202 result(s) for financial impact
CEE Property Markets: Stalled Recovery Or The Beginning of Another Recession?
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- property
According to KPMG’s new publication CEE Property Lending Barometer 2012, banks appear to be even less sanguine about a recovery of the real estate market. To assess the prospects for bank financing in the CEE real estate sector, KPMG surveyed 35 of the region’s leading banks. Despite the gloom, real estate projects with a strong business case do receive finance. It’s a typical scene in the region.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Xpat Interview: Michael LaBelle, Assistant Professor At CEU Business School
- 10 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Michael LaBelle is an assistant professor at the Central European University Business School and in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU. He teaches courses on sustainability and innovation in business and energy policy .
New Fiscal Plans In Hungary Hit OTP Shares Hard
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged as much as 9% at one point yesterday after Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy announced that the bank tax would remain in full effect next year, and that the tax on financial transactions would be doubled to 0.2%.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
Inflation Jumps To 5.6% In Hungary, Beats Forecasts
- 17 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Inflation stood at 5.6% in June, above analysts’ forecasts, after rising 5.3% year-on-year in May, the Central Statistics Office announced last week. Core inflation, stripping out the impacts of energy and food prices, was 4.9%. The spike in consumer prices was due to higher taxes, including VAT and excise taxes, analysts said. Excluding these effects, inflation rose 3.4% year-on-year in June.
CEE Property Markets: Stalled Recovery Or The Beginning of Another Recession?
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- property
According to KPMG’s new publication CEE Property Lending Barometer 2012, banks appear to be even less sanguine about a recovery of the real estate market. To assess the prospects for bank financing in the CEE real estate sector, KPMG surveyed 35 of the region’s leading banks. Despite the gloom, real estate projects with a strong business case do receive finance. It’s a typical scene in the region.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Xpat Interview: Michael LaBelle, Assistant Professor At CEU Business School
- 10 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Michael LaBelle is an assistant professor at the Central European University Business School and in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU. He teaches courses on sustainability and innovation in business and energy policy .
New Fiscal Plans In Hungary Hit OTP Shares Hard
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged as much as 9% at one point yesterday after Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy announced that the bank tax would remain in full effect next year, and that the tax on financial transactions would be doubled to 0.2%.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
European Banking Supervision – Enikő Győri Speaks About Hungary’s Doubts
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- business
In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).
Xpat Opinion: Barroso’s Vision Of A United Europe And Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), made a very important speech yesterday. He announced the need for a United Europe. From his speech it was evident that the EC has already prepared some of the steps necessary to modify the current European Union structure which, as has been manifest for some time, doesn’t work. His message was that “Europe needs a new direction. And, ...
Inflation Jumps To 5.6% In Hungary, Beats Forecasts
- 17 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Inflation stood at 5.6% in June, above analysts’ forecasts, after rising 5.3% year-on-year in May, the Central Statistics Office announced last week. Core inflation, stripping out the impacts of energy and food prices, was 4.9%. The spike in consumer prices was due to higher taxes, including VAT and excise taxes, analysts said. Excluding these effects, inflation rose 3.4% year-on-year in June.