833 result(s) for inflation
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Hungary CPI Negative 0.3% In July
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.3% in July on lower vehicle fuel and household energy prices, the Central Statistical Office said. Analysts had expected headline CPI to be around or slightly under zero because of low fuel prices and base effects.
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.
Hungary Retail Sales Rise 6.8% In May
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Retail sales in Hungary went up by an annual 6.8% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said, confirming data published in a first reading earlier. Retail sales rose by an annual 5.7% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace accelerated from an unadjusted 5.0% and slowed from a calendar year-adjusted 6.7% rise in April.
Research Institute Lowers GDP Growth Projections For 2016, 2017
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Research institute Kopint-Tárki on Tuesday said it lowered its GDP growth projections for Hungary for this year and next to 2.2 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, because of the slower-than-expected recovery and downside risk posed by the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Earlier, Kopint-Tárki had projected GDP growth of 2.4 percent for 2016 and 2.9 percent for 2017.
CBanker: No Threat Of Deflation In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary sees no threat of deflation in the country despite inflation being well below the 3% target, a senior analyst at the central bank said. András Balatoni told public news channel M1 that Hungary is in no way threatened by the level of deflation Japan battled in the 90s.
Govt Plans Major Easing In 2017 Budget Bill
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The 2.4% ESA deficit targeted by the government in the 2017 budget bill amounts to a considerable easing compared with the falling deficit trend set in Hungary’s 2015 convergence plan or expected in the NBH’s March Inflation Report, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Budget Report.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Hungary CPI Negative 0.3% In July
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.3% in July on lower vehicle fuel and household energy prices, the Central Statistical Office said. Analysts had expected headline CPI to be around or slightly under zero because of low fuel prices and base effects.
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.
Hungary Retail Sales Rise 6.8% In May
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Retail sales in Hungary went up by an annual 6.8% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said, confirming data published in a first reading earlier. Retail sales rose by an annual 5.7% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace accelerated from an unadjusted 5.0% and slowed from a calendar year-adjusted 6.7% rise in April.
Research Institute Lowers GDP Growth Projections For 2016, 2017
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Research institute Kopint-Tárki on Tuesday said it lowered its GDP growth projections for Hungary for this year and next to 2.2 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, because of the slower-than-expected recovery and downside risk posed by the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Earlier, Kopint-Tárki had projected GDP growth of 2.4 percent for 2016 and 2.9 percent for 2017.
CBanker: No Threat Of Deflation In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary sees no threat of deflation in the country despite inflation being well below the 3% target, a senior analyst at the central bank said. András Balatoni told public news channel M1 that Hungary is in no way threatened by the level of deflation Japan battled in the 90s.
Govt Plans Major Easing In 2017 Budget Bill
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The 2.4% ESA deficit targeted by the government in the 2017 budget bill amounts to a considerable easing compared with the falling deficit trend set in Hungary’s 2015 convergence plan or expected in the NBH’s March Inflation Report, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Budget Report.
Tóbiás: 2017 Pension Rise ‘Humiliating, Unfair’
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás called the government’s planned 0.9% pension rise for next year “humiliating” and “unfair”. He said next year’s pension plan, which would increase pensions by an average of 1,000 forints (EUR 3.19), indicated that the government has “given up” on pensioners. Meanwhile, the government plans to raise the salaries of state-owned company executives and the central ...