Váci utca (Váci street) is one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares and perhaps the most famous street of central Budapest.
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the seminal album, Oxygene, Jean Michel Jarre will perform the entire 'masterpiece' at the Sportaréna (starting 8pm), with the help of three musicians and using the original mythical instruments; more than fifty legendary analogue synthesizers.
Hungary's OTP Bank is well-capitalised; it was one of the most profitable banks in Europe last year and it should post a profit of HUF 150 billion in 2009, Chairman-CEO Sándor Csányi told InfoRádió. He also said that while OTP has planned to acquire a bank it has finally chosen not to go forward with the deal. OTP is to hold its annual general meeting today.
The music of Cuba became fashionable in the 1990s and this fever reached its climax with the Grammy prize-winning Buena Vista Social Club record, which sold over fifty million copies. This album was not just one of the most remarkable stories of world music but spawned solo records, tours and a host of different project: the Buena Vista Social Club has become a trademark.
The latest chapter in Hungary's Metro 4 scandal may come to an end, local daily Népszabadság reported. The most likely scenario is that the Budapest Transport Company (BKV) acknowledges some of metro constructor Bamco's claims and pay up a few billions of forints. The nationalization of the borers would bring about litigation of tens of billions of forints, the paper added.
Hungarian-owned racehorse Overdose sensationally set a track record of 52.6 seconds, beating its own record of 58.4 seconds, at the OTP-Hungária Grand Prix at Kincsem Park on Sunday.