3,147 result(s) for economy
Despite Bad Weather, Good Tourism Data In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
The total number of guests and tourism nights increased by 7.1 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively, according to data released today by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder said the excellent performance of the tourism sector is the result of the Government’s focused, multi-year tourism development policy, better quality ...
Varga Talks Up Stronger Hungarian Forint
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government would like the forint to be stronger at the end of the year than now, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Friday morning in a radio interview. Analysts have said they expect the government to bolster the forint in order to reduce the state debt in relation to GDP ratio in the year-end statistics, Napi Gazdaság notes.
Hungarian Forint Firms To Two Month High To Euro
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at two-month high of 308.92 to the euro shortly after 10am on Monday, firming from 309.81 late Friday. Economy Minister Mihály Varga talked up the forint on Friday, saying that Hungary’s exchange rate should be stronger in order to help push down the public debt.
Hungarian Company Takes Top Prize In EU Competition
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Gazdagmami.hu, which encourages business start-ups by mothers with young children, has been named the grand jury prize winner in this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards contest, the European Commission said. Gazdagmami.hu - which means “rich mommy” in Hungarian - helps mothers acquire the entrepreneurial skills and mind-set to start a business and make it profitable, the EC ...
IMF Ups Hungary Growth Forecast To 2.8% In 2014
- 7 Oct 2014 4:04 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2014 and by 2.3% in 2015, according to a forecast in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook published today. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thereby bumped up its forecast for Hungary’s economic output this year and next.
Washington Court Rules In Hungary’s Favour In Sukoró Case
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international arbitration court in Washington, DC, specialising in legal disputes between international investors has ruled in favour of Hungary in a case involving a cancelled casino investment project in Sukoró, central Hungary, the economy minister said. “The international court today rejected the Israeli investors’ claim and compensation demand of 100 billion forints (EUR 322m).
Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Most Hungarians Pay Their Bills At The Post Office
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ninety percent of all respondents in a representative survey said they paid their bills in the traditional way, using postal orders, pollster Kutatópont reported. The survey found that Hungarians were reluctant to switch over to electronic payment methods for reasons of economy.
Economist Péter Róna On Hungary’s Post Election Austerity Plans
- 26 Sep 2014 5:00 AM
- business
“They need the austerity so that there is something to steal. This is the basic mechanism.” – Péter Róna, Oxford professor of economics and policy advisor to opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP)
Despite Bad Weather, Good Tourism Data In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
The total number of guests and tourism nights increased by 7.1 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively, according to data released today by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder said the excellent performance of the tourism sector is the result of the Government’s focused, multi-year tourism development policy, better quality ...
Varga Talks Up Stronger Hungarian Forint
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government would like the forint to be stronger at the end of the year than now, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said Friday morning in a radio interview. Analysts have said they expect the government to bolster the forint in order to reduce the state debt in relation to GDP ratio in the year-end statistics, Napi Gazdaság notes.
Hungarian Forint Firms To Two Month High To Euro
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint traded at two-month high of 308.92 to the euro shortly after 10am on Monday, firming from 309.81 late Friday. Economy Minister Mihály Varga talked up the forint on Friday, saying that Hungary’s exchange rate should be stronger in order to help push down the public debt.
Hungarian Company Takes Top Prize In EU Competition
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Gazdagmami.hu, which encourages business start-ups by mothers with young children, has been named the grand jury prize winner in this year’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards contest, the European Commission said. Gazdagmami.hu - which means “rich mommy” in Hungarian - helps mothers acquire the entrepreneurial skills and mind-set to start a business and make it profitable, the EC ...
IMF Ups Hungary Growth Forecast To 2.8% In 2014
- 7 Oct 2014 4:04 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2014 and by 2.3% in 2015, according to a forecast in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook published today. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thereby bumped up its forecast for Hungary’s economic output this year and next.
Washington Court Rules In Hungary’s Favour In Sukoró Case
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international arbitration court in Washington, DC, specialising in legal disputes between international investors has ruled in favour of Hungary in a case involving a cancelled casino investment project in Sukoró, central Hungary, the economy minister said. “The international court today rejected the Israeli investors’ claim and compensation demand of 100 billion forints (EUR 322m).
Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Most Hungarians Pay Their Bills At The Post Office
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ninety percent of all respondents in a representative survey said they paid their bills in the traditional way, using postal orders, pollster Kutatópont reported. The survey found that Hungarians were reluctant to switch over to electronic payment methods for reasons of economy.
Economist Péter Róna On Hungary’s Post Election Austerity Plans
- 26 Sep 2014 5:00 AM
- business
“They need the austerity so that there is something to steal. This is the basic mechanism.” – Péter Róna, Oxford professor of economics and policy advisor to opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP)