Number of Internet banking clients rises 53% in Q2
In the second quarter of 2005, some 604,000 individuals and 96,000 businesses used Internet banking services in Hungary, growing a respective 53% and 58% since Q2 2004, according to a survey by research institute GKI in cooperation with T-Mobile and Sun Microsystems.
Airline Malev invited to join oneworld air alliance
Malev Hungarian Airlines has received an official invitation to join the oneworld airline alliance, following a quality and security audit, oneworld head John McCulloch announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.
BenQ Mobile's market share in Hungary drops to 9%, focuses on profitability instead
BenQ Mobile, the Taiwanese firm that has taken over Siemens's Mobile business as of October, plans to focus on making operations profitable worldwide as well as in the CEE region, instead of solely on boosting market share, company officials said in Budapest on Tuesday.
Telecom authority slaps record HUF 150 mln fine on T-Mobile for high interconnect fees
Hungary's National Telecom Authority (NHH) announced on Wednesday that it has levied a record high HUF 150 mln (USD 700,000) fine on T-Mobile Hungary for charging higher than allowed interconnect fees from its competitors.
Industrial output up 2.5% m-o-m in September driven by export sales – final data
Hungarian industrial output rose 2.5% month-on-month in September 2005, according to final data released by the Central Statistical Office Tuesday. The figure, which is identical to preliminary data published earlier this month, represents a return to growth after stagnation during the previous four months.
