67 result(s) for hungarian central bank governor in Current Affairs
Pákh Vows To Sue Hungary Over Status Of Painting
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Art collector Imre Pákh will go to court if the government follows through on its promise to forbid him from taking the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy out of the country, lawyer Gábor Holló told Népszabadság on Thursday. Pákh is willing to sell the work for $9 million, but the government is offering to pay only $6 million.
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
C Bank Suing Hungarian Liberal Party Politician Over False Statements
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary said it is suing Zoltán Bodnár of the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party for making false statements about the activities of the bank. The NBH dismissed the statements “made purely for political gain” and asked for corrections from the media that carried them.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor Simor Gets Senior EBRD Position
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former National Bank governor András Simor will be appointed vice-president at the EBRD from July 1, the regional development bank announced on Wednesday. He will co-ordinate strategies to aid economic transformation and economic policy.
'Minister Varga, Growth & Forint', By Ferenc Kumin
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Kumin is the Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Beginning this week, Hungary has a new minister of national economy: Mihaly Varga. Varga assumes the post after serving most recently as the minister without portfolio responsible for relations with international financial organizations. Previously, he was state secretary running the Prime Minister’s Office ...
Pákh Vows To Sue Hungary Over Status Of Painting
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Art collector Imre Pákh will go to court if the government follows through on its promise to forbid him from taking the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy out of the country, lawyer Gábor Holló told Népszabadság on Thursday. Pákh is willing to sell the work for $9 million, but the government is offering to pay only $6 million.
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
C Bank Suing Hungarian Liberal Party Politician Over False Statements
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary said it is suing Zoltán Bodnár of the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party for making false statements about the activities of the bank. The NBH dismissed the statements “made purely for political gain” and asked for corrections from the media that carried them.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor Simor Gets Senior EBRD Position
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former National Bank governor András Simor will be appointed vice-president at the EBRD from July 1, the regional development bank announced on Wednesday. He will co-ordinate strategies to aid economic transformation and economic policy.
'Minister Varga, Growth & Forint', By Ferenc Kumin
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Kumin is the Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Beginning this week, Hungary has a new minister of national economy: Mihaly Varga. Varga assumes the post after serving most recently as the minister without portfolio responsible for relations with international financial organizations. Previously, he was state secretary running the Prime Minister’s Office ...