84 result(s) for economists
Hungary’s Central Bank Expected To Cut Base Rate By 20 BP Today
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank is all but certain to cut the base rate by another 20 basis points at its monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, London-based analysts have said. It appears more and more likely that its policy rate will be brought to below 3% by the end of its current easing cycle, they said on Monday.
International Conference On Elderly Care Organised In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, an inter-professional conference was held to discuss issues related to elderly care.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...
Hay Festival In Budapest Again
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hay Festival was founded in Hay-on-Wye 25 years ago, and it has grown into one of the most significant cultural series of events in the world, with eleven festivals across five continents. On 17-21 May, the Hungarian audience will have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the Hay Festival, in Petőfi Museum of Literature, the Central ...
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
EuCham.eu Contributes To Bled Strategic Forum 2012
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The Bled Strategic Forum 2012 gathered economic, political and social leaders from all CEE and Balkans, joined by top officials of other institutions. Prime ministers, presidents and leaders from dozens of countries were invited to discuss on the reshaped global order. EuCham, the OECD Secretary General, the EBRD President, the EU Environment Commissioner and the Slovakian Deputy prime minister ...
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Invitation: 'Night Of Museums', Budapest, 16 June
- 12 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- community & culture
Culture is always worth more than what it costs and even an incomplete culture is better than no culture at all. In our present world, unfortunately dominated by markets and stock exchanges, culture is one of the factors that makes us capable of seeing beyond immediate cash value and enables us to see and enjoy life-improving things beyond the obvious.
Hungary’s Central Bank Expected To Cut Base Rate By 20 BP Today
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank is all but certain to cut the base rate by another 20 basis points at its monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, London-based analysts have said. It appears more and more likely that its policy rate will be brought to below 3% by the end of its current easing cycle, they said on Monday.
International Conference On Elderly Care Organised In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, an inter-professional conference was held to discuss issues related to elderly care.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...
Hay Festival In Budapest Again
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hay Festival was founded in Hay-on-Wye 25 years ago, and it has grown into one of the most significant cultural series of events in the world, with eleven festivals across five continents. On 17-21 May, the Hungarian audience will have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the Hay Festival, in Petőfi Museum of Literature, the Central ...
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
EuCham.eu Contributes To Bled Strategic Forum 2012
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The Bled Strategic Forum 2012 gathered economic, political and social leaders from all CEE and Balkans, joined by top officials of other institutions. Prime ministers, presidents and leaders from dozens of countries were invited to discuss on the reshaped global order. EuCham, the OECD Secretary General, the EBRD President, the EU Environment Commissioner and the Slovakian Deputy prime minister ...
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Invitation: 'Night Of Museums', Budapest, 16 June
- 12 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- community & culture
Culture is always worth more than what it costs and even an incomplete culture is better than no culture at all. In our present world, unfortunately dominated by markets and stock exchanges, culture is one of the factors that makes us capable of seeing beyond immediate cash value and enables us to see and enjoy life-improving things beyond the obvious.