406 result(s) for banking
EBRD: Hungary - Erste Deal To Create Better Environment For Banks
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Monday’s memorandum of understanding under which the state of Hungary and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will acquire a stake in Erste Bank Hungary could contribute to a “stable and predictable” environment for the banking sector in Hungary, President Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD’s president, said.
Erste Rejects Hungary's Raiffeisen Buyout Rumour
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Austrian owners of both Erste and Raiffeisen banks denied a Tuesday report that Erste Bank would buy the Hungarian subsidiary of Raiffeisen. HVG had cited various sources as saying the negotiations were at an advanced stage under the code name Zeus, and enjoyed government support.
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Varga: Eliminating Forex Loans In Hungary Has Been Right Decision
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Swiss central bank’s removal of a minimum franc-euro rate has confirmed that the Hungarian government made the right decision of eliminating forex loans from the country’s banking system in 2015, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told government portal kormany.hu.
Hungarian Forint Plunges Against Swiss Franc
- 15 Jan 2015 5:04 AM
- business
The forint plunged against the Swiss franc on Thursday morning after the Swiss National Bank said it was discontinuing its minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs to the euro. The forint traded at 310.34 to the Swiss franc around 11 in the morning from 265.51 about an hour earlier.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Unicredit Does Not Intend To Leave Hungary
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Italy’s UniCredit Bank has no intention of leaving Hungary, Gianni Franco Papa, Deputy chief executive of UniCredit Bank Austria has said. Papa reacted to an analysis on the Austrian banking sector published by Fitch Ratings. “Our local bank was one of very few profitable banks there till the end of Q3 2014.
EBRD: Hungary - Erste Deal To Create Better Environment For Banks
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Monday’s memorandum of understanding under which the state of Hungary and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will acquire a stake in Erste Bank Hungary could contribute to a “stable and predictable” environment for the banking sector in Hungary, President Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD’s president, said.
Erste Rejects Hungary's Raiffeisen Buyout Rumour
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Austrian owners of both Erste and Raiffeisen banks denied a Tuesday report that Erste Bank would buy the Hungarian subsidiary of Raiffeisen. HVG had cited various sources as saying the negotiations were at an advanced stage under the code name Zeus, and enjoyed government support.
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Varga: Eliminating Forex Loans In Hungary Has Been Right Decision
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Swiss central bank’s removal of a minimum franc-euro rate has confirmed that the Hungarian government made the right decision of eliminating forex loans from the country’s banking system in 2015, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told government portal kormany.hu.
Hungarian Forint Plunges Against Swiss Franc
- 15 Jan 2015 5:04 AM
- business
The forint plunged against the Swiss franc on Thursday morning after the Swiss National Bank said it was discontinuing its minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs to the euro. The forint traded at 310.34 to the Swiss franc around 11 in the morning from 265.51 about an hour earlier.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Unicredit Does Not Intend To Leave Hungary
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Italy’s UniCredit Bank has no intention of leaving Hungary, Gianni Franco Papa, Deputy chief executive of UniCredit Bank Austria has said. Papa reacted to an analysis on the Austrian banking sector published by Fitch Ratings. “Our local bank was one of very few profitable banks there till the end of Q3 2014.