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15,000 Homes Offered Under Programme For Trouble Borrowers In Hungary
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Some 15,000 homes have been offered by lenders for purchase by the state under the government’s NET assistance programme for troubled borrowers.
Floating Venue A38 In Budapest Towed Away For Inspection
- 6 Jan 2014 4:05 AM
- entertainment
The A38 ship, moored in downtown Budapest on the Danube and serving as a famous cultural venue, is due for a maintenance check. The decommissioned barge that serves as a concert hall, restaurant and bar, has been towed to Komarno (Révkomárom), southern Slovakia, to a former ship-building yard that now only undertakes minor repair jobs.
Mystery Buyers Behind Management Buyout At TV2 In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 has sold Hungary’s TV2 in a management buyout led by TV2 CEO Zsolt Simon and chief financial officer Yvonne Dederick. The price was not disclosed, but observers estimate it at Ft 20 billion.
New Kids On The Block - Budapest's Winter Venue Collection
- 24 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest : One of the most enjoyable side effects of Budapest's search for its own identity is the seemingly endless mushrooming of venues. As a result, the city's improvement reached a point where sporting a stylish interior and running a cliché-heavy marketing campaign is not enough for any place to become successful. A ...
Recently Renovated Baths Reopened In Gyula, Hungary
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Castle Baths on Gyula have been restored at a cost of almost HUF 1.2bn (some 4 million euros) and with the opening of the new AquaPalota (AquaPalace) water park on 6300 sqr metres, with 5 new pools and several new amenities, the facility has become an all-year bathing complex.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Unlicenced Tobacco Ownership To Be Criminal Act In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The unlicenced ownership and acquisition of 5 kilogrammes of dried, fermented or cut tobacco would be classified as a criminal act under an amendment proposal submitted on Monday. The proposal submitted by parliament’s economic committee with the aim to strengthen child protection legislation was unanimously approved by the constitutional committee.
Fish Consumption In Hungary Increases By 20 Percent
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
As a result of the Ministry of Rural Development's promotion campaign launched at the end of last year, fish consumption is the only area within the food sector that has seen a marked, 20 percent increase in Hungary this year, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared at the opening of this year's fish marketing drive in Tiszafüred on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
15,000 Homes Offered Under Programme For Trouble Borrowers In Hungary
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Some 15,000 homes have been offered by lenders for purchase by the state under the government’s NET assistance programme for troubled borrowers.
Floating Venue A38 In Budapest Towed Away For Inspection
- 6 Jan 2014 4:05 AM
- entertainment
The A38 ship, moored in downtown Budapest on the Danube and serving as a famous cultural venue, is due for a maintenance check. The decommissioned barge that serves as a concert hall, restaurant and bar, has been towed to Komarno (Révkomárom), southern Slovakia, to a former ship-building yard that now only undertakes minor repair jobs.
Mystery Buyers Behind Management Buyout At TV2 In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 has sold Hungary’s TV2 in a management buyout led by TV2 CEO Zsolt Simon and chief financial officer Yvonne Dederick. The price was not disclosed, but observers estimate it at Ft 20 billion.
New Kids On The Block - Budapest's Winter Venue Collection
- 24 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest : One of the most enjoyable side effects of Budapest's search for its own identity is the seemingly endless mushrooming of venues. As a result, the city's improvement reached a point where sporting a stylish interior and running a cliché-heavy marketing campaign is not enough for any place to become successful. A ...
Recently Renovated Baths Reopened In Gyula, Hungary
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Castle Baths on Gyula have been restored at a cost of almost HUF 1.2bn (some 4 million euros) and with the opening of the new AquaPalota (AquaPalace) water park on 6300 sqr metres, with 5 new pools and several new amenities, the facility has become an all-year bathing complex.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Unlicenced Tobacco Ownership To Be Criminal Act In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The unlicenced ownership and acquisition of 5 kilogrammes of dried, fermented or cut tobacco would be classified as a criminal act under an amendment proposal submitted on Monday. The proposal submitted by parliament’s economic committee with the aim to strengthen child protection legislation was unanimously approved by the constitutional committee.
Fish Consumption In Hungary Increases By 20 Percent
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
As a result of the Ministry of Rural Development's promotion campaign launched at the end of last year, fish consumption is the only area within the food sector that has seen a marked, 20 percent increase in Hungary this year, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared at the opening of this year's fish marketing drive in Tiszafüred on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.