The BCCH is looking forward to a busy Autumn

The BCCH will be kicking off the autumn season with a joint event with Funzine, the French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, and will welcome guests at the Turner and Italy exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts on 31 August. Then, as a welcome back from the summer holidays, members and partners will be spoilt at a British Seaside party at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal on 3 September. If you wish to find out more about these and other upcoming events, please click to read more.

With the world gripped by the worst recession since the 1930s, and a financial crisis that has morphed into an economic one, how successfully governments balance the often conflicting needs of short-term spending, long-term debt repayment, wealth creation, regulation, taxation and public sector cuts will determine how quickly, and how well, we come out of depression, says Howard Rosen, the President of the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE).

The British Embassy Budapest will be represented at the Sziget Festival with an Embassy tent named UK@Sziget set up at the Civil Sziget. They will be providing consular advice and showcasing the British Embassy's priority areas and activities of the British Council. They already launched their new anti-racism campaign "Music Against Racism" on Day Zero of the Festival. To read more about this and other Embassy news, please click on the link below.

Household borrowing in Hungary is on the rise, but with a twist on the earlier trend: The former popularity of forex debt has not returned; instead, retail clients are borrowing more local currency from commercial banks. The change is partly due to banks' efforts to cut back on forex lending, but an amendment to the law may have also been a significant factor. This legal amendment and interest rate cut expectations are the key arguments cited by those who believe we may be witnessing the beginning of a new era in retail lending in Hungary.

After selling her market leader interim legal recruitment company in the Netherlands, Ilona Jankovich, the co-owner and managing director of ProfiPower came to Hungary in 2003 to follow her roots and leave Amsterdam for Budapest. Her enthusiasms and entrepreneur spirit made her conquer the then saturated recruitment market and expand from a small start-up firm to one of the key players of this sector.
 

The British Chamber of Commerce Hungary is a proud sponsor of Hungary's first ever cricket cup tournament, which is a knock-out competition open to any cricket team in the country and is organised by the Hungarian Cricket Sports Association. Cricket has firmly established itself in Hungary over the last three years, and the BCCH Cup will provide a fitting finale to the season. If you wish to take part or want to learn more about the BCCH Cup and cricket in Hungary, please click to read more.

The prestigious Nordic Climate Solutions Conference is taking place in Copenhagen on 8-9 September 2009, with over 1,000 expected delegates and many prominent speakers. The Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE) is a supporter of this event with a speaker's slot and a special deal for members of COBCOE Chambers, which applies to BCCH members. To find out more about the event and the offer, please click on the Read more link below.

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