1,079 result(s) for economic growth
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Economic Sentiment Indicator: Highest In Europe
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Last Thursday, the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General released the December 2013 data for the EU’s Economic Sentiment Indicator. The Economic Sentiment Indicator, or ESI, is “a composite indicator made up of five sectoral confidence indicators” reflecting the level of confidence and optimism in each sector of the economy.
Nora Berend: The Antisemite Question In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nora Berend is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. She received her B.A. at Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, spent a year at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and completed her studies at Columbia University where she received her Ph.D.
Milbradt Says Hungary ’s Solution To Crisis “Remarkable”
- 7 Jan 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has “climbed out” of the “rut” of the economic crisis in a remarkable way, Georg Milbradt, a former minister president and finance minister of Saxony who is now an economic advisor to Hungary’s prime minister, said on Tuesday. Milbradt told public television M1 that unlike other European states, Hungary had tried to resolve its problems without relying on external help.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
No Major Changes In Taxation In 2014 “Good News”, Says Hungary’s Former Minister
- 18 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- business
It is good news that there will be no major changes in taxation next year and the budget deficit can be maintained at 3% of GDP as planned, KPMG partner Csaba László told business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary The ‘Star Pupil’
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Romania, Hungary and Latvia emerge the star pupils in the latest survey on growth in the EU,” it begins. Hungary watchers will know that it has been quite some time since this country was referred to as a “star pupil” in the EU regarding anything that has to do with the economy. When was the last time?
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Former Central Banker In Hungary Assesses Economic Outlook
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Growth in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe is projected to be around 2-3% this year and next, former central bank governor Péter Ákos Bod said on Wednesday. After several years of shrinking or moderate growth, Hungary will most likely be able to match the growth in Visegrad countries for the first time in 2014, he said.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Economic Sentiment Indicator: Highest In Europe
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Last Thursday, the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General released the December 2013 data for the EU’s Economic Sentiment Indicator. The Economic Sentiment Indicator, or ESI, is “a composite indicator made up of five sectoral confidence indicators” reflecting the level of confidence and optimism in each sector of the economy.
Nora Berend: The Antisemite Question In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nora Berend is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. She received her B.A. at Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, spent a year at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and completed her studies at Columbia University where she received her Ph.D.
Milbradt Says Hungary ’s Solution To Crisis “Remarkable”
- 7 Jan 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has “climbed out” of the “rut” of the economic crisis in a remarkable way, Georg Milbradt, a former minister president and finance minister of Saxony who is now an economic advisor to Hungary’s prime minister, said on Tuesday. Milbradt told public television M1 that unlike other European states, Hungary had tried to resolve its problems without relying on external help.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
No Major Changes In Taxation In 2014 “Good News”, Says Hungary’s Former Minister
- 18 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- business
It is good news that there will be no major changes in taxation next year and the budget deficit can be maintained at 3% of GDP as planned, KPMG partner Csaba László told business daily Napi Gazdaság.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary The ‘Star Pupil’
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Romania, Hungary and Latvia emerge the star pupils in the latest survey on growth in the EU,” it begins. Hungary watchers will know that it has been quite some time since this country was referred to as a “star pupil” in the EU regarding anything that has to do with the economy. When was the last time?
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Former Central Banker In Hungary Assesses Economic Outlook
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Growth in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe is projected to be around 2-3% this year and next, former central bank governor Péter Ákos Bod said on Wednesday. After several years of shrinking or moderate growth, Hungary will most likely be able to match the growth in Visegrad countries for the first time in 2014, he said.