474 result(s) for financial system
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Released In Azerbaijan After Being Transferred From Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators deplore the decision of the Hungarian government to transfer Ramil Shahib Safarov to Azerbaijan to serve his life sentence for the killing of an Armenian man in Budapest in 2004. Analysts believe Hungary should have suspected that despite Azeri assurances to the contrary, the man would be released upon his arrival in Baku.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...
Significant Financial Support For The Education Of Disadvantaged Young People In Hungary
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan, 7.5 billion forints have been earmarked for the financial support of public training school programmes aiming at promoting equal opportunities as well as for the further development of programmes such as ‘Schoolnet’, ‘Tanoda’ and ‘Second Chance’.
Government Welcomes US State Dept Recognising Freedom Of Religion In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The government welcomes the fact that according to the United States Department of State, Hungarian laws protect the freedom of religion. The Hungarian government welcomes the fact that the US Department of State's 2011 International Religious Freedom Report estimates that the Hungarian constitution, as well as other laws and measures, protect the freedom of religion – responded the Prime ...
Xpat Opinion: Statement By The IMF Mission To Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Budapest during July 17-25 to start discussions on an IMF/EU-supported program following a request by the Hungarian authorities. The IMF mission worked in close cooperation with a mission from the European Commission and observers from the European Central Bank. At the conclusion of the visit, Thanos Arvanitis, IMF mission chief for Hungary, ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Hungarian Outlook: Draft Budget Of 2013
- 28 Jun 2012 1:30 AM
- business
The Budget Bill of 2013 submitted to parliament on 15 June by the government sets a deficit target of 2.2 percent which – via one of the most stable fiscal management policies of Europe – will adequately respond to the challenges imposed by the debt crisis" declares the Hungarian Government. The draft budget of 2013 projects real GDP growth of 1.6 percent and inflation of 4.2 percent, and an ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Released In Azerbaijan After Being Transferred From Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators deplore the decision of the Hungarian government to transfer Ramil Shahib Safarov to Azerbaijan to serve his life sentence for the killing of an Armenian man in Budapest in 2004. Analysts believe Hungary should have suspected that despite Azeri assurances to the contrary, the man would be released upon his arrival in Baku.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...
Significant Financial Support For The Education Of Disadvantaged Young People In Hungary
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan, 7.5 billion forints have been earmarked for the financial support of public training school programmes aiming at promoting equal opportunities as well as for the further development of programmes such as ‘Schoolnet’, ‘Tanoda’ and ‘Second Chance’.
Government Welcomes US State Dept Recognising Freedom Of Religion In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The government welcomes the fact that according to the United States Department of State, Hungarian laws protect the freedom of religion. The Hungarian government welcomes the fact that the US Department of State's 2011 International Religious Freedom Report estimates that the Hungarian constitution, as well as other laws and measures, protect the freedom of religion – responded the Prime ...
Xpat Opinion: Statement By The IMF Mission To Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Budapest during July 17-25 to start discussions on an IMF/EU-supported program following a request by the Hungarian authorities. The IMF mission worked in close cooperation with a mission from the European Commission and observers from the European Central Bank. At the conclusion of the visit, Thanos Arvanitis, IMF mission chief for Hungary, ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Hungarian Outlook: Draft Budget Of 2013
- 28 Jun 2012 1:30 AM
- business
The Budget Bill of 2013 submitted to parliament on 15 June by the government sets a deficit target of 2.2 percent which – via one of the most stable fiscal management policies of Europe – will adequately respond to the challenges imposed by the debt crisis" declares the Hungarian Government. The draft budget of 2013 projects real GDP growth of 1.6 percent and inflation of 4.2 percent, and an ...