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Bitter Sweet: The Secret History Of The Chocolate Industry
- 31 Mar 2010 12:02 PM
- food & drink
"One of my favorite movies as a kid was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). What child did not want to win the golden ticket? Who didn’t want to see the mysteries hidden behind the tall walls of the factory? Who didn’t feverishly ride their bikes to the Penny Candy Store at every chance and buy sweets with grubby hands and hungry eyes?
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
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.
Sinatra Piano Bar Review: Budapest Does It My Way?
- 25 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
When I first saw the sign for the Sinatra Piano Bar, while walking along the Belgrád Rakpart near Fővám Tér, I was overjoyed. A real, live piano bar in Budapest, and about time, too. I couldn’t wait to check it out when it opened at 10 PM. I could just imagine it: a dimly-lit funky little place, a tinkling piano in the corner, a glass of smooth whiskey and all the old standards that Frankie used ...
Vodafone Makes Massive €18,000 Donation To Charity Appeal
- 12 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
Telco Vodafone Hungary has become the biggest single sponsor of the Marathon Effort For SOTE II (a fund-raising exercise which will see two local expats run almost six marathons in six days across the Sahara desert), with a massive donation of €18,000 (HUF4.8 million). This week also saw official notice of what amounts to Royal interest in, if not actual patronage of, the appeal and the ...
New Hungarian TV Channel Of Magyar Telekom Aims To Dethrone Discovery Channel
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Magyar Telekom, Hungary’s leading telecommunications group, has introduced at two new television channels launched by origo.hu at an unorthodox press conference on Friday. Journalists were allowed into the studios and some even had the chance to become weathermen/women for a few minutes in front of the blue screen.
Government Agrees To Back Mega-Project In Hungary Despite Concerns About Transparency
- 5 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some of Hungary's major anti-corruption NGOs have turned to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. The NGOs are concerned about a giant project financed with state aid and therefore urged the Prime Minister to immediately suspend the 'murky' 130 mn EUR investment, financed by an EU fund and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary finally ordered 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.
RIP Special Interview: Dr. György Bárándy, Lawyer
- 18 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Dr. György Bárándy is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Hungary. Born in 1919, his family made a living from agricultural activities on their land in the vicinity of Törökszentmiklós, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. He completed his legal studies in the Collegium Juridicum, Foglarianum in Eger, and obtained his doctoral degree in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca).
Bitter Sweet: The Secret History Of The Chocolate Industry
- 31 Mar 2010 12:02 PM
- food & drink
"One of my favorite movies as a kid was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). What child did not want to win the golden ticket? Who didn’t want to see the mysteries hidden behind the tall walls of the factory? Who didn’t feverishly ride their bikes to the Penny Candy Store at every chance and buy sweets with grubby hands and hungry eyes?
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
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.
Sinatra Piano Bar Review: Budapest Does It My Way?
- 25 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
When I first saw the sign for the Sinatra Piano Bar, while walking along the Belgrád Rakpart near Fővám Tér, I was overjoyed. A real, live piano bar in Budapest, and about time, too. I couldn’t wait to check it out when it opened at 10 PM. I could just imagine it: a dimly-lit funky little place, a tinkling piano in the corner, a glass of smooth whiskey and all the old standards that Frankie used ...
Vodafone Makes Massive €18,000 Donation To Charity Appeal
- 12 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
Telco Vodafone Hungary has become the biggest single sponsor of the Marathon Effort For SOTE II (a fund-raising exercise which will see two local expats run almost six marathons in six days across the Sahara desert), with a massive donation of €18,000 (HUF4.8 million). This week also saw official notice of what amounts to Royal interest in, if not actual patronage of, the appeal and the ...
New Hungarian TV Channel Of Magyar Telekom Aims To Dethrone Discovery Channel
- 8 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Magyar Telekom, Hungary’s leading telecommunications group, has introduced at two new television channels launched by origo.hu at an unorthodox press conference on Friday. Journalists were allowed into the studios and some even had the chance to become weathermen/women for a few minutes in front of the blue screen.
Government Agrees To Back Mega-Project In Hungary Despite Concerns About Transparency
- 5 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some of Hungary's major anti-corruption NGOs have turned to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. The NGOs are concerned about a giant project financed with state aid and therefore urged the Prime Minister to immediately suspend the 'murky' 130 mn EUR investment, financed by an EU fund and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary finally ordered 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.
RIP Special Interview: Dr. György Bárándy, Lawyer
- 18 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Dr. György Bárándy is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Hungary. Born in 1919, his family made a living from agricultural activities on their land in the vicinity of Törökszentmiklós, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. He completed his legal studies in the Collegium Juridicum, Foglarianum in Eger, and obtained his doctoral degree in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca).