121 result(s) for credit scheme
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.
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.
Construction Companies Tap Funding For Growth Scheme
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
About 21 billion forints in credit from the first phase of the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme went to the construction industry, and companies tapped a further 48 billion for real estate projects, NBH managing director Márton Nagy said at a meeting of building association EVOSZ on Thursday.
Matolcsy Sees Room For Further Interest Ratecut In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
There is further room to reduce the central bank’s base rate, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, György Matolcsy, said. The base interest currently stands at a record low of 3.4%. Matolcsy told a conference on the bank’s credit for growth scheme that almost all central banks started unorthodox policies after the 2008 crisis and the Hungarian government also applied such policies from ...
EIB continues to support student loans in Hungary
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to the Student Loan Centre (Diákhitel Központ) in Hungary to be on-lent to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at Hungarian higher education institutions.
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán: A different IMF Deal Necessary Than In 2008
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the opening session of the Hungarian Parliament following its summer recess, stating that Hungary is in a different situation than in 2008 and a different International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary. He highlighted that the country is stronger than it was four years ago with larger room for manoeuvre, which is a result of the policy linking the ...
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.
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.
Construction Companies Tap Funding For Growth Scheme
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
About 21 billion forints in credit from the first phase of the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme went to the construction industry, and companies tapped a further 48 billion for real estate projects, NBH managing director Márton Nagy said at a meeting of building association EVOSZ on Thursday.
Matolcsy Sees Room For Further Interest Ratecut In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
There is further room to reduce the central bank’s base rate, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, György Matolcsy, said. The base interest currently stands at a record low of 3.4%. Matolcsy told a conference on the bank’s credit for growth scheme that almost all central banks started unorthodox policies after the 2008 crisis and the Hungarian government also applied such policies from ...
EIB continues to support student loans in Hungary
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to the Student Loan Centre (Diákhitel Központ) in Hungary to be on-lent to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at Hungarian higher education institutions.
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán: A different IMF Deal Necessary Than In 2008
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the opening session of the Hungarian Parliament following its summer recess, stating that Hungary is in a different situation than in 2008 and a different International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary. He highlighted that the country is stronger than it was four years ago with larger room for manoeuvre, which is a result of the policy linking the ...
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.


















