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Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Cigarette Black Market Flourishes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s exploding black market in cigarettes is depriving the country of billions in tax receipts and may soon overtake the legal market for cigarettes.
Cigarettes Market Shrinks In Hungary
- 21 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s official cigarettes market has shrunk over the past two years, Thursday’s business daily Világgazdaság said, citing data from the tax office NAV. In January-June this year 3.6 billion cigarettes were sold through legal outlets, compared to 6.2 billion in the same period in 2012.
Public Transport Will Get You To The Festivities In Budapest On 20 August
- 20 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Traffic changes will be made in public transport service and on roads and Danube bridges on the eve and the day of St. Stephen’s Day (Tuesday, 19 August and Wednesday, 20 August 2014). Already on 19 August 2014, traffic restrictions will be in place at several locations in the city due to preparations for the celebrations, therefore some public transport lines will run on modified routes.
Record Cold Temperature Recorded In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The temperature reached a record low for August 18 yesterday, falling to 5C in Zabar, Nógrád county early Monday morning.
Jobbik Urges Stricter Refugee Policies In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party urges the government to tighten policies towards refugees, the party’s lawmaker said. Then number of asylum-seekers in Hungary has grown nine-fold over the past year, Mrs Lóránt Hegedűs told a news conference, citing a fresh report.
Fewer Russian Tourists Coming To Hungary
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of Russian visitors to Hungary has been lower than expected, a government official told business daily Napi Gazdaság. The paper quoted deputy state secretary for tourism Viktória Horváth as saying that though Russian tourists spent 11.7% more guest nights in Hungary in the first half of the year than in the same period of last year, the total number was below expectations.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Engineering Firm Wins Planning Contract For Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Planning work for the reconstruction of Budapest’s metro line 3 will start this week after engineering firm Főmterv won the planning contract in a public procurement tender called by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Cigarette Black Market Flourishes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s exploding black market in cigarettes is depriving the country of billions in tax receipts and may soon overtake the legal market for cigarettes.
Cigarettes Market Shrinks In Hungary
- 21 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s official cigarettes market has shrunk over the past two years, Thursday’s business daily Világgazdaság said, citing data from the tax office NAV. In January-June this year 3.6 billion cigarettes were sold through legal outlets, compared to 6.2 billion in the same period in 2012.
Public Transport Will Get You To The Festivities In Budapest On 20 August
- 20 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Traffic changes will be made in public transport service and on roads and Danube bridges on the eve and the day of St. Stephen’s Day (Tuesday, 19 August and Wednesday, 20 August 2014). Already on 19 August 2014, traffic restrictions will be in place at several locations in the city due to preparations for the celebrations, therefore some public transport lines will run on modified routes.
Record Cold Temperature Recorded In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The temperature reached a record low for August 18 yesterday, falling to 5C in Zabar, Nógrád county early Monday morning.
Jobbik Urges Stricter Refugee Policies In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party urges the government to tighten policies towards refugees, the party’s lawmaker said. Then number of asylum-seekers in Hungary has grown nine-fold over the past year, Mrs Lóránt Hegedűs told a news conference, citing a fresh report.
Fewer Russian Tourists Coming To Hungary
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of Russian visitors to Hungary has been lower than expected, a government official told business daily Napi Gazdaság. The paper quoted deputy state secretary for tourism Viktória Horváth as saying that though Russian tourists spent 11.7% more guest nights in Hungary in the first half of the year than in the same period of last year, the total number was below expectations.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Engineering Firm Wins Planning Contract For Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Planning work for the reconstruction of Budapest’s metro line 3 will start this week after engineering firm Főmterv won the planning contract in a public procurement tender called by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), daily Magyar Nemzet said.