46 result(s) for ebrd
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
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.
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 Economy Minister Conveys Govt Comments On EC Report
- 15 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga at talks in Brussels with Jonathan Hill, EU commissioner for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, addressed the European Commission’s country specific recommendations as well as a proposal for a union of capital markets.
BUX Q1 Index Hits Almost 4-Year High
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The BUX index rose 18.4% in the first quarter to reach over 20,000 points, its highest level since the summer of 2011. OTP Bank saw its share prices increase the most. The stock rally gained speed after the government signed an agreement with EBRD and Erste Bank to gradually cut the bank tax, thus boosting profits at OTP.
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 ...
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.
Giró-Szász: EBRD Deal Signals New Fiscal Policy In Hungary
- 12 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The government’s recent signing of an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marks the beginning of a new era in Hungary’s fiscal policy, cabinet state secretary András Giró-Szász said, insisting that the government had stabilised the Hungarian economy and resolved the problem of troubled forex debtors, which created an opportunity to reduce the sectoral tax on ...
Over 100,000 Hungarian Stuck With FX Loans
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
An estimated 182,000 foreign-currency debtors can not pay back their loans, of whom 100,000 are not helped by the conversion of foreign-currency mortgage loans or other state assistance, MNB deputy governor Ádám Balog announced at a Thursday conference.
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.
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 Economy Minister Conveys Govt Comments On EC Report
- 15 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga at talks in Brussels with Jonathan Hill, EU commissioner for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, addressed the European Commission’s country specific recommendations as well as a proposal for a union of capital markets.
BUX Q1 Index Hits Almost 4-Year High
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The BUX index rose 18.4% in the first quarter to reach over 20,000 points, its highest level since the summer of 2011. OTP Bank saw its share prices increase the most. The stock rally gained speed after the government signed an agreement with EBRD and Erste Bank to gradually cut the bank tax, thus boosting profits at OTP.
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 ...
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.
Giró-Szász: EBRD Deal Signals New Fiscal Policy In Hungary
- 12 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The government’s recent signing of an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marks the beginning of a new era in Hungary’s fiscal policy, cabinet state secretary András Giró-Szász said, insisting that the government had stabilised the Hungarian economy and resolved the problem of troubled forex debtors, which created an opportunity to reduce the sectoral tax on ...