114 result(s) for government meeting in Business
Hungary May Adopt Euro Sooner Than Gov’t Would Like
- 10 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- business
Hungary may adopt the euro sooner than its government is willing to admit. This is unavoidable, if Hungary wants to be part of deeper European integration, OTP Bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has said.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Russian Trade Minister
- 26 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Hungarian-Russian economic ties are set to gain new momentum after bilateral trade grew by 30 percent in the first four months of the year, the foreign ministry said after Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign affairs and trade minister, held talks with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday.
US Hungary Business Council Brings Second Annual Mission To Budapest
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
The US Hungary Business Council (USHBC) brought its second annual business mission to Budapest on Tuesday. Hungary aims to strengthen its economic ties with the United States, state secretary for economic diplomacy Levente Magyar said after meeting with the USHBC mission. USHBC chairman Eric Stewart noted that the US is the second-biggest foreign investor in Hungary after Germany, adding that ...
Boosting Economy Key To Higher Wages
- 11 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Brussels has no means to close the wage gap between Hungary and the rest of the European Union, Fidesz lawmaker Erik Bánki told a news conference ahead of a parliamentary debate of a proposal by the radical nationalist Jobbik party to bump up wages to the EU average.
Govt To Publish 2014 - 2020 EU Tenders Before End-March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:07 AM
- business
The government will put out all tenders for European Union funding in the 2014-2020 period, totalling 8,900 billion forints (EUR 28.7bn), before the end of this month, government office chief János Lázár told parliament on Monday. Lázár said in his introduction to a plenary discussion on the subject that 53% of the grand total has already been contracted.
New Body To Boost Hungary’s Competitiveness Holds Inaugural Meeting
- 24 Mar 2017 5:16 AM
- business
Short-term fixes for boosting Hungary’s competitiveness will focus on areas such as tax administration, a review of building permits and protecting small property owners, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told a press conference after the inaugural meeting of the National Competitiveness Council.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Sees No Need For ‘Magic Tricks’ To Manage Debt
- 23 Dec 2016 8:04 AM
- business
A forint/euro exchange rate in the 310-315 range is slightly weaker than what the economy ministry had anticipated, but this does not affect the government’s debt reduction strategy, and there is no need for “magic tricks”, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the Thursday edition of weekly Figyelő.
Hungary May Adopt Euro Sooner Than Gov’t Would Like
- 10 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- business
Hungary may adopt the euro sooner than its government is willing to admit. This is unavoidable, if Hungary wants to be part of deeper European integration, OTP Bank chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi has said.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Russian Trade Minister
- 26 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Hungarian-Russian economic ties are set to gain new momentum after bilateral trade grew by 30 percent in the first four months of the year, the foreign ministry said after Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign affairs and trade minister, held talks with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday.
US Hungary Business Council Brings Second Annual Mission To Budapest
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
The US Hungary Business Council (USHBC) brought its second annual business mission to Budapest on Tuesday. Hungary aims to strengthen its economic ties with the United States, state secretary for economic diplomacy Levente Magyar said after meeting with the USHBC mission. USHBC chairman Eric Stewart noted that the US is the second-biggest foreign investor in Hungary after Germany, adding that ...
Boosting Economy Key To Higher Wages
- 11 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Brussels has no means to close the wage gap between Hungary and the rest of the European Union, Fidesz lawmaker Erik Bánki told a news conference ahead of a parliamentary debate of a proposal by the radical nationalist Jobbik party to bump up wages to the EU average.
Govt To Publish 2014 - 2020 EU Tenders Before End-March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:07 AM
- business
The government will put out all tenders for European Union funding in the 2014-2020 period, totalling 8,900 billion forints (EUR 28.7bn), before the end of this month, government office chief János Lázár told parliament on Monday. Lázár said in his introduction to a plenary discussion on the subject that 53% of the grand total has already been contracted.
New Body To Boost Hungary’s Competitiveness Holds Inaugural Meeting
- 24 Mar 2017 5:16 AM
- business
Short-term fixes for boosting Hungary’s competitiveness will focus on areas such as tax administration, a review of building permits and protecting small property owners, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told a press conference after the inaugural meeting of the National Competitiveness Council.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Sees No Need For ‘Magic Tricks’ To Manage Debt
- 23 Dec 2016 8:04 AM
- business
A forint/euro exchange rate in the 310-315 range is slightly weaker than what the economy ministry had anticipated, but this does not affect the government’s debt reduction strategy, and there is no need for “magic tricks”, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the Thursday edition of weekly Figyelő.