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Itinerant Conference: 2,500 minutes’ worth of video material

Itinerant Conference: 2,500 minutes’ worth of video material

The 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists organised by the Hungarian Economic Association finished successfully: although the largest annual conference of Hungarian economists was held as a virtual event due to the pandemic situation, the live streams attracted a...

Central European central bank vice-presidents on the euro

Central European central bank vice-presidents on the euro

The central bank deputy governors and vice presidents of five Central European countries - the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - will discuss the conditions, advantages and disadvantages of the introduction of the euro in the EU section of the...

János Kornai has died

János Kornai has died

János Kornai, Széchenyi Prize winner economist, academic, professor emeritus of Harvard University and Corvinus University of Budapest died on Monday at the age of 94. One of the best known Hungarian economists, he was President of the Hungarian Economic Association...

Former World Bank chief economist to address the Conference

Former World Bank chief economist to address the Conference

Former World Bank Chief Economist, former IEA President Kaushik Basu will be among the speakers of the opening plenary session of the 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists, sharing his thoughts on the post-pandemic world economic outlook. The conference organised by...

59th Itinerant Conference of Economists: just two months to go

59th Itinerant Conference of Economists: just two months to go

The 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists with speakers including MNB Governor György Matolcsy, SAO President László Domokos, professor Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Vice Chair of UN IPCC Working Group III and Kaushik Basu, former World Bank Chief Economist, former President...

Manager of the Year: Éva Hegedüs

Manager of the Year: Éva Hegedüs

The Secretary General of the Hungarian Economic Association, Éva Hegedüs, President and CEO of GRÁNIT Bank Zrt., received the Manager of the Year Award at the July 3 gala of the National Association of Managers in HBungary. This year, for the twenty-sixth time, the...

HEA’s Annual General Meeting

HEA’s Annual General Meeting

The 127-year old Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 21 May 2021 as an online event because of the pandemic situation. Established in 1894, the HEA is the largest non-profit forum for Hungarian economists made up of 26...

Itinerant Conference of Economists 2021 – another online event

Itinerant Conference of Economists 2021 – another online event

Considering the pandemic related risks and uncertainties the Board of the Hungarian Economic Association decided to organise the 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists on 23-24 September 2021 in a hybrid format, similar to last year, with live video streaming. Based...

HEA: Money Week Ambassador for Financial Culture

HEA: Money Week Ambassador for Financial Culture

In recognition of its work in the field of developing and disseminating financial knowledge and financial culture, the organizers awarded the Money Week Ambassador for Financial Culture award to the Hungarian Economic Association in the institutional category. On...

Olympic champion in the Board of the Sports Economics Section

Olympic champion in the Board of the Sports Economics Section

Professor Attila Borbély, honorary member of the Hungarian Olympic Commitee, vice-president of the Defense Sports Association, the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Magyar Telekom Plc. was re-elected as the President of the Sports Economics Section of the HEA....