136 result(s) for forint rate in Current Affairs
Orbán: Cultural Shift Sees Hungarians Valuing Work
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the wage deal signed on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said its most important message was that working in Hungary is worthwhile. In an interview to business daily Világgazdaság, Orbán said the deal reached with representatives of employers and trade unions was reached relatively quickly, showing that “players in Hungary’s economic life have not lost their common sense”.
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Official: Brexit To Have Minimal Impact On Hungarian Economy
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The impact of the United Kingdomʼs departure from the European Union could be minimal as the countryʼs fundamentals are stable, National Economy Ministry State Secretary Péter Benő Banai said on state-owned Kossuth radio.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...
Matolcsy: Criticism On Central Bank Foundations Political Bluff
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Criticism of the central bank and its foundations is “political bluff”, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview published in Friday’s daily Magyar Nemzet. Matolcsy said he highly valued the trust placed in him by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and he was sure that they would continue to work together.
Ad Spending In Hungary Above Huf 194 Bn In 2015
- 2 Mar 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The total value of ad spending in Hungary in 2015 was 194.37 billion forints (EUR 625m), up 2.81% from 2014, the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) said. The almost 3% annual growth is a sign of rising activity in the ad market, Zsolt Urbán, the head of MRSZ said, noting that they were not expecting to have a 7.7% annual growth as in 2014.
Orbán Wants ‘Attractive’ Hungary That Entices Citizens Back Home
- 24 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Political leaders must turn Hungary into a country that entices its citizens living abroad to return, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview on local television in Szekszárd, in southern Hungary. “We need to create an environment in which young people feel comfortable, and one that they view ... as a highly exciting, interesting and civilised part of the world with a high quality of ...
Orbán: Cultural Shift Sees Hungarians Valuing Work
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the wage deal signed on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said its most important message was that working in Hungary is worthwhile. In an interview to business daily Világgazdaság, Orbán said the deal reached with representatives of employers and trade unions was reached relatively quickly, showing that “players in Hungary’s economic life have not lost their common sense”.
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Official: Brexit To Have Minimal Impact On Hungarian Economy
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The impact of the United Kingdomʼs departure from the European Union could be minimal as the countryʼs fundamentals are stable, National Economy Ministry State Secretary Péter Benő Banai said on state-owned Kossuth radio.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...
Matolcsy: Criticism On Central Bank Foundations Political Bluff
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Criticism of the central bank and its foundations is “political bluff”, the bank’s governor György Matolcsy said in an interview published in Friday’s daily Magyar Nemzet. Matolcsy said he highly valued the trust placed in him by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and he was sure that they would continue to work together.
Ad Spending In Hungary Above Huf 194 Bn In 2015
- 2 Mar 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The total value of ad spending in Hungary in 2015 was 194.37 billion forints (EUR 625m), up 2.81% from 2014, the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) said. The almost 3% annual growth is a sign of rising activity in the ad market, Zsolt Urbán, the head of MRSZ said, noting that they were not expecting to have a 7.7% annual growth as in 2014.
Orbán Wants ‘Attractive’ Hungary That Entices Citizens Back Home
- 24 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Political leaders must turn Hungary into a country that entices its citizens living abroad to return, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview on local television in Szekszárd, in southern Hungary. “We need to create an environment in which young people feel comfortable, and one that they view ... as a highly exciting, interesting and civilised part of the world with a high quality of ...