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Measures On FX Loans Save Hungary HUF 1TR, Says Varga
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The government’s measures to shield foreign currency loan-holders have saved Hungary a total of around 1,000 billion forints, the economy minister said. Mihály Varga told public television M1 that since the majority of FX mortgages were denominated in Swiss franc, special attention had been placed on the fluctuation of the currency against the forint.
Govt, Food Companies To Discuss Impact Of Lower Fuel Prices
- 22 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Talks between the government and professional associations on the effect of lower vehicle fuel prices on the cost of food are expected to take place early next week, according to Magyar Nemzet.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
Rogán: Hungary Would Suffer If It Replaced Forint With Euro
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary is likely to have fulfilled the preconditions for adopting the euro by 2020 but it would only be worth contemplating replacing the forint if it appeared that the country would benefit from such a move, Antal Rogán, parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told journalists. In a recent interview to Magyar Hírlap daily, Rogán said that the Hungarian economy would be in a fit ...
Merrill Sees Hungary's Potential Debt Upgrade
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s current account surplus, low budget deficit and growth figures support an upgrade of the country’s sovereign debt into the investment category, Merrill Lynch analysts wrote in their latest report on the prospects for Eastern Europe to 2020.
Hungary’s Socialist Party Demands Household Utility Price Cuts
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has demanded that the retail price of gas should be cut by 20%, while the prices of electricity and district heating should be reduced by 10% in the wake of shrinking global prices.
First Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses Hit The Road In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Saturday, 17 January, the first brand new Volvo diesel-electric powered hybrid articulated bus to comply with Euro-6 emission standards began serving public transport passengers in the capital. A further 27 hybrid buses will join the fleet of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) soon, which will run on routes 5, 9 and 107. 25 out of the total of 28 buses will run on a daily basis, which ...
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Swiss Central Bank Move Sends Hungarian Forint Tumbling
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint sank to new all-time lows against the euro and the Swiss franc yesterday after Switzerland’s central bank stunned markets by scrapping the ceiling on its currency, in place since 2011. The Swiss franc surged to 0.85 per euro from 1.20, a 40% gain, before stabilising at parity with the euro.
Measures On FX Loans Save Hungary HUF 1TR, Says Varga
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The government’s measures to shield foreign currency loan-holders have saved Hungary a total of around 1,000 billion forints, the economy minister said. Mihály Varga told public television M1 that since the majority of FX mortgages were denominated in Swiss franc, special attention had been placed on the fluctuation of the currency against the forint.
Govt, Food Companies To Discuss Impact Of Lower Fuel Prices
- 22 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Talks between the government and professional associations on the effect of lower vehicle fuel prices on the cost of food are expected to take place early next week, according to Magyar Nemzet.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
Rogán: Hungary Would Suffer If It Replaced Forint With Euro
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary is likely to have fulfilled the preconditions for adopting the euro by 2020 but it would only be worth contemplating replacing the forint if it appeared that the country would benefit from such a move, Antal Rogán, parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told journalists. In a recent interview to Magyar Hírlap daily, Rogán said that the Hungarian economy would be in a fit ...
Merrill Sees Hungary's Potential Debt Upgrade
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s current account surplus, low budget deficit and growth figures support an upgrade of the country’s sovereign debt into the investment category, Merrill Lynch analysts wrote in their latest report on the prospects for Eastern Europe to 2020.
Hungary’s Socialist Party Demands Household Utility Price Cuts
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has demanded that the retail price of gas should be cut by 20%, while the prices of electricity and district heating should be reduced by 10% in the wake of shrinking global prices.
First Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses Hit The Road In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Saturday, 17 January, the first brand new Volvo diesel-electric powered hybrid articulated bus to comply with Euro-6 emission standards began serving public transport passengers in the capital. A further 27 hybrid buses will join the fleet of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) soon, which will run on routes 5, 9 and 107. 25 out of the total of 28 buses will run on a daily basis, which ...
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Swiss Central Bank Move Sends Hungarian Forint Tumbling
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint sank to new all-time lows against the euro and the Swiss franc yesterday after Switzerland’s central bank stunned markets by scrapping the ceiling on its currency, in place since 2011. The Swiss franc surged to 0.85 per euro from 1.20, a 40% gain, before stabilising at parity with the euro.