Favourable labour market tendencies within the Hungarian economy are continuing. On an annual basis, the number of people in employment has been rising steadily since the second half of 2010.
Economic achievements need to be acknowledged and enterprises must be encouraged to continue their activities in Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony of the “Award for Successful Enterprises” in Budapest.
According to Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay, reforms and concurrent financial stability are the key for finding a real solution to the global economic crisis which has been ongoing for five years.
On Thursday in Budapest, the Directors of the Hungarian Museum of Fine Art and the Shanghai Art Museum in China signed an agreement on the organisation of a large-scale exhibition of the works of Mihály Munkácsy and other 20th century Hungarian artists in Shanghai in 2014.
Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó agreed with Indian officials on Thursday to explore setting up a joint financial fund to support cooperation between the countries' small and medium-sized firms.
The Hungarian Government, as proposed by Foreign Minister János Martonyi, has made the decision to reopen the Hungarian embassy in Santiago de Chile. The mission was closed by the previous government in 2009.
Wednesday's session of the National Economic and Social Council focused on the planning and utilisation of European Union funds made available for Hungary in 2014-2020.
Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Péter Wintermantel received the participants of the Israeli Young Ambassadors program on Tuesday.
Sauflon CL Ltd., which manufactures contact lenses, is creating 180 new jobs in Gyál, announced State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Managing Director of Sauflon CL Ltd. János Peer on Wednesday at the company's plant in Gyál.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received the Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong in Budapest on Wednesday.