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Xpat Opinion: The Troubled Tobacco Shop Concessions In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
We haven’t talked about the tobacconist shops lately, although there is quite a bit to be said about them. First and foremost, that as the result of the newly restricted availability and the price hikes black market sales of cigarettes have soared in the last couple of months. Fewer and fewer people are buying cigarettes at the designated stores.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Retail Sales In Hungary Lifted By Fuel Consumption
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales rose for the second straight month in May, up 2.5% year-on-year, after 3.4% growth in April, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Central Statistics Office. Before April, retail sales had fallen for 12 consecutive months.
Private Hospital In Telki To Close Down
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
From July 11th the private hospital in Telki will shut down for good. The building has been sold due to its unrewarding operation, which means inpatient services will terminate in the elite institution. According to the owner, it was an extremely hard decision to make, because for 15 years he believed there was a future for private hospitals in Hungary that could operate on a market basis ...
Heat And Still Air, Summer Has Officially Arrived To Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After the long “winter”, torrential rains and floodings, Hungary is now facing a massive heat-wave. According to forecasts the heat-wave will last until the weekend, when thunderstorms could bring some relief. Temperatures rose above 30 degrees already on Monday, and by Wednesday the weather is expected to be a couple of degrees hotter reaching a maximum of 37°C.
Budapest Shopping Centre Mammut Under Water On Saturday
- 9 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
The popular Mammut shopping mall of the second district was unable to withstand the heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon. Top of the Players shoe store on the first floor broke in due to plunging rainwater.
Did Israeli Soldiers Take Part In 2006 Riots In Budapest?
- 26 Apr 2013 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A total of 120 Israeli soldiers arrived in Hungary shortly before the October 23, 2006 riots to “carry out routine anti-terrorist exercises,” it emerges from internal correspondence from American intelligence company Stratfor, published by WikiLeaks on Thursday.
Police Raid Király Utca Café In Budapest
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday night raided the Sirály café on Király utca, said to be the place where the March 7 attack on Fidesz headquarters was organised. Ádám Schönberger, an official with the Marom Budapest Association, which operates the bar, said 100-150 people were in the Sirály when dozens of police officers raided it.
Xpat Opinion: The Troubled Tobacco Shop Concessions In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
We haven’t talked about the tobacconist shops lately, although there is quite a bit to be said about them. First and foremost, that as the result of the newly restricted availability and the price hikes black market sales of cigarettes have soared in the last couple of months. Fewer and fewer people are buying cigarettes at the designated stores.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Retail Sales In Hungary Lifted By Fuel Consumption
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales rose for the second straight month in May, up 2.5% year-on-year, after 3.4% growth in April, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Central Statistics Office. Before April, retail sales had fallen for 12 consecutive months.
Private Hospital In Telki To Close Down
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
From July 11th the private hospital in Telki will shut down for good. The building has been sold due to its unrewarding operation, which means inpatient services will terminate in the elite institution. According to the owner, it was an extremely hard decision to make, because for 15 years he believed there was a future for private hospitals in Hungary that could operate on a market basis ...
Heat And Still Air, Summer Has Officially Arrived To Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After the long “winter”, torrential rains and floodings, Hungary is now facing a massive heat-wave. According to forecasts the heat-wave will last until the weekend, when thunderstorms could bring some relief. Temperatures rose above 30 degrees already on Monday, and by Wednesday the weather is expected to be a couple of degrees hotter reaching a maximum of 37°C.
Budapest Shopping Centre Mammut Under Water On Saturday
- 9 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
The popular Mammut shopping mall of the second district was unable to withstand the heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon. Top of the Players shoe store on the first floor broke in due to plunging rainwater.
Did Israeli Soldiers Take Part In 2006 Riots In Budapest?
- 26 Apr 2013 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A total of 120 Israeli soldiers arrived in Hungary shortly before the October 23, 2006 riots to “carry out routine anti-terrorist exercises,” it emerges from internal correspondence from American intelligence company Stratfor, published by WikiLeaks on Thursday.
Police Raid Király Utca Café In Budapest
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday night raided the Sirály café on Király utca, said to be the place where the March 7 attack on Fidesz headquarters was organised. Ádám Schönberger, an official with the Marom Budapest Association, which operates the bar, said 100-150 people were in the Sirály when dozens of police officers raided it.