84 result(s) for economists
Analysts: CPI Likely Breached 2% Last Month
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s annual headline inflation is likely to have accelerated to above 2% last month, largely on strong base effects, London-based emerging markets analysts said ahead of Tuesday’s data release. Economists at JP Morgan said they expect January CPI inflation at 2.2% after 1.8% in December. As in recent months, a substantial base effect in energy prices should lead the rise as fuel prices fell ...
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Varga Welcomes S&P Decision, Eyes Bumpy Road Ahead
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Speaking at an event for economists in Kecskemét, in western Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Standard and Poor’s analysts had noticed the successful reform of Hungary’s economy and that growth has stabilised. Meanwhile, the public debt has declined and the internal structure of the debt improved, he added.
Brexit Interview With Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Q1. What does the Leave vote mean for expats rights to live, work, retire, collect a pension, in EU countries such as Hungary?
Hungary’s Q1 2016 GDP Growth Falls Far Short Of Projections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s GDP growth in the first quarter slowed to .09 percent, or roughly half what some analysts had predicted, according to online daily vg.hu. Compared to the same period in 2015, GDP growth has decreased by .8 percentage points.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
NBH Deputy Governor: Bank To Continue Easing Cycle
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank (NBH) will cut the base rate until it reaches a rate that is consistent with its inflation target, NBH deputy governor Márton Nagy told journalists. The bank wants to keep rate the key rate low for a sustained period, he said. The NBH’s inflation target is 3% in a +/-1 percentage-point tolerance band.
Xpat Opinion: Housing Subsidy Scheme Kicks Off
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Two conservative economists welcome the government’s plan to reverse unfavourable demographic trends through a lavish home subsidy scheme. A left-wing analyst thinks that the government’s proposal will be available only for middle class families and will thus entrench inequality.
More Companies De-Registered In Hungary
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 44,700 companies have been deleted from the official register this year, 4% more than last year, website feketelista.hu reports. More companies were de-registered than created in all 19 counties. In Budapest, twice as many, 20,534, companies were removed from the list as were added.
Analysts: CPI Likely Breached 2% Last Month
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s annual headline inflation is likely to have accelerated to above 2% last month, largely on strong base effects, London-based emerging markets analysts said ahead of Tuesday’s data release. Economists at JP Morgan said they expect January CPI inflation at 2.2% after 1.8% in December. As in recent months, a substantial base effect in energy prices should lead the rise as fuel prices fell ...
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Varga Welcomes S&P Decision, Eyes Bumpy Road Ahead
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Speaking at an event for economists in Kecskemét, in western Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Standard and Poor’s analysts had noticed the successful reform of Hungary’s economy and that growth has stabilised. Meanwhile, the public debt has declined and the internal structure of the debt improved, he added.
Brexit Interview With Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Q1. What does the Leave vote mean for expats rights to live, work, retire, collect a pension, in EU countries such as Hungary?
Hungary’s Q1 2016 GDP Growth Falls Far Short Of Projections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s GDP growth in the first quarter slowed to .09 percent, or roughly half what some analysts had predicted, according to online daily vg.hu. Compared to the same period in 2015, GDP growth has decreased by .8 percentage points.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
NBH Deputy Governor: Bank To Continue Easing Cycle
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank (NBH) will cut the base rate until it reaches a rate that is consistent with its inflation target, NBH deputy governor Márton Nagy told journalists. The bank wants to keep rate the key rate low for a sustained period, he said. The NBH’s inflation target is 3% in a +/-1 percentage-point tolerance band.
Xpat Opinion: Housing Subsidy Scheme Kicks Off
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Two conservative economists welcome the government’s plan to reverse unfavourable demographic trends through a lavish home subsidy scheme. A left-wing analyst thinks that the government’s proposal will be available only for middle class families and will thus entrench inequality.
More Companies De-Registered In Hungary
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 44,700 companies have been deleted from the official register this year, 4% more than last year, website feketelista.hu reports. More companies were de-registered than created in all 19 counties. In Budapest, twice as many, 20,534, companies were removed from the list as were added.