254 result(s) for hungary rating
Fitch Affirms Hungary Rating At ‘BBB -’ With Stable Outlook
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hungary’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BBB-’ with a Stable Outlook. Hungary’s ratings reflect the country’s membership in the European Union, strong governance indicators, high GDP per capita and reduced external debt, Fitch said.
Fitch To Review Hungary’s Credit Rating This Week
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Fitch will review Hungary’s sovereign credit rating on November 18. This will be the last scheduled sovereign credit rating review of Hungary in 2016. Fitch raised Hungary’s sovereign rating to “BBB-” from “BB+”, moving it back to investment grade with a “stable” outlook for the rating in May.
Fiscal Council: Return To Investment Grade Expands Room For Manoeuvre
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s decision to return Hungary to investment grade will expand room for financial manoeuvre and bring new capital to Hungary, head of the Fiscal Council Árpád Kovács told daily Magyar Hírlap. Moody’s bumped Hungary back into investment grade late on Friday, the last of the big three ratings agencies to do so. Kovács said the decision was also in recognition of Hungary’s economic policy.
Varga: Moody’s Upgrade To Open ‘New Chapter’
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The upgrade of Hungary’s sovereign rating by Moody’s means that all three big ratings agencies have Hungary in investment grade and this could open a “new chapter” in efforts to reduce the country’s public debt, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said.
Hungary To End Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 3 Nov 2016 3:35 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government plans to stop selling residency bonds, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said today, according to reports, as the program is no longer needed since the countryʼs upgrades by rating agencies. Radical nationalist party Jobbik made its support for a proposed constitutional amendment by Fidesz conditional on the cessation of sales of the bonds.
Seeing Success, Taxify Plans Expansion In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following almost two months of operations in Budapest, Estonia-based transportation company Taxify has requested that the Hungarian National Transport Authority greenlight the company’s plans to double the number of cars it operates in the capital, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal yesterday.
Economy Minister Holds Talks During Annual Meetings Of World Bank, IMF
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian economy minister met the heads of several international financial institutions as well as representatives of investor groups on the occasion of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on Saturday, his ministry said.
Govt To Rethink Securities Market On Back Of S&P Upgrade
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The government plans “major changes” on the state bond market after Standard and Poor’s raised Hungary’s rating last week, government office chief János Lázár said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked Economy Minister Mihály Varga to review financial opportunities arising from the upgrade, Lázár said at a weekly government press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative analyst interprets the second major rating company’s decision to upgrade Hungary to investment category as an acknowledgement of the success of the oft criticized economic policies pursued by the government and the National Bank
Fitch Affirms Hungary Rating At ‘BBB -’ With Stable Outlook
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hungary’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BBB-’ with a Stable Outlook. Hungary’s ratings reflect the country’s membership in the European Union, strong governance indicators, high GDP per capita and reduced external debt, Fitch said.
Fitch To Review Hungary’s Credit Rating This Week
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Fitch will review Hungary’s sovereign credit rating on November 18. This will be the last scheduled sovereign credit rating review of Hungary in 2016. Fitch raised Hungary’s sovereign rating to “BBB-” from “BB+”, moving it back to investment grade with a “stable” outlook for the rating in May.
Fiscal Council: Return To Investment Grade Expands Room For Manoeuvre
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s decision to return Hungary to investment grade will expand room for financial manoeuvre and bring new capital to Hungary, head of the Fiscal Council Árpád Kovács told daily Magyar Hírlap. Moody’s bumped Hungary back into investment grade late on Friday, the last of the big three ratings agencies to do so. Kovács said the decision was also in recognition of Hungary’s economic policy.
Varga: Moody’s Upgrade To Open ‘New Chapter’
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The upgrade of Hungary’s sovereign rating by Moody’s means that all three big ratings agencies have Hungary in investment grade and this could open a “new chapter” in efforts to reduce the country’s public debt, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said.
Hungary To End Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 3 Nov 2016 3:35 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government plans to stop selling residency bonds, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said today, according to reports, as the program is no longer needed since the countryʼs upgrades by rating agencies. Radical nationalist party Jobbik made its support for a proposed constitutional amendment by Fidesz conditional on the cessation of sales of the bonds.
Seeing Success, Taxify Plans Expansion In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following almost two months of operations in Budapest, Estonia-based transportation company Taxify has requested that the Hungarian National Transport Authority greenlight the company’s plans to double the number of cars it operates in the capital, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal yesterday.
Economy Minister Holds Talks During Annual Meetings Of World Bank, IMF
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian economy minister met the heads of several international financial institutions as well as representatives of investor groups on the occasion of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on Saturday, his ministry said.
Govt To Rethink Securities Market On Back Of S&P Upgrade
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The government plans “major changes” on the state bond market after Standard and Poor’s raised Hungary’s rating last week, government office chief János Lázár said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked Economy Minister Mihály Varga to review financial opportunities arising from the upgrade, Lázár said at a weekly government press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative analyst interprets the second major rating company’s decision to upgrade Hungary to investment category as an acknowledgement of the success of the oft criticized economic policies pursued by the government and the National Bank















