27 result(s) for reporters in Business
Hungary's Fidesz Alleges Business Interests Behind EU Concerns
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The EU’s expressed concerns about Hungary’s constitutional system have nothing to do with democracy, but are a response to the cuts in utility fees, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan told reporters.
Hungary Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Lego
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Government and Lego Manufacturing Ltd. signed a strategic partnership agreement today in Budapest. The agreement was signed between Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Lego's Investment Manager Martin Svejda. Danish Ambassador to Hungary Tom Norring and Executive Director of Lego Manufacturing Jesper Hassellung Mikkelsen also ...
Hungary's Szentkirályi To Export Mineral Water To Saudi Arabia
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian mineral water producer Szentkirályi is to begin exporting its products to Saudi Arabia; an agreement was signed in Budapest on Thursday by Export-Import Manager of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. Tamás Tóth and a Saudi partner company.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Kirchhoff To Expand Capacity In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
German car parts manufacturer Kirchhoff has announced plans to invest Ft 2.7 billion in expanding its capacity in Hungary. The project, to be completed in 2014, will add 150 jobs to the present 350 at the factory in Esztergom, subsidiary CEO Szabolcs Solyom told reporters. The job creation receives Ft 716 million in subsidies.
Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungarian Government Commissioner Outlines "Mafia-Like" Contracts
- 16 Sep 2010 12:01 PM
- business
"The hundreds of consulting contracts that budget-funded bodies and state-owned companies concluded with private firms in 2002-10 show "octopus-like" intertwining, government commissioner Ferenc Papcsák told reporters on Tuesday, alluding to an Italian television show about the Mafia.
Hungarian Cabinet Rejects ECB Warning Over MNB Pay Cuts
- 15 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The cabinet decided yesterday to proceed with plans to reduce the salary of National Bank (MNB) governor András Simor, along with those of other public officials, despite a warning from the European Central Bank (ECB) that such a move would jeopardise the MNB’s independence.
Hungary's Fidesz Alleges Business Interests Behind EU Concerns
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The EU’s expressed concerns about Hungary’s constitutional system have nothing to do with democracy, but are a response to the cuts in utility fees, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan told reporters.
Hungary Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Lego
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Government and Lego Manufacturing Ltd. signed a strategic partnership agreement today in Budapest. The agreement was signed between Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Lego's Investment Manager Martin Svejda. Danish Ambassador to Hungary Tom Norring and Executive Director of Lego Manufacturing Jesper Hassellung Mikkelsen also ...
Hungary's Szentkirályi To Export Mineral Water To Saudi Arabia
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian mineral water producer Szentkirályi is to begin exporting its products to Saudi Arabia; an agreement was signed in Budapest on Thursday by Export-Import Manager of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. Tamás Tóth and a Saudi partner company.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Kirchhoff To Expand Capacity In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
German car parts manufacturer Kirchhoff has announced plans to invest Ft 2.7 billion in expanding its capacity in Hungary. The project, to be completed in 2014, will add 150 jobs to the present 350 at the factory in Esztergom, subsidiary CEO Szabolcs Solyom told reporters. The job creation receives Ft 716 million in subsidies.
Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungarian Government Commissioner Outlines "Mafia-Like" Contracts
- 16 Sep 2010 12:01 PM
- business
"The hundreds of consulting contracts that budget-funded bodies and state-owned companies concluded with private firms in 2002-10 show "octopus-like" intertwining, government commissioner Ferenc Papcsák told reporters on Tuesday, alluding to an Italian television show about the Mafia.
Hungarian Cabinet Rejects ECB Warning Over MNB Pay Cuts
- 15 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"The cabinet decided yesterday to proceed with plans to reduce the salary of National Bank (MNB) governor András Simor, along with those of other public officials, despite a warning from the European Central Bank (ECB) that such a move would jeopardise the MNB’s independence.