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Paralympic Celebration With The British Ambassador At Hungaroring
- 29 May 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
To mark the 100 days to go to the London Paralympic Games, on 21 May Hungaroring Sport Zrt. and the Hungarian Paralympic Committee organised a special event to which British Ambassador Jonathan Knott was also invited.
Hungarian Subcontractor Reports Himself After Fraud In Debrecen
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The CEO of KE-RO Jobs has reported himself to the police after committing fraud on a Ft 110 million sewerage project contract in Debrecen. The project was part of a Ft 22 billion undertaking, 58% funded by the EU.
Telenor In Hungary Won’t Swallow Telephone Tax
- 18 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telenor will pass on added costs from the new telephone tax to subscribers unless one of the two taxes hitting the sector is phased out, communication director István Kutas announced yesterday. Telenor will face an additional Ft 1 billion burden per month, if the new tax, the second sectoral tax, begins July 1, Kutas observed.
OTP Bank Head Csányi Loses HUF 20 Billion But Remains Wealthiest Hungarian
- 11 May 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
OTP Bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi is again Hungary’s richest person in 2012 with assets of Ft 135 billion, down from Ft 155 billion in 2011, according to Napi Gazdaság’s annual list of the 100 wealthiest Hungarians. Csányi topped the list in 2005, 2006, and again last year.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Alex Hemingway, CEO, Crown Restaurants
- 8 May 2012 12:00 PM
Alex Hemingway presently holds the dual roles of CEO of Crown Restaurants and Director of Chanticleer Europe. Crown Restaurants is a restaurant concern focused on the developing, building and managing great brands throughout the European Union. The firm is beginning in Budapest but already looking at opportunistic situations to further develop in six other countries. They have partnered with ...
Al Habtoor Buys Le Meridien Budapest
- 8 May 2012 9:04 AM
- business
Dubai group Al Habtoor purchased the five-star Budapest Le Meridien hotel, in a contract signed in Budapest on Monday. Chairman Khalaf Ahmed Habtoor said they are planning for the long term in Hungary and may purchase further hotels or development sites. He neither confirmed nor denied the reported $80 million purchase price.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Plans For New Danube Riverboat Service In Budapest
- 26 Apr 2012 10:55 AM
- getting around
Consortium Duna-Express plans to introduce passenger boat traffic on the Danube to link Budapest with outlying towns and suburbs, in 2014, CEO Sándor Götz announced. A total of 28 river ports are planned to be used, 11 of which will be in Budapest.
Paralympic Celebration With The British Ambassador At Hungaroring
- 29 May 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
To mark the 100 days to go to the London Paralympic Games, on 21 May Hungaroring Sport Zrt. and the Hungarian Paralympic Committee organised a special event to which British Ambassador Jonathan Knott was also invited.
Hungarian Subcontractor Reports Himself After Fraud In Debrecen
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The CEO of KE-RO Jobs has reported himself to the police after committing fraud on a Ft 110 million sewerage project contract in Debrecen. The project was part of a Ft 22 billion undertaking, 58% funded by the EU.
Telenor In Hungary Won’t Swallow Telephone Tax
- 18 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telenor will pass on added costs from the new telephone tax to subscribers unless one of the two taxes hitting the sector is phased out, communication director István Kutas announced yesterday. Telenor will face an additional Ft 1 billion burden per month, if the new tax, the second sectoral tax, begins July 1, Kutas observed.
OTP Bank Head Csányi Loses HUF 20 Billion But Remains Wealthiest Hungarian
- 11 May 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
OTP Bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi is again Hungary’s richest person in 2012 with assets of Ft 135 billion, down from Ft 155 billion in 2011, according to Napi Gazdaság’s annual list of the 100 wealthiest Hungarians. Csányi topped the list in 2005, 2006, and again last year.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Alex Hemingway, CEO, Crown Restaurants
- 8 May 2012 12:00 PM
Alex Hemingway presently holds the dual roles of CEO of Crown Restaurants and Director of Chanticleer Europe. Crown Restaurants is a restaurant concern focused on the developing, building and managing great brands throughout the European Union. The firm is beginning in Budapest but already looking at opportunistic situations to further develop in six other countries. They have partnered with ...
Al Habtoor Buys Le Meridien Budapest
- 8 May 2012 9:04 AM
- business
Dubai group Al Habtoor purchased the five-star Budapest Le Meridien hotel, in a contract signed in Budapest on Monday. Chairman Khalaf Ahmed Habtoor said they are planning for the long term in Hungary and may purchase further hotels or development sites. He neither confirmed nor denied the reported $80 million purchase price.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Plans For New Danube Riverboat Service In Budapest
- 26 Apr 2012 10:55 AM
- getting around
Consortium Duna-Express plans to introduce passenger boat traffic on the Danube to link Budapest with outlying towns and suburbs, in 2014, CEO Sándor Götz announced. A total of 28 river ports are planned to be used, 11 of which will be in Budapest.