139 result(s) for official figures
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.
Xpat Opinion: Lázár’s Words Fuel Huxit Debate In Hungary
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on ambiguous statements by top government officials following the Brexit referendum, left-liberal commentators wonder if Viktor Orbán’s government wants Hungary to leave the European Union. Magyar Nemzet suggests that such declarations were only meant to promote a high turnout at the quota-referendum, due to be held in the autumn.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Interpretation Of The Brexit Referendum
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of the stunning Brexit referendum outcome, pro-government papers wisely waited for word from the boss before they dared express any opinion on the subject. They didn’t have to wait long. At 8:00 a.m. Viktor Orbán began his regular fortnightly Friday morning interview on the state radio station.
Xpat Opinion: Conspiracy Theories In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Five years ago Political Capital, a Hungarian think tank, published a survey on Hungarian attitude toward conspiracy theories. The result of that study showed that it was mostly Jobbik voters who had a strong predilection for believing in theories suggesting that secret forces are responsible for the state of our world.
European Football Chiefs Gather In Budapest As UEFA Holds Congress In Hungary
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A new era for football started in Budapest this week as Hungary hosted the 40th UEFA Ordinary Congress in the Syma events venue in the presence of representatives from every one of UEFA’s member associations.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Hungarian Porcelain Maker Zsolnay Suspects Skulduggery
- 13 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- business
Hungarian porcelain maker Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra has reacted angrily to a government decree which declared the company of “elevated strategic importance” as defined by the bankruptcy act. They said the company is neither insolvent nor bankrupt, adding that they traced signs of “an intent for a hostile takeover” in recent weeks.
Hungarian Tourism Sector Engine Of Economic Growth, Says Official
- 28 Dec 2015 3:30 AM
- travel
Tourism is one of Hungary’s engines of economic growth, a sector showing a steady increase between 2010 and 2014, the head of the Hungarian Tourism company said. The number of tourists arriving from other European countries went up by 29% during the period, Péter Faragó said.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.
Xpat Opinion: Lázár’s Words Fuel Huxit Debate In Hungary
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on ambiguous statements by top government officials following the Brexit referendum, left-liberal commentators wonder if Viktor Orbán’s government wants Hungary to leave the European Union. Magyar Nemzet suggests that such declarations were only meant to promote a high turnout at the quota-referendum, due to be held in the autumn.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Interpretation Of The Brexit Referendum
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of the stunning Brexit referendum outcome, pro-government papers wisely waited for word from the boss before they dared express any opinion on the subject. They didn’t have to wait long. At 8:00 a.m. Viktor Orbán began his regular fortnightly Friday morning interview on the state radio station.
Xpat Opinion: Conspiracy Theories In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Five years ago Political Capital, a Hungarian think tank, published a survey on Hungarian attitude toward conspiracy theories. The result of that study showed that it was mostly Jobbik voters who had a strong predilection for believing in theories suggesting that secret forces are responsible for the state of our world.
European Football Chiefs Gather In Budapest As UEFA Holds Congress In Hungary
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A new era for football started in Budapest this week as Hungary hosted the 40th UEFA Ordinary Congress in the Syma events venue in the presence of representatives from every one of UEFA’s member associations.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Hungarian Porcelain Maker Zsolnay Suspects Skulduggery
- 13 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- business
Hungarian porcelain maker Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra has reacted angrily to a government decree which declared the company of “elevated strategic importance” as defined by the bankruptcy act. They said the company is neither insolvent nor bankrupt, adding that they traced signs of “an intent for a hostile takeover” in recent weeks.
Hungarian Tourism Sector Engine Of Economic Growth, Says Official
- 28 Dec 2015 3:30 AM
- travel
Tourism is one of Hungary’s engines of economic growth, a sector showing a steady increase between 2010 and 2014, the head of the Hungarian Tourism company said. The number of tourists arriving from other European countries went up by 29% during the period, Péter Faragó said.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...