51 result(s) for lift in Business
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
Central Bank Official: Hungary May Get Better Ratings This Year
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
It is expected that Hungary’s sovereign debt rating will be lifted this year, the central bank’s executive director said at a conference on Thursday. Dániel Palotai told Dow Jones that one of the three major credit rating agencies, which he did not name, had recognised the Hungarian economy was less vulnerable than before.
Erste Wants To Stay In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Erste Bank wants to continue to remain active in Hungary, Erste Bank Hungary chairman-CEO Radovan Jelasic said at a conference organised by economic research institute GKI on Tuesday. He said the best proof of Erste Bank’s intention to stay in the country was its purchase of private banking portfolios from local peers in the past years.
Vehicle Exports Boost Trade Surplus In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus widened to €830 million in September, the highest figure since February 2011, as exports rose 12.7% to €7.3 billion and imports 12% to €6.5 billion, according to final data from the Central Statistics Office.
September Data Disappoints Retailers In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Retail sales slowed to a 0.3% rise, year-on-year, in September, after 1.4% growth in the previous month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Central Statistics Office. The annual rise in fuel sales was the third largest this year, up 3.1%, helping to lift the data into positive territory.
Ecofin Lifts Excessive Deficit Procedure Against Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (Ecofin) has approved the proposal of the European Commission to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
Hungary’s Economic Performance Is Acknowledged: Excessive Deficit Procedure Lifted
- 29 May 2013 2:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary. On 30 May 2012, based on the 2012 convergence programme and further specification of savings measures, the Commission concluded that Hungary has taken effective action regarding the correction of the excessive deficit. Despite Commission forecasts well in excess of 3%, the actual ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
Central Bank Official: Hungary May Get Better Ratings This Year
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
It is expected that Hungary’s sovereign debt rating will be lifted this year, the central bank’s executive director said at a conference on Thursday. Dániel Palotai told Dow Jones that one of the three major credit rating agencies, which he did not name, had recognised the Hungarian economy was less vulnerable than before.
Erste Wants To Stay In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Erste Bank wants to continue to remain active in Hungary, Erste Bank Hungary chairman-CEO Radovan Jelasic said at a conference organised by economic research institute GKI on Tuesday. He said the best proof of Erste Bank’s intention to stay in the country was its purchase of private banking portfolios from local peers in the past years.
Vehicle Exports Boost Trade Surplus In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus widened to €830 million in September, the highest figure since February 2011, as exports rose 12.7% to €7.3 billion and imports 12% to €6.5 billion, according to final data from the Central Statistics Office.
September Data Disappoints Retailers In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Retail sales slowed to a 0.3% rise, year-on-year, in September, after 1.4% growth in the previous month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Central Statistics Office. The annual rise in fuel sales was the third largest this year, up 3.1%, helping to lift the data into positive territory.
Ecofin Lifts Excessive Deficit Procedure Against Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (Ecofin) has approved the proposal of the European Commission to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
Hungary’s Economic Performance Is Acknowledged: Excessive Deficit Procedure Lifted
- 29 May 2013 2:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary. On 30 May 2012, based on the 2012 convergence programme and further specification of savings measures, the Commission concluded that Hungary has taken effective action regarding the correction of the excessive deficit. Despite Commission forecasts well in excess of 3%, the actual ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...