BBJ - Budapest Business Journal
WEB5 days ago — The benefits of workplace well-being programs have been widely studied over the past 40 years and include engagement, employee retention and productivity. Hundreds of studies have shown that a comprehensive well-being strategy and culture positively impact company performance. Presented Content. September 17, 2024.
30 Years of Freedom: The Re-burial of Imre Nagy, The Point of no …
WEBMar 12, 2020 — Imre Nagy, the martyred Prime Minister of Hungary’s 1956 Uprising and four other revolutionary leaders – Miklós Gimes, Pál Maléter, József Szilágyi and Géza Losonczy – were re-buried on June 16, 1989, 31 years after they had been executed. The ceremony became a solemn demonstration of the Hungarian nation against the ruling …
Interactive Brokers Central Europe Eyes Regional Expansion From ...
WEBJun 13, 2021 — Interactive Brokers has already been operating a software development subsidiary in Budapest for 13 years with around 50 developers. “This unit is looking to grow and hire more developers, but it is difficult to find talented people,” Peterffy told reporters. IBCE has already acquired 20,000 new customer accounts and transferred the ...
Mondelez expands its Sustainable Wheat Program in Hungary
WEBJun 29, 2022 — U.S. multinational food company Mondelez International on Tuesday said it is expanding its Sustainable Wheat Program in Hungary as well, increasing the share of the biscuits made from the Harmony wheat grown in the program at its Székesfehervár plant, according to a report by state news wire MTI. Mondelez said it had made the …
György Surányi: Huge Losses at MNB Down to ‘Indefensible’ Policies
WEBAug 6, 2023 — György Surányi, former MNB governor (1990-91 and 1995-2001), former chairman of CIB Bank and CEE regional head of Intesa Sanpaolo, and now professor of finance at Corvinus University, deemed “at least two-thirds of these central bank losses” to be the result of “mismanaged,” “indefensible” and “crazy” economic and monetary …
Budapest Bar Association appoints new president
WEBNov 22, 2018 — Budapest Bar Association appoints new president. The Budapest Bar Association, with more than 8,000 members from Hungaryʼs capital, elected Gábor M. Tóth as its president for the next four years on November 16, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. The new president, aged 45, primarily handles …
Hungary Inflation Rate Hits 22.5% in November
WEBDec 8, 2022 — The highest price rises were measured for electricity, gas, and other fuels as well as food over the last 12 months. Compared to November 2021, a price rise of 43.8% was recorded for food, within which the highest price increases for the following: 102.9% for eggs, 81.8% for bread, 79.0% for milk products, 78.8% for cheese, 77.3% for butter, …
Hungary’s Automobile Production Set to Surpass the One Million …
WEBJun 29, 2024 — Since 2017, HIPA has guided 33 projects worth EUR 500 million, two-thirds of which were linked to automotive. Although the number of researchers in Hungary doubled between 2010 and 2021, nobody can sit back and relax. As István Szászi, representative of the Bosch Group in Hungary and the Adriatic region, pointed out, the availability of ...
Lenders voice opposition to windfall tax - Budapest Business Journal
WEBJun 7, 2022 — Lenders voice opposition to windfall tax. The Hungarian Banking Association warned that burdening the sector with a windfall tax could reduce lending activity in a statement issued on Friday, according to a report by state news wire MTI. A week earlier, the government announced the introduction of temporary windfall taxes on a number of …
Smart Meters yet to Catch on in Hungary - Budapest Business …
WEBOct 4, 2018 — The European Union mandated a smart meter rollout by 2020 with a target of at least 80% of households for electricity in countries with a positive cost-benefit analysis previously run across the EU. From Hungary, however, there was no data available according to official EU data (see box). In the meantime, another project aimed at …