285 result(s) for imf
Viktor Orbán: There Will Be An Agreement Between IMF And Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.
Hungarian Politicians Are Getting Really Fat
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The news broke on Sunday in Budapest: Hungarian politicians are getting fatter at a much higher rate than IMF and European Union quotas permit (just kidding). It’s true though (the fat part) and was reported by “leading tabloid” Blikk, who also slammed Tamas Deutch’s (who?) new look, which includes a beard and a T-shirt.
Xpat Opinion: Azeri Axe Murderer & Confronting The IMF – Last Week’s Lead Stories In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The dominant themes in Hungarian politics last week, the extradition of the Azeri murderer and the Prime Minister’s stance on the IMF talks are interpreted along political lines: commentators on the left call Orbán names including “traitor” and “liar”, while the premier’s supporters argue that critics on the left have no national feelings at all.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Hungary's PM Says: IMF/EU Loan Deal Is Expected In Autumn
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the International Monetary Fund and European Union are expected to be concluded in autumn this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday. Orbán told reporters that the negotiations were progressing, though there were some differences of opinion on both sides.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungarian Monetary Council Wary Of Inflation Risks
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Janos Cinkotai and Gyorgy Kocziszky voted for a quarter-point cut in the base rate at the monetary council’s July 24 meeting, while the five other members voted to keep the rate at 7.0%, according to minutes released last week. The majority view was that inflation will remain above the 3% target in 2012 and 2013 due to higher VAT and excise taxes. Inflation is not likely to fall to 3% until ...
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...
Viktor Orbán: There Will Be An Agreement Between IMF And Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.
Hungarian Politicians Are Getting Really Fat
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The news broke on Sunday in Budapest: Hungarian politicians are getting fatter at a much higher rate than IMF and European Union quotas permit (just kidding). It’s true though (the fat part) and was reported by “leading tabloid” Blikk, who also slammed Tamas Deutch’s (who?) new look, which includes a beard and a T-shirt.
Xpat Opinion: Azeri Axe Murderer & Confronting The IMF – Last Week’s Lead Stories In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The dominant themes in Hungarian politics last week, the extradition of the Azeri murderer and the Prime Minister’s stance on the IMF talks are interpreted along political lines: commentators on the left call Orbán names including “traitor” and “liar”, while the premier’s supporters argue that critics on the left have no national feelings at all.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Hungary's PM Says: IMF/EU Loan Deal Is Expected In Autumn
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the International Monetary Fund and European Union are expected to be concluded in autumn this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday. Orbán told reporters that the negotiations were progressing, though there were some differences of opinion on both sides.
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Hungarian Monetary Council Wary Of Inflation Risks
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Janos Cinkotai and Gyorgy Kocziszky voted for a quarter-point cut in the base rate at the monetary council’s July 24 meeting, while the five other members voted to keep the rate at 7.0%, according to minutes released last week. The majority view was that inflation will remain above the 3% target in 2012 and 2013 due to higher VAT and excise taxes. Inflation is not likely to fall to 3% until ...
Hungarian Parties Fidesz And Socialists Exchange Barbs
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has damaged Hungary's reputation with several recent remarks, and the damage can be measured in forints, Socialist MP Istvan Jozsa charged. He said primarily the extension of the financial transaction tax to the MNB damaged Hungary's image but Orban's description of Hungarians as a semi-Asian people and his other July 26 statement ”let us hope that God will help us and ...