296 result(s) for central bank in Current Affairs
Hungary's National Bank Investigates Default Rumour
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The MNB has launched an investigation into the rumour spread on January 29 which falsely stated that Hungary was unable to meet its capital and interest payment duties that day.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Approve Third Utility Bill Cut
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved on Thursday the third law on reducing public utility bills for households. The law tabled by Fidesz’s parliamentary leader Antal Rogán passed in a vote of 298 to 7 with 5 abstentions. Under the law, the price of gas will fall by 6.5% from April while the price of electricity will be cut by 5.7% from September. District heating will be cut by 3.3% from October this year.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Hungary’s Growth Potential Low, Says OECD
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s growth potential is “worryingly low”, the OECD said in a country survey released on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stuck to its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy made in November of 2% this year and 1.7% in 2015.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Visit Beijing In February
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán might meet Li Keqiang, prime minister of the PR of China in February 2014, that is, before Hungary’s parliamentary elections – Népszabadság has learned from diplomatic sources.
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Tourism, Employment: Hungary’s Recovery Trends
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the government shutdown in the United States and a risk of default send shivers through the global economy, recent figures in Hungary continue to encourage cautious optimism, building on positive indicators I reported last month. Indeed, the government has drawn up budgets for 2014 based on a GDP growth estimate of 2 percent. That is 0.6% lower than what Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Merges Central Bank & Financial Supervisory Authority
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ference Kumin: A few days ago, the Parliament passed a law on the merger of the Central Bank and the agency with oversight authority for the financial services sector, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority. In order to be able to do that, the Parliament modified the country’s Fundamental Law.
Hungary's PM: National Interests Can Be Protected In A Peaceful Way
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
National interests can be protected in a peaceful way that is acceptable for the great powers as well, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview recorded in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 27 and aired by Romanian all-news channel Digi 24 on Saturday evening.
Hungary's National Bank Investigates Default Rumour
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The MNB has launched an investigation into the rumour spread on January 29 which falsely stated that Hungary was unable to meet its capital and interest payment duties that day.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Approve Third Utility Bill Cut
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved on Thursday the third law on reducing public utility bills for households. The law tabled by Fidesz’s parliamentary leader Antal Rogán passed in a vote of 298 to 7 with 5 abstentions. Under the law, the price of gas will fall by 6.5% from April while the price of electricity will be cut by 5.7% from September. District heating will be cut by 3.3% from October this year.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Hungary’s Growth Potential Low, Says OECD
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s growth potential is “worryingly low”, the OECD said in a country survey released on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stuck to its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy made in November of 2% this year and 1.7% in 2015.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Visit Beijing In February
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán might meet Li Keqiang, prime minister of the PR of China in February 2014, that is, before Hungary’s parliamentary elections – Népszabadság has learned from diplomatic sources.
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Tourism, Employment: Hungary’s Recovery Trends
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the government shutdown in the United States and a risk of default send shivers through the global economy, recent figures in Hungary continue to encourage cautious optimism, building on positive indicators I reported last month. Indeed, the government has drawn up budgets for 2014 based on a GDP growth estimate of 2 percent. That is 0.6% lower than what Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Merges Central Bank & Financial Supervisory Authority
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ference Kumin: A few days ago, the Parliament passed a law on the merger of the Central Bank and the agency with oversight authority for the financial services sector, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority. In order to be able to do that, the Parliament modified the country’s Fundamental Law.
Hungary's PM: National Interests Can Be Protected In A Peaceful Way
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
National interests can be protected in a peaceful way that is acceptable for the great powers as well, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview recorded in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 27 and aired by Romanian all-news channel Digi 24 on Saturday evening.