71 result(s) for forint weakened
Hungary’s Forint Dips Further
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The forint weakened to above 303 to the euro for the first time since early January on Monday’s interbank market, trading at 303.51 to the single European currency at 4:15 p.m., compared to a rate of 300.94 at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sets Out Tasks In Mortgage Question
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spelled out the ways in which the supreme court should clarify questions about foreign-currency mortgages, defended the flat tax, and again attacked large multinational companies in his bi-weekly radio interview, taped in Japan on Thursday and broadcast on Friday morning.
Xpat Opinion: Euro Over 300 HUF In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the possible impact of the IMF loan repayment and the conversion of foreign currency-based mortgages into Forint credit.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Central Bank Rate Cuts Criticized
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A liberal economist acknowledges that his fears about the impact of lowering the base rate have been proven unfounded. But he accuses National Bank chief György Matolcsy, nonetheless, of irresponsible management.
Xpat Opinion: More Controversy Over The National Bank Chief In Hungary
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist suggests that the National Bank will surrender its independence after the appointment of its new president next month. A conservative pundit doubts that the National Bank has much room to stimulate growth through monetary policy as hoped for by the government.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Forint Comes Under Pressure
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the Forint weakens against the Euro, pundits wonder why international speculators are selling the Hungarian currency, and whether its slump is the result of the uncertainty related to the imminent choice of a new National Bank president, and of a possible quantitative easing program.
Hungary's Socialists Against Matolcsy At National Bank
- 14 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is urging Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to make a responsible decision and nominate an independent person recognised by the banking community rather than Economy Minister György Matolcsy for the post of central bank governor.
Hungary’s Forint Dips Further
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The forint weakened to above 303 to the euro for the first time since early January on Monday’s interbank market, trading at 303.51 to the single European currency at 4:15 p.m., compared to a rate of 300.94 at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sets Out Tasks In Mortgage Question
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spelled out the ways in which the supreme court should clarify questions about foreign-currency mortgages, defended the flat tax, and again attacked large multinational companies in his bi-weekly radio interview, taped in Japan on Thursday and broadcast on Friday morning.
Xpat Opinion: Euro Over 300 HUF In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the possible impact of the IMF loan repayment and the conversion of foreign currency-based mortgages into Forint credit.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Central Bank Rate Cuts Criticized
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A liberal economist acknowledges that his fears about the impact of lowering the base rate have been proven unfounded. But he accuses National Bank chief György Matolcsy, nonetheless, of irresponsible management.
Xpat Opinion: More Controversy Over The National Bank Chief In Hungary
- 8 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist suggests that the National Bank will surrender its independence after the appointment of its new president next month. A conservative pundit doubts that the National Bank has much room to stimulate growth through monetary policy as hoped for by the government.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Forint Comes Under Pressure
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the Forint weakens against the Euro, pundits wonder why international speculators are selling the Hungarian currency, and whether its slump is the result of the uncertainty related to the imminent choice of a new National Bank president, and of a possible quantitative easing program.
Hungary's Socialists Against Matolcsy At National Bank
- 14 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is urging Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to make a responsible decision and nominate an independent person recognised by the banking community rather than Economy Minister György Matolcsy for the post of central bank governor.