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Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
IMF Projects Faster Economic Growth In Hungary
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Hungary’s economic growth in its Regional Economic Issues report. Growth could reach 2.7% this year according to the new report. The forecast was raised from 2.3% in the previous report published in October 2014. For 2016, the IMF expects growth of 2.3%.
Sunday Fairs Suggested In Hungary
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Having rejected requests from communities around Lake Balaton for exemptions from the ban on Sunday shopping, the government is recommending that local governments organise Sunday fairs instead, Napi Gazdaság reports.
DK Queries Hungary’s PM’s Wealth Accumulation
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition is asking the Tax Office to look into how Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár and Felcsút mayor Lõrinc Mészáros have apparently acquired considerable wealth in recent years. MP Ágnes Vadai said on Monday that the party is interested in how the prime minister has become so rich, although his salary would not make that possible.
More Bubi Bikes To Come In Budapest
- 11 May 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The Budapest public bicycle rental system Bubi will be expanded in the summer, adding 50 bicycles and 22 docking stations, Budapest transport centre BKK announced on Friday. The expansion is financed from the Ft 180 million paid by the system constructors as a penalty for the delay in launching the system last summer.
Russians Buy Five-Star Hévíz Hotel In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Property firm AEG, owned by Russian investors, has purchased the five-star Lotus Therme Hotel & Spa in Hévíz, Zala county from CIB Bank, hotel CEO Erzsébet Pusztai confirmed. The price has not been disclosed. Accent Hotel will continue the management of the 232-room facility, where room occupancy was 61.1% last year.
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Photo Article: Hottest Mexican Restaurants In Budapest
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Take a culinary journey south of the border in Eastern Europe with salsa-slathered specialties like tacos, burritos, and tamales, all made fresh in the Magyar metropolis. From a small cantina found along downtown’s most popular partying street to spacious full-service restaurants where genuine sombreros hang from ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
IMF Projects Faster Economic Growth In Hungary
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Hungary’s economic growth in its Regional Economic Issues report. Growth could reach 2.7% this year according to the new report. The forecast was raised from 2.3% in the previous report published in October 2014. For 2016, the IMF expects growth of 2.3%.
Sunday Fairs Suggested In Hungary
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Having rejected requests from communities around Lake Balaton for exemptions from the ban on Sunday shopping, the government is recommending that local governments organise Sunday fairs instead, Napi Gazdaság reports.
DK Queries Hungary’s PM’s Wealth Accumulation
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition is asking the Tax Office to look into how Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár and Felcsút mayor Lõrinc Mészáros have apparently acquired considerable wealth in recent years. MP Ágnes Vadai said on Monday that the party is interested in how the prime minister has become so rich, although his salary would not make that possible.
More Bubi Bikes To Come In Budapest
- 11 May 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The Budapest public bicycle rental system Bubi will be expanded in the summer, adding 50 bicycles and 22 docking stations, Budapest transport centre BKK announced on Friday. The expansion is financed from the Ft 180 million paid by the system constructors as a penalty for the delay in launching the system last summer.
Russians Buy Five-Star Hévíz Hotel In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Property firm AEG, owned by Russian investors, has purchased the five-star Lotus Therme Hotel & Spa in Hévíz, Zala county from CIB Bank, hotel CEO Erzsébet Pusztai confirmed. The price has not been disclosed. Accent Hotel will continue the management of the 232-room facility, where room occupancy was 61.1% last year.
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Photo Article: Hottest Mexican Restaurants In Budapest
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Take a culinary journey south of the border in Eastern Europe with salsa-slathered specialties like tacos, burritos, and tamales, all made fresh in the Magyar metropolis. From a small cantina found along downtown’s most popular partying street to spacious full-service restaurants where genuine sombreros hang from ...