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MNB fines 35 banks HUF 1.2 billion

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has reported the levying of some HUF 1.2 billion in fines on 35 Hungary-based...

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Banking sector forint liquidity down in February

After increasing for several months, forint liquidity of the Hungarian banking sector fell in February, a monthly report by the...

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Erste Bank Hungary loss widens on taxes, risk costs

Erste Bank Hungary’s consolidated loss widened to HUF 24.9 billion in 2013 because of high taxes and risk costs, chairman/CEO...

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MTel earns profit in Q4 2013 on non-core activity

Magyar Telekom (MTel) was in the black in the fourth quarter of 2013 as costs fell and non-core activities lifted...

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MNB: Banking sector turns first profit since 2010

Hungary’s banking sector had combined pre-tax profit of HUF 155.2 billion in 2013, helped by higher revenue from commissions and...

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Gov’t deficit reaches 7.7% of full-year target in January

Hungary had a cashflow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, of HUF 75.4 billion in January, or 7.7% of full-year...

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Gross state debt improves slightly in Q4 2013

Hungary’s gross state debt, calculated at nominal value according to Maastricht criteria, fell to 79.0% of GDP at the end...

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Retail government security stock up HUF 66 billion in January

Outstanding stock of retail government securities rose by HUF 66 billion in January to almost HUF 1.755 trillion (approximately €5.627...

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KSH: Trade surplus up €617 million in 2013

The Central Statistics Office (KSH) today released preliminary figures on the final data on Hungary’s import and export trade in...

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Zwack Unicum after-tax profit rises 1.7% through Q3

Spirits producer Zwack Unicum reported after-tax profit of HUF 1.85 billion in the first three quarters, ending with December, of...

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MNB: Hungary-based banks profitable thus far in 2013

Hungarian banks limited by shares had combined after-tax of HUF 36.2 billion in Q1-Q3, compared to a loss of HUF...

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Gen gov’t deficit reaches 84.5% of full-year target in October

Hungary’s cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 887.7 billion at the end of October or 84.5%...

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Banks hammered with HUF 9.5 billion fine for “cartel activity”

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) announced today that 11 banks representing a combined market share of nearly 91% in the...

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Good news for OTP, K&H; RBI considers position

Yesterday was busy in terms of bank-related news, and BBJ rounds up three of the bigger stories from the headlines...

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Electricity distributors ELMŰ, ÉMÁSz show declining profit

The profits of Hungarian electricity distributors ELMŰ and ÉMÁSz declined during the first three quarters of 2013, consolidated interim management...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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Jazz Icon Mario Biondi to Play Margaret Island

Mario Biondi, an iconic figure on the international soul and jazz scene, will take the stage at the Margaret Island...

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Preserving a Legacy, Building International Relations

Szilvia Besszer, the director of the Cziffra Festival, a Budapest-based classical music festival honoring the legendary pianist György Cziffra and...

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Profile: Music Historian Ádám Bősze

Music historian, antiquarian, author and former radio and television presenter Ádam Bősze is currently promoting his latest book, the wonderfully...

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France’s ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ Musical Comes to Budapest

There was enormous excitement in our family when we discovered that the musical institution “Notre Dame de Paris” is being...

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Kicking off Advent With Pop Hits and Musicals

The MOM Cultural Center will launch the last month of the year with a special light music program on Monday,...

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...

‘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...

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...

Jazz Icon Mario Biondi to Play Margaret Island

Mario Biondi, an iconic figure on the international soul and jazz scene, will take the stage at the Margaret Island...

Preserving a Legacy, Building International Relations

Szilvia Besszer, the director of the Cziffra Festival, a Budapest-based classical music festival honoring the legendary pianist György Cziffra and...

Hungary Music Recording Industry Revenue Reaches HUF 14 bln in 2025

Net revenue of the Hungarian music recording industry rose over HUF 14 billion in 2025, MTI reports, citing data from...

Attila Horváth, Vintage52: ‘Some Guitars Talk to Us’

It’s small, lacks flashy signs and is easy to miss, but, located on the corner of a quiet intersection in...

Profile: Music Historian Ádám Bősze

Music historian, antiquarian, author and former radio and television presenter Ádam Bősze is currently promoting his latest book, the wonderfully...

Domonkos Héja Hopes to Bring MRME Closer to its Audience and Spread Music Education

Domonkos Héja was appointed general music director of the Hungarian Radio Artistic Ensembles (MRME) on May 1. He speaks with...

France’s ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ Musical Comes to Budapest

There was enormous excitement in our family when we discovered that the musical institution “Notre Dame de Paris” is being...

Kicking off Advent With Pop Hits and Musicals

The MOM Cultural Center will launch the last month of the year with a special light music program on Monday,...

Music That Builds Bridges: Great Music Festival Returns to Budapest

Budapest once again hosted the international Great Music Festival (GMF), an event that gives musicians with different developmental paths a...