91 result(s) for sand in Business
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Varga Expects Korean Investors’ ‘Decisive Role’ To Remain
- 26 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
- business
The Republic of Korea is the third major non-European investor in Hungary and Korean companies will continue to play a decisive role in the Hungarian economy, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. After holding talks in Seoul, Varga called it important for Korean companies planning their first investment in Hungary to know that many international firms have been operating and kept expanding their ...
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Hungary's OTP Bank Chairman Csányi On Forbes List Of Billionaires
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has become the first Hungarian to be included on the list of the world’s dollar billionaires, complied by US-based Forbes magazine. He is the richest Hungarian with an estimated net worth of Ft 287.9 billion, or approximately $1.01 billion.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungary's OTP Challenges Quaestor Law
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
OTP bank plans to go to the Constitutional Court to question the law ordering banks to pay into a fund set up to compensate investors in failed financial group Quaestor, chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi said on Friday. OTP will have to pay Ft 57 billion to the fund, Népszabadság estimates.
Hungary’s Employment Trends “Improving”
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment figures have improved substantially since the second half of 2013, the state secretary in charge of employment said, commenting on the European Commission’s latest report on Hungary. According to fresh data, 66,000 new jobs have been created and the jobless rate stands around 7-8% now for more than six consecutive months, Sándor Czomba told public news channel M1.
Gross Wages In Hungary Up 3.4% In February
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 3.4% to 234,367 forints (778 euros) in February. Net wages rose at the same pace to 153,511 forints, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarians took home 12,446 forints in bonuses in February, on average, 9.5% more than in the same month a year earlier.
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Varga Expects Korean Investors’ ‘Decisive Role’ To Remain
- 26 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
- business
The Republic of Korea is the third major non-European investor in Hungary and Korean companies will continue to play a decisive role in the Hungarian economy, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. After holding talks in Seoul, Varga called it important for Korean companies planning their first investment in Hungary to know that many international firms have been operating and kept expanding their ...
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Hungary's OTP Bank Chairman Csányi On Forbes List Of Billionaires
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has become the first Hungarian to be included on the list of the world’s dollar billionaires, complied by US-based Forbes magazine. He is the richest Hungarian with an estimated net worth of Ft 287.9 billion, or approximately $1.01 billion.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungary's OTP Challenges Quaestor Law
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
OTP bank plans to go to the Constitutional Court to question the law ordering banks to pay into a fund set up to compensate investors in failed financial group Quaestor, chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi said on Friday. OTP will have to pay Ft 57 billion to the fund, Népszabadság estimates.
Hungary’s Employment Trends “Improving”
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment figures have improved substantially since the second half of 2013, the state secretary in charge of employment said, commenting on the European Commission’s latest report on Hungary. According to fresh data, 66,000 new jobs have been created and the jobless rate stands around 7-8% now for more than six consecutive months, Sándor Czomba told public news channel M1.
Gross Wages In Hungary Up 3.4% In February
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 3.4% to 234,367 forints (778 euros) in February. Net wages rose at the same pace to 153,511 forints, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarians took home 12,446 forints in bonuses in February, on average, 9.5% more than in the same month a year earlier.