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168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Consumer Prices In Hungary Down 0.5% Yr/Yr In Sept
- 16 Oct 2014 10:35 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary edged down by an annual 0.5% in September after a 0.2% increase in August, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Month on month, consumer prices dropped 0.2% after the same rate of decline in August.
Hungary’s Weaker Forint Raises Retail Lending Stock
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian households repaid a net 11.4 billion forints (EUR 36.77m) of their outstanding loans in August, but the weaker forint raised retail lending stock by 58.5 billion forints from the end of the previous month, a monthly report published by the National Bank of Hungary shows.
Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Hungary’s Illiberal Prime Minister, Billionaire Sandor Csanyi & Batman
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opened the autumn session of the Hungarian parliament with a speech that set out his government’s agenda for the months ahead on Monday. Orbán also made the case for Fidesz’s war on banks and further decreases in household utility costs.
EBRD Raises Hungary Growth Forecast
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised its forecast for Hungary’s GDP growth this year to 2.8% from 1.6%, noting the effect on Hungary of the Russian sanctions has been “limited”. It expects output to grow by 2.2% in 2015.
Hungarian Bill Bans Banks From Raising Fees
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fidesz has submitted a bill to Parliament that will ban banks from unilaterally raising interest rates, costs or fees, caucus leader Antal Rogán told reporters on Friday after the party MPs held their season-opening meeting in Tapolca.
Utility Bills Backlog In Hungary Shrinks By 25%
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Hungarian households had Ft 95 billion of unpaid energy bills in September, 25% less than one year ago, due to the utility price cuts, according to Development Minister Miklós Seszták.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Consumer Prices In Hungary Down 0.5% Yr/Yr In Sept
- 16 Oct 2014 10:35 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary edged down by an annual 0.5% in September after a 0.2% increase in August, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Month on month, consumer prices dropped 0.2% after the same rate of decline in August.
Hungary’s Weaker Forint Raises Retail Lending Stock
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian households repaid a net 11.4 billion forints (EUR 36.77m) of their outstanding loans in August, but the weaker forint raised retail lending stock by 58.5 billion forints from the end of the previous month, a monthly report published by the National Bank of Hungary shows.
Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Hungary’s Illiberal Prime Minister, Billionaire Sandor Csanyi & Batman
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opened the autumn session of the Hungarian parliament with a speech that set out his government’s agenda for the months ahead on Monday. Orbán also made the case for Fidesz’s war on banks and further decreases in household utility costs.
EBRD Raises Hungary Growth Forecast
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised its forecast for Hungary’s GDP growth this year to 2.8% from 1.6%, noting the effect on Hungary of the Russian sanctions has been “limited”. It expects output to grow by 2.2% in 2015.
Hungarian Bill Bans Banks From Raising Fees
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fidesz has submitted a bill to Parliament that will ban banks from unilaterally raising interest rates, costs or fees, caucus leader Antal Rogán told reporters on Friday after the party MPs held their season-opening meeting in Tapolca.
Utility Bills Backlog In Hungary Shrinks By 25%
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Hungarian households had Ft 95 billion of unpaid energy bills in September, 25% less than one year ago, due to the utility price cuts, according to Development Minister Miklós Seszták.