1,052 result(s) for economic policy
Hungary Ranked Up In Global Competitiveness Report As State Influence Still Restrains Economy
- 28 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- business
Hungary has advanced nine places on the World Economic Forum’s annual report on global competitiveness as corruption, disadvantageous tax policies and the lack of a trained workforce still restrain the Hungarian economy, reports 444.hu.
Orbán ongratulates CDU, CSU Leaders On Winning German Parliamentary Elections
- 26 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent his congratulations to party leaders Angela Merkel of CDU and Horst Seehofer of CSU in a letter on Monday on winning the German parliamentary elections, Orban’s press chief said. In his letter to Merkel, Orbán said that the election results show the European citizen’s commitment towards a policy built on conservative values which can ensure safety and ...
Visegrad Group Foreign Ministers & British Finance Minister Hold Talks In Budapest
- 15 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Britain and the European Union must negotiate as comprehensive and broad free-trade deal as possible so that economic, trade and investment cooperation remains free of obstacles, the foreign affairs and trade minister said after meeting his Visegrad Group counterparts and British Finance Minister Philip Hammond in Budapest on Thursday.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Job Opportunity: Head Of Communications & Events, British Embassy In Budapest
- 5 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- specials
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other ...
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Jobless Rate Down To 4.2%
- 31 Aug 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling three-month jobless rate averaged 4.2% in May-July, down from 4.3 % in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The May-July rate this year was down from 5% in the same period a year earlier. The data covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.
Hungary Ranked Up In Global Competitiveness Report As State Influence Still Restrains Economy
- 28 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- business
Hungary has advanced nine places on the World Economic Forum’s annual report on global competitiveness as corruption, disadvantageous tax policies and the lack of a trained workforce still restrain the Hungarian economy, reports 444.hu.
Orbán ongratulates CDU, CSU Leaders On Winning German Parliamentary Elections
- 26 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent his congratulations to party leaders Angela Merkel of CDU and Horst Seehofer of CSU in a letter on Monday on winning the German parliamentary elections, Orban’s press chief said. In his letter to Merkel, Orbán said that the election results show the European citizen’s commitment towards a policy built on conservative values which can ensure safety and ...
Visegrad Group Foreign Ministers & British Finance Minister Hold Talks In Budapest
- 15 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Britain and the European Union must negotiate as comprehensive and broad free-trade deal as possible so that economic, trade and investment cooperation remains free of obstacles, the foreign affairs and trade minister said after meeting his Visegrad Group counterparts and British Finance Minister Philip Hammond in Budapest on Thursday.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Job Opportunity: Head Of Communications & Events, British Embassy In Budapest
- 5 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- specials
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other ...
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Jobless Rate Down To 4.2%
- 31 Aug 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling three-month jobless rate averaged 4.2% in May-July, down from 4.3 % in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The May-July rate this year was down from 5% in the same period a year earlier. The data covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.