897 result(s) for poor
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Average Hungarian Spends 143 Euros On Health Annually
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The average Hungarian household spent 4.9 percent of their income, or 44,771 forints (EUR 143) per person, on health services and drugs in 2014, the Central Statistical Office said in its annual report. The report, however, pointed to huge differences tied to income levels and said that while people in the richest 20 percent of society spent 170 percent of the average, the poorest spent a mere 32 ...
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Opposition Parties Blast Hungarian Constitution
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed Hungary’s constitution, calling it “anti-democratic” and “divisive” and saying there was “nothing to celebrate” about it. Earlier in the day, current and former government and state officials gathered in Parliament to celebrate the Fundamental Law’s fifth anniversary.
Xpat Opinion: Medián Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A while back Medián conducted a survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary. It just made its findings public. The document is almost forty pages long, full of tables and graphs, and defies being summarized in a few paragraphs. Here I will concentrate on a couple of areas of the study I personally found interesting and/or significant.
Research: What Do The Hungarian Internet Users Think About Autists?
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One in 100 persons is autistic in Hungary. You have probably met autists on the bus, in the street, or at school; you just did not recognise why they were so strange. What occurs to you when you hear the word “autism”? Are all autists geniuses in some areas, like the character played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man? Would you welcome them around you? One thing is certain: knowledge makes you more ...
Retailers Join Forces To Help Children In Need In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian subsidiaries of multinational retail giants ALDI, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, SPAR and Tesco are supporting an initiative to help children in need with HUF 5 million each in food donations, enough to feed 10,000 children for one month, in poor villages around the country, according to a press release.
S+P Affirms Hungary Rating; Outlook Still Stable
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘BB+/B’ long- and shortterm foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary. The outlook for Hungary remains stable, S+P said. Hungary’s government reiterated that it expects upgrades by at least two of the three big ratings agencies this year.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Average Hungarian Spends 143 Euros On Health Annually
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The average Hungarian household spent 4.9 percent of their income, or 44,771 forints (EUR 143) per person, on health services and drugs in 2014, the Central Statistical Office said in its annual report. The report, however, pointed to huge differences tied to income levels and said that while people in the richest 20 percent of society spent 170 percent of the average, the poorest spent a mere 32 ...
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Opposition Parties Blast Hungarian Constitution
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed Hungary’s constitution, calling it “anti-democratic” and “divisive” and saying there was “nothing to celebrate” about it. Earlier in the day, current and former government and state officials gathered in Parliament to celebrate the Fundamental Law’s fifth anniversary.
Xpat Opinion: Medián Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A while back Medián conducted a survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary. It just made its findings public. The document is almost forty pages long, full of tables and graphs, and defies being summarized in a few paragraphs. Here I will concentrate on a couple of areas of the study I personally found interesting and/or significant.
Research: What Do The Hungarian Internet Users Think About Autists?
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One in 100 persons is autistic in Hungary. You have probably met autists on the bus, in the street, or at school; you just did not recognise why they were so strange. What occurs to you when you hear the word “autism”? Are all autists geniuses in some areas, like the character played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man? Would you welcome them around you? One thing is certain: knowledge makes you more ...
Retailers Join Forces To Help Children In Need In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian subsidiaries of multinational retail giants ALDI, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, SPAR and Tesco are supporting an initiative to help children in need with HUF 5 million each in food donations, enough to feed 10,000 children for one month, in poor villages around the country, according to a press release.
S+P Affirms Hungary Rating; Outlook Still Stable
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘BB+/B’ long- and shortterm foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary. The outlook for Hungary remains stable, S+P said. Hungary’s government reiterated that it expects upgrades by at least two of the three big ratings agencies this year.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.