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Ukraine Crisis Hits Tourism In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Since the outbreak of the Russian- Ukrainian conflict earlier this year, fewer Russian tourists have visited Hungary, business daily Napi Gazdaság said.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Matolcsy: Forint Weakening Not Related To Hungary Fundamentals
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
There is no special Hungarian story behind the latest weakening of the forint, the central bank’s governor György Matolcsy said. The National Bank of Hungary has no exchange rate target and is not compelled to intervene to stop the currency’s weakening, he said, adding that bank’s international reserves provided a decent buffer.
National Bank Of Hungary: Monetary Transmission To Be Strengthened By FX Loan Conversion
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Monetary transmission will be strengthened by the conversion of retail foreign-exchange loans into forints as it will eliminate the exposure of Hungarian households to foreign currency as well as the related risks, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its quarterly Inflation Report.
ÁKK: Hungary To Borrow USD 25 Billion In 2015
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a joint press conference held on Thursday 18 December, by the Ministry for National Economics and the State Debt Management Company (ÁKK), Deputy CEO László András Borbély presented Hungary’s national debt management plans for 2015.
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 ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Hungarian Govt: No Risks In 2015 Budget
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Government officials have said there were no risks in the 2015 budget, noting that the budget had not taken into account the some 300 billion forints (EUR 980m) in profit the National Bank of Hungary is expected to generate and saying there was fiscal room for a number of big investments.
Ukraine Crisis Hits Tourism In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Since the outbreak of the Russian- Ukrainian conflict earlier this year, fewer Russian tourists have visited Hungary, business daily Napi Gazdaság said.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Matolcsy: Forint Weakening Not Related To Hungary Fundamentals
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
There is no special Hungarian story behind the latest weakening of the forint, the central bank’s governor György Matolcsy said. The National Bank of Hungary has no exchange rate target and is not compelled to intervene to stop the currency’s weakening, he said, adding that bank’s international reserves provided a decent buffer.
National Bank Of Hungary: Monetary Transmission To Be Strengthened By FX Loan Conversion
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Monetary transmission will be strengthened by the conversion of retail foreign-exchange loans into forints as it will eliminate the exposure of Hungarian households to foreign currency as well as the related risks, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its quarterly Inflation Report.
ÁKK: Hungary To Borrow USD 25 Billion In 2015
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a joint press conference held on Thursday 18 December, by the Ministry for National Economics and the State Debt Management Company (ÁKK), Deputy CEO László András Borbély presented Hungary’s national debt management plans for 2015.
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 ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Hungarian Govt: No Risks In 2015 Budget
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Government officials have said there were no risks in the 2015 budget, noting that the budget had not taken into account the some 300 billion forints (EUR 980m) in profit the National Bank of Hungary is expected to generate and saying there was fiscal room for a number of big investments.