79 result(s) for fuel price in Current Affairs
KSH Releases 2016 Household Energy, Food Consumption Data
- 10 May 2017 10:36 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ monthly per capita spending on foodstuffs was at 20,400 forints (EUR 65.4) in 2016, up by 2.6% in current prices from the previous year, a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Adjusted for inflation, food consumption spending rose by 2.3% in real terms during the period.
Bus Involved In Verona Crash May Have Had Illegal Fuel Tank
- 15 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian bus that crashed near Verona last month, killing 16 people may have been carrying an illegal fuel tank, a maintenance expert told news website Origo.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Hungary’s Consumer Prices Fall 0.4% In Oct
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s annual consumer price index was negative 0.4% in October, slowing from a 0.5% decline in September. Emerging market analysts in London had put the October index between -0.1% and -0.3%. In a month-on-month comparison, consumer prices fell 0.3 % in October, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Stocks & Currency See Week-Long Rally On Signs Of Gov’t Compromise In Dispute With EU
- 20 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Indications from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that he is willing to amend some laws in order to resolve disputes with the European Commission have fuelled a rally in the Hungarian currency, stocks and bonds this week. The forint strengthened to its strongest level against the euro this year yesterday at Ft 302, with the Swiss franc quoted at Ft 250.
KSH Releases 2016 Household Energy, Food Consumption Data
- 10 May 2017 10:36 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ monthly per capita spending on foodstuffs was at 20,400 forints (EUR 65.4) in 2016, up by 2.6% in current prices from the previous year, a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Adjusted for inflation, food consumption spending rose by 2.3% in real terms during the period.
Bus Involved In Verona Crash May Have Had Illegal Fuel Tank
- 15 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian bus that crashed near Verona last month, killing 16 people may have been carrying an illegal fuel tank, a maintenance expert told news website Origo.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Hungary’s Consumer Prices Fall 0.4% In Oct
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s annual consumer price index was negative 0.4% in October, slowing from a 0.5% decline in September. Emerging market analysts in London had put the October index between -0.1% and -0.3%. In a month-on-month comparison, consumer prices fell 0.3 % in October, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Stocks & Currency See Week-Long Rally On Signs Of Gov’t Compromise In Dispute With EU
- 20 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Indications from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that he is willing to amend some laws in order to resolve disputes with the European Commission have fuelled a rally in the Hungarian currency, stocks and bonds this week. The forint strengthened to its strongest level against the euro this year yesterday at Ft 302, with the Swiss franc quoted at Ft 250.