Events

Conferences

Brazilian bank lends to Italian Fiat

Brazil’s state-owned National Social and Economic Development Bank (BNDES) announced Wednesday that it had approved a loan of 600.5 million...

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MEPs and experts debate global warming

Expert witnesses gave a range of assessments of the potential climate impact of different levels of global warming at the...

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Protectionism can undermine FDI growth in Russia, China – Analysts

Direct foreign investment is likely to surge in Russia and China in the next few years, although growth could be...

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Is it still safe for Americans to invest in Russia?

YES. Authorities know Russia must rely on foreign investment. In today’s turbulent global situation, no American investor can afford to...

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US fund expects to post large investment in Vietnam

A US company is expecting to invest about one billion dollars annually to tap the Vietnamese market, newspaper Vietnam News...

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Romania to overhaul energy sector – report

The Romanian government has approved a major overhaul of the region’s energy sector, which will see investments of around €35...

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PM: Kazmunaigas should join oil project

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov suggested Thursday that the state-run energy company Kazmunaigas should take a major role in a...

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E.ON: spreading renewables risk across Europe

E.ON is balancing its renewable portfolio with a number of different investments across Europe....

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World Bank Group directs $6 billion in 2007 to boost growth – extended

During Fiscal Year 2007, the World Bank Group committed some $6 billion in loans, credits, equity investments and guarantees to...

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Indian Kalyani to buy German wind firm

The Kalyani Group, which controls the world’s second-largest forging company, Bharat Forge, yesterday stepped up its presence in the fast-growing...

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SAP to acquire 10 firms in India and China

The world’s largest maker of business-management software, SAP AG, said last Tuesday that India and China will be the key...

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Romania: Koreans seek 3,000 people to manufacture Samsung LCDs in Oradea

Korean company Hanil Electronics, a supplier of components and equipment for Samsung, intends to invest approximately €30-40 million ($41-55 million)...

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Bosnia gets $35 million in project funding from World Bank

Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World Bank signed Friday in Sarajevo financing agreements for several projects amounting in...

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Lithuania to host energy summit

Lithuania is to host an international summit conference on energy in Vilnius, October 10 and 11....

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Wind River buys Romanian embedded firm

US based Device Software Optimization (DSO) Wind River Systems, Inc., announced that it has acquired privately-held S.C. Comsys s.r.l., an...

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...