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Xpat Opinion: Why Is Hungary So Poor?
- 20 Feb 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
You’ve probably landed on this page because you wonder about Hungary’s economic woes. As you might have noticed, The Atlantic recently ran an article about an astounding fact: according to Google’s autocomplete function (the one that suggests search phrases based on previous searches), the single most popular question people ask about this country is why it is so poor.
GE Plans Budapest Operations Centre
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
GE is setting up an operations centre in Budapest, primarily to support its European activities, the American multinational announced at a press conference attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
No Slowdown In Hungary's MNB Rate Cut Drive
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council surprised observers with a larger base rate cut than expected yesterday, lowering the figure from 2.85% to 2.7%, causing the forint to weaken from 308.3 per euro to 310.
100th Tobacco Store Robbed In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 100 state tobacco shops have been robbed since the state nationalised tobacco retail last summer, Népszava reports. In the latest incident, two armed men robbed a tobacco store on Gergely utca in Budapest’s Tenth District Tuesday evening.
Hungary’s National Bank Finds Delinquent Banks In Free Withdrawal Probe
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary has found in a probe that several banks have unlawfully passed on the cost of mandatory free cash withdrawals to clients, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing spokesman István Binder.
Data Stolen From Bank Cards In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Data from bank cards was stolen from several ATMs in Budapest’s Fourth District between October and December, Budapest Police announced yesterday. Police said a copying device was placed in the card slots of several ATMs, allowing criminals to obtain PIN codes and other data.
Hungary's State Debt At 79% Of GDP In 2013
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The state debt stood at 79.0% of GDP at the end of 2013, reaching Ft 23.07 trillion, according to preliminary figures from the MNB. The state debt was at 79.8% of GDP in 2012.
MAL Loses Compensation Lawsuit In Hungary
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria on Wednesday rejected an application for judicial review submitted by aluminium company MAL in connection with the 2010 toxic sludge disaster and ordered the company to pay compensation for the loss of a house.
Rock Music Museum Opened In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and 13th District mayor József Tóth opened a museum of Hungarian rock music at the Radnóti Miklós Cultural Centre on Thursday. Several members of the great generation of Hungarian pop, who forged careers in the 1960s and 1970s, attended.
Xpat Opinion: Why Is Hungary So Poor?
- 20 Feb 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
You’ve probably landed on this page because you wonder about Hungary’s economic woes. As you might have noticed, The Atlantic recently ran an article about an astounding fact: according to Google’s autocomplete function (the one that suggests search phrases based on previous searches), the single most popular question people ask about this country is why it is so poor.
GE Plans Budapest Operations Centre
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
GE is setting up an operations centre in Budapest, primarily to support its European activities, the American multinational announced at a press conference attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
No Slowdown In Hungary's MNB Rate Cut Drive
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council surprised observers with a larger base rate cut than expected yesterday, lowering the figure from 2.85% to 2.7%, causing the forint to weaken from 308.3 per euro to 310.
100th Tobacco Store Robbed In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 100 state tobacco shops have been robbed since the state nationalised tobacco retail last summer, Népszava reports. In the latest incident, two armed men robbed a tobacco store on Gergely utca in Budapest’s Tenth District Tuesday evening.
Hungary’s National Bank Finds Delinquent Banks In Free Withdrawal Probe
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary has found in a probe that several banks have unlawfully passed on the cost of mandatory free cash withdrawals to clients, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing spokesman István Binder.
Data Stolen From Bank Cards In Hungary
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Data from bank cards was stolen from several ATMs in Budapest’s Fourth District between October and December, Budapest Police announced yesterday. Police said a copying device was placed in the card slots of several ATMs, allowing criminals to obtain PIN codes and other data.
Hungary's State Debt At 79% Of GDP In 2013
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The state debt stood at 79.0% of GDP at the end of 2013, reaching Ft 23.07 trillion, according to preliminary figures from the MNB. The state debt was at 79.8% of GDP in 2012.
MAL Loses Compensation Lawsuit In Hungary
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria on Wednesday rejected an application for judicial review submitted by aluminium company MAL in connection with the 2010 toxic sludge disaster and ordered the company to pay compensation for the loss of a house.
Rock Music Museum Opened In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and 13th District mayor József Tóth opened a museum of Hungarian rock music at the Radnóti Miklós Cultural Centre on Thursday. Several members of the great generation of Hungarian pop, who forged careers in the 1960s and 1970s, attended.