Events

Conferences

BP gets virtual – Company markets itself through SimCity

Electronic Arts and BP have teamed up to provide a cleaner environment-in the virtual world....

Conferences

Microsoft ‘ecosystem’ totals $425 bln

A new study, conducted for Microsoft by IDC, claims to put a dollar value on how much Microsoft’s network of...

Conferences

Microsoft ‘ecosystem’ totals $425 bln

A new study, conducted for Microsoft by IDC, claims to put a dollar value on how much Microsoft’s network of...

Conferences

IMF fuels critics of globalization

Technology and foreign investment are making income inequality worse around the world, the International Monetary Fund said in a new...

Conferences

IMF fuels critics of globalization

Technology and foreign investment are making income inequality worse around the world, the International Monetary Fund said in a new...

Conferences

How to better attract investment

Hungary’s default in attracting foreign capital is mainly caused by her shortage of proper workforce, András Inotai, director of MTA...

Conferences

Suez looks to UK, Romania, Bulgaria for nuclear projects

French energy and utilities company Suez, which plans to merge with Gaz de France (GdF) in the H1 of 2008,...

Conferences

E.ON and Statkraft in multi-billion asset swap

E.ON and Statkraft have signed a Letter of Intent in Oslo for a multi-billion asset swap....

Conferences

Poland’s economy defies political turmoil

Poland is heading for an election this month with the outcome of the vote unlikely to threaten the nation’s robust...

Conferences

Rome to host World Energy Congress Nov. 11-15

An international energy forum, the World Energy Congress, will be held in Rome from November 11 through 15....

Conferences

Emerging global markets too big to ignore

Global emerging markets are becoming “too big to ignore,” according to US Global Investors, Inc....

Conferences

Pollution cuts life expectancy, threatens child development in Europe

Environmental policy across the pan-European region is hampered by gaps in information and implementation, according to a new European Environment...

Conferences

US: Working families need help to afford the basics

About 1 in 5 Americans in working families can’t afford basic needs, and many are scraping to get by on...

Conferences

Spanish power company to build wind farm in Russia

Spanish electricity company Iberdrola Renovables will invest $140 million in the construction of a wind farm in south Russia’s Krasnodar...

Conferences

Foreign investment in Russia totals $50 bln so far this year

Foreign investment in the Russian economy has totaled $50 billion so far this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov...

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...