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• Politics

  Govt to continue payroll tax cuts in 2019

  

  Hungaryʼs new government will continue to reduce the payroll tax and increase tax preferences for families with two children, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly interview on public radio on Friday, commenting on key elements of next yearʼs budget.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 12:31

  • tax
  • orbán
• Business

  Hungary ready to join the global blockchain market

  

  Europe is starting to take blockchain-based solutions seriously, and Hungarian players seem ready to be part of the game. The largest international blockchain summit in the CEE region, Blockchaineum 2.0, gathered major stakeholders in Budapest to discuss the hottest issues on the global agenda.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 12:05

  • blockchain
• Real Estate

  Prologis receives logistics real estate award

  

  Prologis has been named the strongest European real estate developer brand for 2018 in the “Logistics” category at the Real Estate Brand Awards. 

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 11:49

  • prologis
  • award
• Business

  K&H Bank Q1 profit climbs 30%

  

  First-quarter after-tax profit of K&H Bank, the Hungarian unit of Belgiumʼs KBC, rose 30% year-on-year to HUF 12.9 billion. Profits were lifted by higher business volume, increased client numbers and a continued decline in lending costs.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 10:58

  • K&H
  • profit
• Real Estate

  Resale home market slowing in Budapest

  

  The real estate market outside Budapest continues to grow. This year homes put up for sale increased by 5% in major cities, while in Budapest owners are advertising 8% fewer. This indicates that potential buyers prefer new homes, index.hu portal says.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 10:00

  • resale home
  • new home
• News

  Hungary up to 47th in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

  

  Hungary has moved up five spots to 47th place in this yearʼs IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. Hungaryʼs competitiveness was boosted in part by a reduction in corporate taxes and growth in overall productivity, IMD said.   

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 09:00

  • competitiveness
  • imd
  • world
  • ranking
• Culture

  The Hungarian Pavilion opened at the International Architecture Exhibition

  

  The Hungarian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has opened with the architectural installation of the exhibition "Liberty Bridge – New Horizons in the City". The exhibition is based on the bridge that became a public space in Budapest when it was closed to traffic in 2016.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 08:23

  • venice biennale
  • architecture
  • bridge
• Budapest

  Greenpeace: public transport is good in Budapest

  

  Greenpeace released its ranking of European cities in sustainable transport. In Budapest, public transport is good, but the air quality is worse than the EU average.

   Fri, May 25, 2018, 07:36

  • transport
  • air
  • greenpeace
• Economy

  Government to submit 2019 budget bill on June 13

  

  Hungaryʼs government plans to submit the 2019 budget bill to Parliament on June 13, Gergely Gulyás, the newly appointed minister in charge of the Prime Ministerʼs Office, confirmed at the traditional regular press briefing on Thursday.   

   Thu, May 24, 2018, 14:40

  • budget
  • bill
  • parliament
  • gulyas
  • stop soros
• Finance

  MKB Bank set to list shares on bourse in 2019

  

  MKB Bank plans to sell a stake of between 20% and 30% on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) next year to meet the terms of a European Union-sanctioned bailout, CEO Ádám Balog told news wire Bloomberg in an interview on Wednesday.   

   Thu, May 24, 2018, 14:09

  • mkb bank
  • shares
  • listing
  • budapest stock exchange
  • balog
  • meszaros