Hungarian government to restart Budapest Airport tender with 5 bidders
The Hungarian government decided at its Wednesday meeting to cancel the previous open tender for the sale of airport operator Budapest Airport Rt (BA) and start a new proceeding, involving talks with the five bidders of the previous tender, government spokesperson Andras Batiz announced.
Magyar Telekom wins tender to build EDR system in Hungary
Hungary's dominant telecom firm Magyar Telekom (MT), bidding together with its mobile arm T-Mobile, was selected as winner of a public procurement tender to set up and operate a digital radio communications network for Hungary's emergency services (EDR), the IT ministry announced.
Pannon GSM second mobile provider to launch commercial 3G in Hungary
Hungary's second largest mobile provider Pannon GSM, a subsidiary of Norway's Telenor, launched commercial 3G broadband mobile services in downtown Budapest as of Monday, following a four-month trial period.
Hikes in industrial gas prices to drive inflation up by 0.5–0.7%, say industry leaders
A 19% hike in the industrial price of natural gas in Hungary will drive inflation up by 0.5–0.7 percentage points, according to a report released by the Hungarian Chamber of Trade and Industry (MKIK).
Tourism slumps in August – revenue growth slows, guest nights down y-o-y
Hungary's tourism sector experienced a slight slowdown in August 2005 with a 2.8% decline in guest nights, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday. Revenues at commercial accommodations were up just 6.4% in August to HUF 24.6 bln, coming off double-digit growth rates in the first half of the year.
