83 result(s) for forint accounts
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Thyssenkrupp To Invest Huf 30bn In Hungary Car Industry
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Thyssenkrupp of Germany will invest more than 30 billion forints (EUR 97.5m) in the car industry in Hungary in the coming years, creating almost 500 new jobs, Marc de Bastos Eckstein, the managing director of Thyssenkrupp Presta Hungary announced in Budapest.
Fewer Hungarians Open Baby Bond Accounts
- 8 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
The number of Start accounts necessary to become eligible for “baby bonds” opened by Hungarians dropped to about 23,000 last year from 37,200 in 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said In January of this year, Start accounts were opened for just 2,021 of the 7,362 newborn Hungarians.
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Tax Office Clamps Down On 3-Billion - Forint Vat Fraud Ring
- 20 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The tax office NAV has clamped down on a crime organisation suspected of a 3 billion forint (EUR 9.8m) fraud from reclaiming valueadded- tax (VAT) based in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, NAV’s local office said. The investigation was closed on May 11 after a full year of gathering evidence, head of NAV’s regional office Tibor Lengyel said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Exchange Rate Cap Scheme Participants 38% Of FX Mortgage Stock In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Borrowers accounting for about 38% of the total stock of foreign currencydenominated mortgage loans in Hungary have joined an exchange rate cap scheme that aims to make repayments easier, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary show.
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Thyssenkrupp To Invest Huf 30bn In Hungary Car Industry
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Thyssenkrupp of Germany will invest more than 30 billion forints (EUR 97.5m) in the car industry in Hungary in the coming years, creating almost 500 new jobs, Marc de Bastos Eckstein, the managing director of Thyssenkrupp Presta Hungary announced in Budapest.
Fewer Hungarians Open Baby Bond Accounts
- 8 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
The number of Start accounts necessary to become eligible for “baby bonds” opened by Hungarians dropped to about 23,000 last year from 37,200 in 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said In January of this year, Start accounts were opened for just 2,021 of the 7,362 newborn Hungarians.
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Tax Office Clamps Down On 3-Billion - Forint Vat Fraud Ring
- 20 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The tax office NAV has clamped down on a crime organisation suspected of a 3 billion forint (EUR 9.8m) fraud from reclaiming valueadded- tax (VAT) based in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, NAV’s local office said. The investigation was closed on May 11 after a full year of gathering evidence, head of NAV’s regional office Tibor Lengyel said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Exchange Rate Cap Scheme Participants 38% Of FX Mortgage Stock In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Borrowers accounting for about 38% of the total stock of foreign currencydenominated mortgage loans in Hungary have joined an exchange rate cap scheme that aims to make repayments easier, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary show.

















