323 result(s) for bank chief
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Not Planning To Leave Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) may leave Ukraine and Hungary in the future, but there are no specific plans to sell either one of these businesses at the moment, although both are under constant review, RBI’s CEO Karl Sevelda told news agencies, commenting on the group’s results published on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Almost 3.5 Million - Buyers In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary, the number of people buying goods online reached 3.4 million in 2014. This number equals 72% of regular adult internet users. It is primarily information technology devices, books, toys / gifts, and clothes that are thrown into virtual baskets. Most people still use desktop computers for online purchases, but some now shop with their mobile phones and tablets according to the latest ...
Freight Railway Plan Discussed For Central Hungary
- 23 Jun 2014 9:30 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s trade chief Péter Szijjártó met with the China Development Bank’s director responsible for international cooperation Xu Chun Yang in Budapest on Friday to discuss financing for a freight railway to circumvent the city of Budapest, Szijjártó’s press secretary, Judit Fülöp, said.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Hungary’s OTP Bank Chief: Early FX Loan Repayment “Most Damaging Measure” Of Past 4 Years
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government’s early repayment scheme for troubled mortgageholders who borrowed in foreign currency was its most damaging measure of the past four years, OTP Bank chief Sándor Csányi told the bank’s AGM on Friday.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Not Planning To Leave Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) may leave Ukraine and Hungary in the future, but there are no specific plans to sell either one of these businesses at the moment, although both are under constant review, RBI’s CEO Karl Sevelda told news agencies, commenting on the group’s results published on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Almost 3.5 Million - Buyers In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary, the number of people buying goods online reached 3.4 million in 2014. This number equals 72% of regular adult internet users. It is primarily information technology devices, books, toys / gifts, and clothes that are thrown into virtual baskets. Most people still use desktop computers for online purchases, but some now shop with their mobile phones and tablets according to the latest ...
Freight Railway Plan Discussed For Central Hungary
- 23 Jun 2014 9:30 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s trade chief Péter Szijjártó met with the China Development Bank’s director responsible for international cooperation Xu Chun Yang in Budapest on Friday to discuss financing for a freight railway to circumvent the city of Budapest, Szijjártó’s press secretary, Judit Fülöp, said.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Hungary’s OTP Bank Chief: Early FX Loan Repayment “Most Damaging Measure” Of Past 4 Years
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government’s early repayment scheme for troubled mortgageholders who borrowed in foreign currency was its most damaging measure of the past four years, OTP Bank chief Sándor Csányi told the bank’s AGM on Friday.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.