237 result(s) for business credit
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.
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungary 54th In World Bank’s Doing Business Survey
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary kept its ranking as 54th in a comparison of business regulations for domestic firms in 189 economies, according to the latest Doing Business survey of the World Bank, published on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungarian Banks Disburse Huf 330bn In Loans
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Banks disbursed 330.1 billion forints (EUR 1.06bn) of loans by Oct. 3 to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the second phase of the central bank’s scheme to boost lending for for growth. Contracts signed under phase II totalled 402.7 billion forints.
Hungary’s Performance Justifies Rating Agency Upgrade
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic indicators would justify an upgrade by credit rating agencies, Zoltán Cséfalvay, head of Hungary’s permanent representation to the OECD, told business daily Napi Gazdaság. “Based on the indicators for job creation, investments, exports, growth and the budget deficit Hungary is no longer at the level where it is kept by the credit rating agencies.
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.
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungary 54th In World Bank’s Doing Business Survey
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary kept its ranking as 54th in a comparison of business regulations for domestic firms in 189 economies, according to the latest Doing Business survey of the World Bank, published on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungarian Banks Disburse Huf 330bn In Loans
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Banks disbursed 330.1 billion forints (EUR 1.06bn) of loans by Oct. 3 to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the second phase of the central bank’s scheme to boost lending for for growth. Contracts signed under phase II totalled 402.7 billion forints.
Hungary’s Performance Justifies Rating Agency Upgrade
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic indicators would justify an upgrade by credit rating agencies, Zoltán Cséfalvay, head of Hungary’s permanent representation to the OECD, told business daily Napi Gazdaság. “Based on the indicators for job creation, investments, exports, growth and the budget deficit Hungary is no longer at the level where it is kept by the credit rating agencies.