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International Adoption Of Hungarian Children On The Rise
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarian children adopted from overseas has grown by more than 25% over the past year, with one in three closed adoptions in 2015 coming from abroad, daily Magyar Nemzet reported. Gabriella Mórucz, the director of the Gólyahír Association, an adoption agency, told the paper that one of the reasons why international adoption is on the way up was that Hungarian couples tend to be ...
Bugging Device Found At NGO
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Eötvös Károly Institute found a suspicious bugging device in its offices, the human rights NGO announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Director Bernadette Somody said the institute will not report the matter to police for the time being.
Hungarian Sausage Wins iTQi Superior Taste Award
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Gyulai Szalámi, a product considered the flagship of Hungarian meat firm Gyulahús, once again won a two-star Superior Taste Award from the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi), according to reports published yesterday.
IKEA Lays Cornerstone Of Third Hungarian Store
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian branch of Swedish furniture retail giant IKEA yesterday laid the cornerstone of its third store in the country in the Soroksár neighbourhood of southern Pest, according to reports. The store is expected to open in the first half of 2017.
Moody’s: Improved Employment, Higher Real Wages Positive For Banks
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Lower unemployment, higher employment and rising real wages should positively impact Hungary’s banking sector, ratings agency Moody’s said in an analysis. Higher real wages is credit positive for banks because it enhances households’ ability to service their bank loans and will help reduce banks’ nonperforming retail loans.
MNB: Hungarian Banks See Profits Rise By 209% In Q1
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Combined first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 209% compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 191.4 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today show, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Finance Minister Varga: Fitch Upgrade Evidence Of Reforms
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
An upgrade of Hungary back to investment grade by ratings agency Fitch on Friday is a result of economic reforms the government started in 2010, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference on Saturday. The upgrade is evidence that the Hungarian economic restructuring has been a success, that the Hungarian reforms are working, Varga said.
International Adoption Of Hungarian Children On The Rise
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarian children adopted from overseas has grown by more than 25% over the past year, with one in three closed adoptions in 2015 coming from abroad, daily Magyar Nemzet reported. Gabriella Mórucz, the director of the Gólyahír Association, an adoption agency, told the paper that one of the reasons why international adoption is on the way up was that Hungarian couples tend to be ...
Bugging Device Found At NGO
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Eötvös Károly Institute found a suspicious bugging device in its offices, the human rights NGO announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Director Bernadette Somody said the institute will not report the matter to police for the time being.
Hungarian Sausage Wins iTQi Superior Taste Award
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Gyulai Szalámi, a product considered the flagship of Hungarian meat firm Gyulahús, once again won a two-star Superior Taste Award from the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi), according to reports published yesterday.
IKEA Lays Cornerstone Of Third Hungarian Store
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian branch of Swedish furniture retail giant IKEA yesterday laid the cornerstone of its third store in the country in the Soroksár neighbourhood of southern Pest, according to reports. The store is expected to open in the first half of 2017.
Moody’s: Improved Employment, Higher Real Wages Positive For Banks
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Lower unemployment, higher employment and rising real wages should positively impact Hungary’s banking sector, ratings agency Moody’s said in an analysis. Higher real wages is credit positive for banks because it enhances households’ ability to service their bank loans and will help reduce banks’ nonperforming retail loans.
MNB: Hungarian Banks See Profits Rise By 209% In Q1
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Combined first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 209% compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 191.4 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today show, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Finance Minister Varga: Fitch Upgrade Evidence Of Reforms
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
An upgrade of Hungary back to investment grade by ratings agency Fitch on Friday is a result of economic reforms the government started in 2010, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference on Saturday. The upgrade is evidence that the Hungarian economic restructuring has been a success, that the Hungarian reforms are working, Varga said.