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Their heaven is the real hell

2. December 2016 - by BT in Editorial

After the government reached an agreement with employers and unions on increasing the minimum wage by 15 percent from January, the Socialist Party accused ruling Fidesz of working to the[…]

Debt hill casts its shadow over growth opportunity

IMF presents annual report on Hungary

18. April 2015 - by Rainer Ackermann in Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has presented its annual report containing an evaluation of Hungary’s economic policy. A delegation of IMF experts stayed in Budapest from 21-30 January to prepare[…]

Good and bad aspects of poor pay

Labour market between illusions and reality

15. March 2015 - by Rainer Ackermann in Economy

Thanks to its bold economic policy, Hungary is returning to the top field of Central Europe – the government emphasises. In the past years they have been working very hard[…]

New funding-for-growth targets SMEs

1. March 2015 - by BT in Brief

Hungary’s central bank is launching a new funding-for-growth scheme to support lending to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs). Bank governor György Matolcsy said that over the past two years the[…]

Amazing red tape slowly improving

Rules hamper enterprise in BurEUcratia

16. November 2014 - by BT in Politics

A symbolic imaginary city called “BurEUcratia” was erected at District V’s Erzsébet tér for three days last week to raise awareness of the need to cut European Union red tape.[…]

Subsidies on horizon

17. October 2014 - by BT in Business

The moment that many investors have been waiting for has arrived, when the Hungarian State publishes the first subsidy tenders whereby both companies and communities can find support for their[…]

Székely szabadság napja - Demonstráció Budapesten

The Brief History of the Week

The news that made headlines during last week

17. March 2014 - by BT in News

The Budapest Times is unrivalled among English-language print publications in the capital for its coverage of the week’s most important national stories, whether they be economic, political, cultural, sporting or[…]

Hungarian companies ‘must change their way of thinking’

Interview with Dr. Zsuzsanna Jánosy, manager of BrandTrend Kft.

21. February 2014 - by Daniel Hirsch in Business

A recent study of the situation and development of brands by Hungarian companies concluded that the companies are relying on cost cutting instead of long-term brand strategies; the end user[…]