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  0100 Conferences Prague helps CEE business opportunities

  

  The exclusive third edition of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference - 0100 Conferences Prague returns this fall, organizers tell the Budapest Business Journal.

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 13:45

  • Prague
  • business
  • conference
  • CEE
  • venture capital
  • private equity
• Whosnews

  Martin Kern appointed EIT director

  

  The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) revealed Friday that Martin Kern has been appointed director by the Governing Board of the independent, Budapest-based EU body, which has a stated mission of boosting Europeʼs ability to innovate by nurturing entrepreneurial talent and bringing new ideas to market. 

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 12:57

  • Martin Kern
  • EIT
  • EU
  • innovation
  • technology
• Business

  Wizz Air has fourth youngest fleet in world

  

  Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has the fourth youngest aircraft fleet among airlines with more than 100 planes in the world, according to Swiss aviation data analysis center CH-Aviation. On average, Wizz Air planes are 5.43 years old. 

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 12:15

  • Wizz Air
  • budget airline
  • Airbus
  • plane
  • aircraft
  • fleet
  • Aeroflot
  • environment
• Culture

  Night at the Zoo at Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park

  

  Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park will be hosting the eighth edition of its Night at the Zoo event on August 30, running from 7 p.m., according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 12:00

  • Debrecen
  • zoo
  • amusement park
  • night
  • entertainment
  • Hortobágy
• Region

  CEE private equity fundraising reaches EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

  

  Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 at EUR 1.8 billion, according to new data from Invest Europe, the non-profit trade association representing Europeʼs private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 10:15

  • CEE
  • private equity
  • business
  • fundraising
  • investment
  • venture capital
  • Invest Europe
• Economy

  Opportunities tighten for junior programmers

  

  Junior programmer training in Hungary is skyrocketing through boot camps offering short but fast education, but rapid employment opportunities are not always forthcoming, news site index.hu reports.

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 09:35

  • programming
  • jobs
  • business
  • employment
  • IT
  • boot camp
• Energy/environment

  Hungarians generate 385 kg waste per person

  

  Hungarians generated 385 kilograms of municipal waste per person in 2017, slightly up from the 379 kg generated per person in 2016, but below the 403 kg figure in 2010, show data compiled by Eurostat, the EUʼs statistical agency.

   Fri, Aug. 23, 2019, 09:00

  • waste
  • rubbish
  • environment
  • Eurostat
  • statistics
  • EU
• Finance

  ÁKK 12-month T-bill sale falls short of plan

  

  The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 10 billion of discount 12-month T-bills on Thursday, HUF 5 bln less than planned, after bids barely exceeded the original offer.

   Thu, Aug. 22, 2019, 12:30

  • ÁKK
  • T-bill
  • auction
  • yield
• Culture

  28th Budapest Wine Festival ahead in September

  

  The 28th Budapest Wine Festival will run this September 5-8 at Buda Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The event features 200 wine and food stands, and more than 40 concerts on four stages.

   Thu, Aug. 22, 2019, 12:00

  • Budapest
  • wine
  • festival
  • UNESCO
  • Buda Castle
  • music
• Business

  Insurer CIG Pannónia posts H1 loss with one-offs

  

  Listed insurer CIG Pannónia posted a HUF 610 million loss after tax in the first half of 2019, against after-tax profit of HUF 1.8 billion in H1 2018, shows an unaudited, consolidated EU IFRS earnings report issued before the opening bell Thursday.   

   Thu, Aug. 22, 2019, 11:00

  • CIG Pannónia
  • insurance
  • earnings
  • loss