261 result(s) for central bank governor
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Hungary’s Central Bank Rejects Opposition Attack On Their Independence
- 8 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties are trying to limit the independence of the central bank, the National Bank of Hungary said. “In recent weeks, some political parties and media outlets close to them have tried, unsuccessfully, to question the legal standing of the NBH in the central bank act and resolutions on its basic tasks,” the bank said.
Hungary's Central Bank Gov Refuses To Attend Hearing On Spending
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central bank governor György Matolcsy has refused to attend a hearing called by parliament’s budget committee to answer questions about central bank spending. Matolcsy said he regards the convening of the parliamentary committee illegal, as the head of the central bank under the law reports to the economic committee only.
National Bank of Hungary Contributes HUF 200bn To Educational Foundations
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has contributed 200 billion forints (EUR 639m) to four foundations established to support instruction in economics and finance. Central bank governor Gyorgy Matolcsy said in an interview with Vs.hu that Hungary’s success in the coming decades would depend on renewing the teaching of economics and finance, and this required new institutions, new instructors and new ...
Hungary National Debt Reaches 85% Of GDP
- 20 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The Day of Collapse is approaching. The cabinet’s dilettante economic policy and the central bank’s bad interest and forint policies have resulted in debt reaching its highest level in 20 years”. – Statement issued Monday by opposition political coalition Together-Dialogue for Hungary.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungary’s Central Bank Gov Matolcsy Sees Further Room To Manoeuvre On Rates
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to manoeuvre on rates and there is a possibility of further small cuts, central bank governor György Matolcsy said on Thursday. He told a business event in London that the central bank’s monetary easing cycle started from a 7% base rate and it is currently at 2.5%.
Socialists Call On Hungary’s Central Bank To Stop “Outrageous Spending”
- 18 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists on Thursday called on the governor of the National Bank of Hungary to drop an “outrageous” policy of spending over a hundred billion forints on purchasing new properties, as well as a Guarneri violin or a painting by Brueghel. Socialist lawmaker István Józsa referred to a report by news website Index on Wednesday, and said that the central bank was spending 90 billion ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Hungary’s Central Bank Rejects Opposition Attack On Their Independence
- 8 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties are trying to limit the independence of the central bank, the National Bank of Hungary said. “In recent weeks, some political parties and media outlets close to them have tried, unsuccessfully, to question the legal standing of the NBH in the central bank act and resolutions on its basic tasks,” the bank said.
Hungary's Central Bank Gov Refuses To Attend Hearing On Spending
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central bank governor György Matolcsy has refused to attend a hearing called by parliament’s budget committee to answer questions about central bank spending. Matolcsy said he regards the convening of the parliamentary committee illegal, as the head of the central bank under the law reports to the economic committee only.
National Bank of Hungary Contributes HUF 200bn To Educational Foundations
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has contributed 200 billion forints (EUR 639m) to four foundations established to support instruction in economics and finance. Central bank governor Gyorgy Matolcsy said in an interview with Vs.hu that Hungary’s success in the coming decades would depend on renewing the teaching of economics and finance, and this required new institutions, new instructors and new ...
Hungary National Debt Reaches 85% Of GDP
- 20 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
“The Day of Collapse is approaching. The cabinet’s dilettante economic policy and the central bank’s bad interest and forint policies have resulted in debt reaching its highest level in 20 years”. – Statement issued Monday by opposition political coalition Together-Dialogue for Hungary.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungary’s Central Bank Gov Matolcsy Sees Further Room To Manoeuvre On Rates
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to manoeuvre on rates and there is a possibility of further small cuts, central bank governor György Matolcsy said on Thursday. He told a business event in London that the central bank’s monetary easing cycle started from a 7% base rate and it is currently at 2.5%.
Socialists Call On Hungary’s Central Bank To Stop “Outrageous Spending”
- 18 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists on Thursday called on the governor of the National Bank of Hungary to drop an “outrageous” policy of spending over a hundred billion forints on purchasing new properties, as well as a Guarneri violin or a painting by Brueghel. Socialist lawmaker István Józsa referred to a report by news website Index on Wednesday, and said that the central bank was spending 90 billion ...