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Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Hungary’s Central Bank Mulling Ways To Cheapen Mortgages
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s central bank will in the future focus on the mortgage market which it sees as sclerotic while its products are too expensive, Márton Nagy, the National Bank of Hungary’s deputy governor, said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hirlap. In the interview published on Thursday, Nagy said the bank wanted to ensure a fast expansion of mortgages in the next few years. “Now a fresh mortgage ...
European Commission Raises GDP Growth Forecast For Hungary
- 16 Feb 2017 7:42 AM
- business
Hungary’s real-term GDP growth is expected to be 3.5 percent this year, the European Commission said in its 2017 winter economic forecast released on Monday, in an upward revision from the 2.6 percent growth predicted in its earlier autumn forecast in November.
Inflation Picks Up To 2.3 Pc, Industrial Output Down 0.5 Pc In Hungary
- 14 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Annual consumer prices in Hungary grew by 2.3 percent in January, accelerating from a 1.8 percent increase in December, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarian industrial output fell by an annual 0.5 percent in December 2016, while output for the full year rose by 0.9 percent, a detailed reading of data released by KSH on Tuesday shows.
Analysts: CPI Likely Breached 2% Last Month
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s annual headline inflation is likely to have accelerated to above 2% last month, largely on strong base effects, London-based emerging markets analysts said ahead of Tuesday’s data release. Economists at JP Morgan said they expect January CPI inflation at 2.2% after 1.8% in December. As in recent months, a substantial base effect in energy prices should lead the rise as fuel prices fell ...
Construction Sector Output Continues To Fall In Dec
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output dropped by an annual 14.9% in December last year, falling for the twelfth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The December drop in output was almost unchanged from the 14.7% annual fall in November 2016.
Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Hungary Trade Surplus Reaches 556 M Euros In Dec
- 10 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- business
Hungary posted a trade surplus of 556 million euros in December, narrowing by 82 million euros from the same month a year earlier. Exports climbed by 7.7% to 7.284 billion euros. Imports were up by 9.9% at 6.728 billion euros, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Hungary’s Central Bank Mulling Ways To Cheapen Mortgages
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s central bank will in the future focus on the mortgage market which it sees as sclerotic while its products are too expensive, Márton Nagy, the National Bank of Hungary’s deputy governor, said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hirlap. In the interview published on Thursday, Nagy said the bank wanted to ensure a fast expansion of mortgages in the next few years. “Now a fresh mortgage ...
European Commission Raises GDP Growth Forecast For Hungary
- 16 Feb 2017 7:42 AM
- business
Hungary’s real-term GDP growth is expected to be 3.5 percent this year, the European Commission said in its 2017 winter economic forecast released on Monday, in an upward revision from the 2.6 percent growth predicted in its earlier autumn forecast in November.
Inflation Picks Up To 2.3 Pc, Industrial Output Down 0.5 Pc In Hungary
- 14 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Annual consumer prices in Hungary grew by 2.3 percent in January, accelerating from a 1.8 percent increase in December, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Hungarian industrial output fell by an annual 0.5 percent in December 2016, while output for the full year rose by 0.9 percent, a detailed reading of data released by KSH on Tuesday shows.
Analysts: CPI Likely Breached 2% Last Month
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s annual headline inflation is likely to have accelerated to above 2% last month, largely on strong base effects, London-based emerging markets analysts said ahead of Tuesday’s data release. Economists at JP Morgan said they expect January CPI inflation at 2.2% after 1.8% in December. As in recent months, a substantial base effect in energy prices should lead the rise as fuel prices fell ...
Construction Sector Output Continues To Fall In Dec
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output dropped by an annual 14.9% in December last year, falling for the twelfth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The December drop in output was almost unchanged from the 14.7% annual fall in November 2016.
Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Hungary Trade Surplus Reaches 556 M Euros In Dec
- 10 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- business
Hungary posted a trade surplus of 556 million euros in December, narrowing by 82 million euros from the same month a year earlier. Exports climbed by 7.7% to 7.284 billion euros. Imports were up by 9.9% at 6.728 billion euros, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.