“There is no better proof of Peugeot’s imperturbability than that a small French firm, started more than 200 years ago, has grown to be a global concern,” the Managing Director (MD) of Peugeot Hungária, Gábor György Kutas points out to Diplomacy & Trade.
Hungary should triple its exports to non-European markets by 2018, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a Hungarian-Indian business forum in New Delhi where he met with PM Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee of India.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Capa, the world renowned photographer of Hungarian descent, the National Bank of Hungary issued a gold memorial coin while the Hungarian Post Office came out with a commemorative stamp.
Groupama Garancia was one of the companies supporting the publication of the recent France country focus of Diplomacy & Trade. The CEO of the company, Yann Ménétrier talked about the company’s presence on the Hungarian insurance market.
Prime ministers of the four countries allied in the Visegrád Four meeting in Budapest this Monday established that nuclear energy is of vital importance for the European economy. They also agreed to prepare a common defense cooperation strategy.
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of ESSCA (École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers) Budapest. To celebrate "á la mode," the school hosted a conference on education and a mini gala event serving French delicacies.
Legrand, the world leader in the manufacturing of products and systems for electrical installations and information networks in terms of sales, has been present in Hungary for over two decades. A recent article published in Diplomacy & Trade.
On October 24 to 25 the Entrepreneurs' Club Association organizes the 6th Hungarian-Russian International Economic Forum and Businessman Meeting at the Hotel Helia in Budapest. The event features guest speakers from the United States and Russia, as well.
Hungarian President János Áder opened the Budapest Water Summit conference this Tuesday in the Millenáris Park of the Hungarian capital. The four-day event was also greeted by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFH) calls for long-term predictability. That is the essence of the interview CCIFH President, Antoine Guego gave to a recent print edition of Diplomacy & Trade.
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL says that if the company decides to sell its shares in its Croatian subsidiaryINA , it will consult with the Croatian government as a potential buyer. The issue is raised as MOL's CEO is wanted in Croatia for questioning.
E.ON has concluded an agreement to sell its 100% stakes in E.ON Földgáz Trade and E.ON Földgáz Storage to MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd. The purchase price for both companies, including the assumption of debt, is around €870 million.
The guest of honor of the 7th annual Aquaprofit Polgár Chess Festival in Budapest was former Russian world champion Garry Kasparov who accompanied the three famous Hungarian Polgár sisters, Judit, Zsófia and Zsuzsa.
The oldest living Olympic Champion, Sándor Tarics, who won gold in the 1936 Olympics with the Hungarian water polo team turned 100 this past Monday. He was honored by the International and the Hungarian Olympic Committee.
Cigarette sales have declined dramatically in Hungary, statistics published by the National Tax and Financial Control Administration (NAV) showed. In the meantime, there are more and more reports of illegal trading of tobacco in the country.
