129 result(s) for banking in Business
Fitch Does Not Expect Change To Hungary Rating In Short Term
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings does not expect a change to Hungary’s sovereign rating in the short term, the ratings agency said in an emailed response to Reuters before a review scheduled for May 22. Fitch rates Hungary BB+, one notch below investment grade, with a stable outlook. “The external front is where we are seeing the main improvement.
SCP Raises Hungary Mid-Term Economic Growth Projection
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has raised its projection for Hungary’s mid-term GDP growth to 2.5% from 2%. The projection is the same as the government’s official 2.5% forecast for this year.
Raiffeisen To Close 45 Branches In Hungary
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank has announced a major cutback in its Hungarian operations, with plans to close 45 of its 112 branches, dismissing 15% of staff, as part of a strategy overhaul.
Hungary's PM: 2016 Budget Planning Means “Everyone Can Move Forward”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- business
Thanks to the government’s advance planning for the 2016 budget “everyone can move forward,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning interview with public radio. The goal is to push the jobless rate down to around 3% by 2018- 2019, which in effect would mean full employment. Tax cuts are a means to stimulate employment and they are also tantamount to a pay rise, he added.
Hungarian Banking Assoc Believes Quaestor Clients Have No Right To Compensation
- 20 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Banking Association believes clients of failed brokerage Quaestor should not receive any compensation, chief secretary Levente Kovács said on public radio. Kovács noted that Quaestor had clearly informed its clients that its securities - which paid a yield well over that of government securities - were covered neither by the National Deposit Insurance Association (OBA) nor the ...
Hungary’s PM Budget Draft To Go Before Next Govt Session
- 10 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
- business
The economy ministry’s draft for next year’s state budget will be submitted to the government at its next session, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. Orbán said that he expected the budget to be passed by parliament before the end of the spring session, adding that an early budget would increase predictability.
Moody’s Places OTP Ratings Under Review For Upgrade
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service has placed the long- and short-term local currency deposit ratings of OTP Bank and OTP Mortgage Bank under review for upgrade because of methodological changes, OTP Bank said, citing a release from the ratings agency on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
Hungary Buys Stake In ERSTE, Pledges Bank Tax Cut
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Conservative pundits welcome the government’s decision to temporarily invest in ERSTE Bank Hungary and pledge to take out the surplus bank tax. This, they believe, will help consolidate the banking sector and boost lending. A left-wing commentator doubts that the government will fulfil its promises.
Fitch Does Not Expect Change To Hungary Rating In Short Term
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings does not expect a change to Hungary’s sovereign rating in the short term, the ratings agency said in an emailed response to Reuters before a review scheduled for May 22. Fitch rates Hungary BB+, one notch below investment grade, with a stable outlook. “The external front is where we are seeing the main improvement.
SCP Raises Hungary Mid-Term Economic Growth Projection
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has raised its projection for Hungary’s mid-term GDP growth to 2.5% from 2%. The projection is the same as the government’s official 2.5% forecast for this year.
Raiffeisen To Close 45 Branches In Hungary
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank has announced a major cutback in its Hungarian operations, with plans to close 45 of its 112 branches, dismissing 15% of staff, as part of a strategy overhaul.
Hungary's PM: 2016 Budget Planning Means “Everyone Can Move Forward”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- business
Thanks to the government’s advance planning for the 2016 budget “everyone can move forward,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning interview with public radio. The goal is to push the jobless rate down to around 3% by 2018- 2019, which in effect would mean full employment. Tax cuts are a means to stimulate employment and they are also tantamount to a pay rise, he added.
Hungarian Banking Assoc Believes Quaestor Clients Have No Right To Compensation
- 20 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Banking Association believes clients of failed brokerage Quaestor should not receive any compensation, chief secretary Levente Kovács said on public radio. Kovács noted that Quaestor had clearly informed its clients that its securities - which paid a yield well over that of government securities - were covered neither by the National Deposit Insurance Association (OBA) nor the ...
Hungary’s PM Budget Draft To Go Before Next Govt Session
- 10 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
- business
The economy ministry’s draft for next year’s state budget will be submitted to the government at its next session, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. Orbán said that he expected the budget to be passed by parliament before the end of the spring session, adding that an early budget would increase predictability.
Moody’s Places OTP Ratings Under Review For Upgrade
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service has placed the long- and short-term local currency deposit ratings of OTP Bank and OTP Mortgage Bank under review for upgrade because of methodological changes, OTP Bank said, citing a release from the ratings agency on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
Hungary Buys Stake In ERSTE, Pledges Bank Tax Cut
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Conservative pundits welcome the government’s decision to temporarily invest in ERSTE Bank Hungary and pledge to take out the surplus bank tax. This, they believe, will help consolidate the banking sector and boost lending. A left-wing commentator doubts that the government will fulfil its promises.