Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga signed an agreement on 2013 wage guidelines with representatives of employees' organisations on Monday.
As the world’s largest democracy, India plays a crucial role in Hungary’s Asia policy, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in Budapest on 15 July 2013, after meeting Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid.
The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
The handover of a HUF 664 million worth investment took place in Szolnok on 12 July 2013. SPECIMPEX Trading and Service Ltd. had been granted HUF 284 million worth EU support from New Széchenyi Plan funds to finance infrastructure development and asset acquisition investments.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of Rural Development Gyula Budai and his negotiating partner, State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Danilo Golubovic agreed at their Sunday meeting in Gornji Breg (Felsőhegy), Vojvodina, to further increase cooperation in agriculture between Hungary and Serbia.
On 16 July, Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid will address this year’s annual meeting of Hungary’s 107 foreign mission heads that begins on Monday.
The Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and Hungarian chemical giant Borsodchem have signed a 70 million euro loan agreement; the company will receive funds for export development, which will also make it possible for Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises to play a greater role as the company's suppliers.
American manufacturer Jabil Circuit Hungary Ltd. has expanded its Szombathely factory unit with a new 8600 square metre production hall. At the inauguration ceremony, State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó declared that this latest development project is also proof of the confidence that American production capital has in Hungary.
Justice Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ha Hung Cuong held bilateral talks with his Hungarian counterpart Tibor Navracsics.
State secretary for external economy Péter Szijjártó held talks with Hamdan Mohamed Al-Morshedi, chairman of the Arab Business Club.