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Hungary's Industry Swings To The Fast Lane In May
- 15 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s industrial production rose by 5.4% month on month in May, accelerating from 1.2% in April, according to final figures published by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday. IP was up 13.7% year on year, according to both unadjusted and working-day-adjusted figures, up from 9.7% in April. The preliminary numbers were the same.
PM Orbán, OTP Bank Chief Csányi On Hungary Bank Tax
- 9 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary is not going to open a debate on the 2010 banking tax, not even with international lenders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting with OTP President and CEO Sándor Csányi on Thursday. Csányi said he believed it was impossible that banks would seek to pass on the tax burden to clients. OTP is estimated to pay HUF 35 billion bank tax this year.
Hungary To Seek Precautionary Deal With IMF - Szapáry
- 1 Jul 2010 1:20 AM
- business
"Hungary is seeking to sign a new, precautionary loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said György Szapáry, a key advisor to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview with fn.hu on Wednesday.
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.
Hungary Matolcsy Would Like To See The Entire Monetary Council Go
- 12 May 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s Economy Minister-designate György Matolcsy said members of the central bank’s (NBH) Monetary Council should resign for the mistakes they have made over the past seven years. In an interview with local daily Népszabadság he also said he was dissatisfied in general with the work of all financial regulatory institutions, including markets watchdog PSZÁF.
Hungary's Inflation Picture Not So Fascinating Anymore?
- 11 May 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s inflation eased to 5.6% year on year in April from 5.9% in March, but the Dec/Dec CPI is to come in much higher than previously expected, the consensus forecasts of analyst showed in a Portfolio.hu poll on Monday.
Hungary C.Bank Chief Intends To Stay Until His Mandate Expires
- 27 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"There were two proposals discussed at the Monetary Council’s rate meeting on Monday, one to lower the benchmark rate by 25 bps and one to cut it by 50 bps. The former proposal was supported by a "convincing majority", NBH Governor András Simor told a press conference. Hungary’s base rate was trimmed to an all-time low of 5.15% today.
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
Hungarian Forint Trade Unruffled, Yields Continue Swift Decline
- 16 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Friday witnessed negligible exchange rates fluctuations in the Hungarian forint market as the EUR/HUF rate remained quite stable at 266. On the other hand, government bond yields have continued to decline in secondary trade, a persistent trend observed in the past few weeks.
Hungary's Industry Swings To The Fast Lane In May
- 15 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s industrial production rose by 5.4% month on month in May, accelerating from 1.2% in April, according to final figures published by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday. IP was up 13.7% year on year, according to both unadjusted and working-day-adjusted figures, up from 9.7% in April. The preliminary numbers were the same.
PM Orbán, OTP Bank Chief Csányi On Hungary Bank Tax
- 9 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary is not going to open a debate on the 2010 banking tax, not even with international lenders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting with OTP President and CEO Sándor Csányi on Thursday. Csányi said he believed it was impossible that banks would seek to pass on the tax burden to clients. OTP is estimated to pay HUF 35 billion bank tax this year.
Hungary To Seek Precautionary Deal With IMF - Szapáry
- 1 Jul 2010 1:20 AM
- business
"Hungary is seeking to sign a new, precautionary loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said György Szapáry, a key advisor to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview with fn.hu on Wednesday.
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.
Hungary Matolcsy Would Like To See The Entire Monetary Council Go
- 12 May 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s Economy Minister-designate György Matolcsy said members of the central bank’s (NBH) Monetary Council should resign for the mistakes they have made over the past seven years. In an interview with local daily Népszabadság he also said he was dissatisfied in general with the work of all financial regulatory institutions, including markets watchdog PSZÁF.
Hungary's Inflation Picture Not So Fascinating Anymore?
- 11 May 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s inflation eased to 5.6% year on year in April from 5.9% in March, but the Dec/Dec CPI is to come in much higher than previously expected, the consensus forecasts of analyst showed in a Portfolio.hu poll on Monday.
Hungary C.Bank Chief Intends To Stay Until His Mandate Expires
- 27 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"There were two proposals discussed at the Monetary Council’s rate meeting on Monday, one to lower the benchmark rate by 25 bps and one to cut it by 50 bps. The former proposal was supported by a "convincing majority", NBH Governor András Simor told a press conference. Hungary’s base rate was trimmed to an all-time low of 5.15% today.
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
Hungarian Forint Trade Unruffled, Yields Continue Swift Decline
- 16 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Friday witnessed negligible exchange rates fluctuations in the Hungarian forint market as the EUR/HUF rate remained quite stable at 266. On the other hand, government bond yields have continued to decline in secondary trade, a persistent trend observed in the past few weeks.