shaped as a ‘T’. These shoes are called Tisza cipő and you can find them only in Hungary!
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Budapest Card Information
- 11 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The purpose of Budapest Card, the capital’s only official city card, is to help visitors and tourists enjoy an eventful stay in the city and at the same time promote to them Budapest’s rich and diverse culture. The Budapest Card has been present on the capital’s tourism market since 1997, and since its introduction more than 1,000,000 cards have been sold.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s Forint Sharply Down On Interbank Market
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 310.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.98 late Monday. At 308.96 to the euro early Tuesday, the forint moved between 308.77 and 311.31, a ten-day low. The Hungarian currency sank back to levels before the decision of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) a week ago to stop its easing cycle.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.