News

• 2012 Olympics

  
  The London Olympics is a huge project with a current budget of £9.3 billion and there are thousands of contracts and sub-contracts which are being advertised and which will be business opportunities for many.
  
  For more information, please visit www.CompeteFor.com.
  

• Marathon effort for mothers and sick children

  
  Greg Dorey, the British Ambassador to Hungary, launched a major new fund-raising appeal, with an initial target of €50,000, at the 13th annual Budapest Burns Supper on Saturday 30 January 2010.
  
  The plan is to raise funds to expand the number of mother and child distance trauma suites at the Second Department of Paediatrics at Budapest’s Semmelweis University Hospital, better known as SOTE II.
  

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• Best Workplace for Women Award

  
  The Association of Women’s Career Development in Hungary has issued a call for participation in the survey of  "The Best Workplace for Women 2009" Award, the application deadline for which is 12 February 2010.
  
  The Competition is open to companies operating in Hungary who fall into one of two categories of 30-250 employees and over 250 employees. Aspects of evaluation are fair working arrangements, career opportunities, promotion, opportunities to preserve health and well-being, skill development opportunities, reconciliation of work, private and family life.
  
  More information on participation is available here and here.
  
  

• The stance of the BCCH on "Stability and Growth" + more
• LATEST FINANCIAL NEWS

  Full stories on www.portfolio.hu/en
  
  - Hungary unveils updated macroeconomic forecasts
  - PwC Alert - Changes to Hungary's property tax following Constitutional Court decision
  - Hungary aims at 0.3% GDP contraction in 2010, fcast revised from -0.6% - FinMin
  - Hungary on track to correct budget deficit, but additional efforts are needed - EU
  - INSTANT VIEW - Hungary's c.bank cuts base rate to historic low
  
  Full stories on www.portfolio.hu/en

• Manifesto of the Hungarian Business Society
  Download the Manifesto of the Hungarian Business Society here.
• Transparency International’s Corporate Supporters Forum

  Transparency International (TI) Hungary seeks the co-operation of enterprises that adopt and implement Ethical Business Principles, setting an example for the Hungarian business community.
  
  TI's aim is to create a network of companies, called the Corporate Supporters Forum, committed to the fundamental values of integrity, transparency and accountability.