406 result(s) for banking
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Hungary: EIB Continues To Support Smaller Private Companies With EUR 100 Million
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of EUR 100 million to MFB Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MFB - Hungarian Development Bank) to finance small and medium-sized investments and infrastructure projects promoted by SMEs, midcap companies and public sector promoters in Hungary.
Xpat Report: 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking, Sofitel Budapest, 4 - 5 October
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- business
Already in its tenth year, Fleming Europe‘s 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking conference takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Over 150 high-profile executive delegates from more than twenty countries have gathered to listen to over 25 speakers presenting case studies and presentations assorted into two streams.
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
Press Release: Bank Of Georgia Opens Office In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Bank of Georgia opens its first Representative Office in Hungary on September 19, 2012. The leading Georgian bank, based on total assets (with a 35.7% market share), total loans (35.9%) and client deposits (36.0%) as of 30 June 2012 starts its operation in its new office in Budapest. The Bank offers a broad range of corporate banking, retail banking, wealth management, brokerage and insurance ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
A Great Opportunity To Visit The British Embassy In Budapest, 15 - 16 September
- 14 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
On the occasion of the Raoul Wallenberg year in Hungary the British Embassy in Budapest opens its doors to the general public and welcomes all interested guests during the European Heritage Days on the weekend of 15-16 September 2012.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Hungary: EIB Continues To Support Smaller Private Companies With EUR 100 Million
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of EUR 100 million to MFB Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MFB - Hungarian Development Bank) to finance small and medium-sized investments and infrastructure projects promoted by SMEs, midcap companies and public sector promoters in Hungary.
Xpat Report: 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking, Sofitel Budapest, 4 - 5 October
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- business
Already in its tenth year, Fleming Europe‘s 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking conference takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Over 150 high-profile executive delegates from more than twenty countries have gathered to listen to over 25 speakers presenting case studies and presentations assorted into two streams.
A Weekend Of Firsts At The British Embassy In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
Guest blog by Ian Saunders, visiting British diplomat: Last Saturday and Sunday the Embassy participated in the European Heritage Days programme in Hungary for the first time. This cultural initiative allowed the public to see inside the British Embassy and savour its interesting and historical interior. On show were the main entrance, a view of the main staircase, the Old Banking Hall and the ...
Press Release: Bank Of Georgia Opens Office In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Bank of Georgia opens its first Representative Office in Hungary on September 19, 2012. The leading Georgian bank, based on total assets (with a 35.7% market share), total loans (35.9%) and client deposits (36.0%) as of 30 June 2012 starts its operation in its new office in Budapest. The Bank offers a broad range of corporate banking, retail banking, wealth management, brokerage and insurance ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
A Great Opportunity To Visit The British Embassy In Budapest, 15 - 16 September
- 14 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
On the occasion of the Raoul Wallenberg year in Hungary the British Embassy in Budapest opens its doors to the general public and welcomes all interested guests during the European Heritage Days on the weekend of 15-16 September 2012.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...