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World Bank approves new catastrophe loan facility

The World Bank on Tuesday launched a new catastrophe loan facility and revised an existing contingency credit line designed to...

Social

World Bank approves new catastrophe loan facility

The World Bank on Tuesday launched a new catastrophe loan facility and revised an existing contingency credit line designed to...

Conferences

Germany to provide advantages to international investors in renewables

With oil prices exceeding $100 a barrel, the US, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels...

Conferences

Germany to provide advantages to international investors in renewables

With oil prices exceeding $100 a barrel, the US, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels...

Conferences

Polish minister backs Lotos-PGNiG alliance

Poland should consider some form of strategic alliance between its second-largest refiner Lotos and gas monopoly PGNiG, an official said....

Conferences

Polish minister backs Lotos-PGNiG alliance

Poland should consider some form of strategic alliance between its second-largest refiner Lotos and gas monopoly PGNiG, an official said....

Conferences

European unions launch campaign for higher wages

Wage moderation should start with top managers, European trade unions said on Wednesday, starting a campaign for higher workers’ pay...

Conferences

European unions launch campaign for higher wages

Wage moderation should start with top managers, European trade unions said on Wednesday, starting a campaign for higher workers’ pay...

Conferences

Soros, Omidyar, Google.org set up India venture

The philanthropic units of billionaire investor George Soros and Google have put $17 million into a venture with the Omidyar...

Conferences

Soros, Omidyar, Google.org set up India venture

The philanthropic units of billionaire investor George Soros and Google have put $17 million into a venture with the Omidyar...

Conferences

Barclays ups write-down to $3.1 bln, profits in line

Barclays Plc, Britain’s third-biggest bank, raised its 2007 write-down on the value of risky assets to £1.6 billion ($3.1 billion)...

Conferences

Barclays ups write-down to $3.1 bln, profits in line

Barclays Plc, Britain’s third-biggest bank, raised its 2007 write-down on the value of risky assets to £1.6 billion ($3.1 billion)...

Conferences

Gates: Microsoft targets Web with Yahoo or alone

Microsoft Corp plans to invest heavily in Web search to competes against Google Inc, even if it fails to acquire...

Conferences

Gates: Microsoft targets Web with Yahoo or alone

Microsoft Corp plans to invest heavily in Web search to competes against Google Inc, even if it fails to acquire...

Conferences

Iberdrola invests €300 mln in wind farms in Romania

Spanish group Iberdrola, a European energy giant, has acquired 50 wind farm projects in Eastern Romania through its renewable energy...

Music

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Energy, Conferences, Green Energy

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

Music

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Music

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Politics, Events, Government, Parliament

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

Energy, Business, Conferences

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

Business Chambers Bring Rugby Leadership Experience to Budapest

Confindustria Ungheria, the British Chamber of Commerce Hungary and CCI France Hongrie will host an executive development event with Italy’s...

Budapest Geothermal Summit Highlights Hungary’s Potential and Investment Hurdles

Expanding geothermal energy in Hungary requires predictable regulation and infrastructure upgrades, speakers said at the fourth Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit....

BFO Takes Classical Music Beyond the Concert Hall

The BFO is opening its new season with a focus on accessibility, from its free Heroes’ Square concert and new...

New Vision Needed: Addressing the Challenges in Hungary’s Everyday Musical Life

For this mini interview, the Budapest Business Journal speaks with Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Magyar Zenei Tanács (Hungarian Music...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Heineken to Raffle Champions League Final Tickets at Heroes’ Square Festival

Heineken will raffle five tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest during the Champions Festival at Heroes’ Square...

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

Female Business Leaders Stand for Roma Equality in an HBLF Initiative

Talent is evenly distributed across society: in every town and in families of all social and economic backgrounds, there are...