632 result(s) for economic measures
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. ...
Hungary’s Forint Sharply Down On Interbank Market
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 310.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.98 late Monday. At 308.96 to the euro early Tuesday, the forint moved between 308.77 and 311.31, a ten-day low. The Hungarian currency sank back to levels before the decision of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) a week ago to stop its easing cycle.
Education Key In Policy Towards Hungary’s Ethnic Kin
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Education is the key sector of Hungary’s assistance to Hungarian communities abroad, Zsolt Németh, head of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of teachers of Hungarian literature in the Carpathian Basin, Németh said that the survival of Hungarian communities abroad greatly depends on teachers’ ability to convince parents of the need for mother-tongue ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
No Need For New Special Taxes Due To FX Conversion In Hungary
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Despite the views of some analysts, the possible conversion of forex loans into forint denominated ones will not generate the need to introduce any new special taxes, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in connection with a critical report published by the European Commission.
“No Talk” Of EDP Against Hungary, Says Varga
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga said commenting on a critical report published by the European Commission that there was “absolutely no talk” about launching an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary. In response to the EC’s criticism of the tax system, including sectoral taxes, Varga said: “Hungary has clearly stated that it has transformed its tax system, there is now a different ...
Hungary Wants Expansion To Remain Strategic EU Target
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The further expansion of the European Union should remain a strategic target, state secretary for EU affairs Enikő Győri said after a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg. Győri said Hungary was among those member countries that want further EU expansion to be considered a strategic issue. Commenting on a decision to give candidate status to Albania, she said this demonstrated that expansion was ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Xpat Opinion: IMF & World Bank Reports Show A Hungary “Back On Track”
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have recently released reports evaluating the Hungarian economy. The World Bank, as widely reported , predicts GDP to grow by 2.4 percent in 2014, while most saw as the key takeaway in the 68-page IMF country report (
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. ...
Hungary’s Forint Sharply Down On Interbank Market
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 310.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.98 late Monday. At 308.96 to the euro early Tuesday, the forint moved between 308.77 and 311.31, a ten-day low. The Hungarian currency sank back to levels before the decision of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) a week ago to stop its easing cycle.
Education Key In Policy Towards Hungary’s Ethnic Kin
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Education is the key sector of Hungary’s assistance to Hungarian communities abroad, Zsolt Németh, head of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of teachers of Hungarian literature in the Carpathian Basin, Németh said that the survival of Hungarian communities abroad greatly depends on teachers’ ability to convince parents of the need for mother-tongue ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
No Need For New Special Taxes Due To FX Conversion In Hungary
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Despite the views of some analysts, the possible conversion of forex loans into forint denominated ones will not generate the need to introduce any new special taxes, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in connection with a critical report published by the European Commission.
“No Talk” Of EDP Against Hungary, Says Varga
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga said commenting on a critical report published by the European Commission that there was “absolutely no talk” about launching an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary. In response to the EC’s criticism of the tax system, including sectoral taxes, Varga said: “Hungary has clearly stated that it has transformed its tax system, there is now a different ...
Hungary Wants Expansion To Remain Strategic EU Target
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The further expansion of the European Union should remain a strategic target, state secretary for EU affairs Enikő Győri said after a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg. Győri said Hungary was among those member countries that want further EU expansion to be considered a strategic issue. Commenting on a decision to give candidate status to Albania, she said this demonstrated that expansion was ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Xpat Opinion: IMF & World Bank Reports Show A Hungary “Back On Track”
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have recently released reports evaluating the Hungarian economy. The World Bank, as widely reported , predicts GDP to grow by 2.4 percent in 2014, while most saw as the key takeaway in the 68-page IMF country report (