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Xpat Opinion: Hungary GDP Grows By 3.5 % In 2014
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
After the publication of 2014 growth data which exceeds even the most optimistic estimates, the leading left-wing daily suggests that the government should spend more on welfare. A conservative columnist believes that fast economic growth can be sustained.
Central Bank Governor Matolcsy: Europe Needs New Narrative
- 2 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Europe needs a new narrative following the European Central Bank’s launch of its monetary policy programmes, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said.
More Hungarians Optimistic About Economy
- 29 Jan 2015 8:01 AM
- business
More Hungarians believe the country’s economy has improved, but their number is still under the average in international comparison, a survey by Ipsos shows. The percentage of Hungarians who believe the economy is on the right track rose to 18% last year from 11% in 2013 and just 5% in 2012.
Analysts Turn Bearish On Hungary's Economy
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Only 12.5% of analysts described Hungary’s economic situation as good, compared with 19.1% in December, while 20.8% considered it downright bad, according to survey by German research institute ZEW and Erste Bank.
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 ...
Business Confidence In Hungary Continues To Improve, Chamber Survey Shows
- 11 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The quarterly gauge of business confidence by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MKIK) Economy and Business Research Institute (GVI) rose to +18 points in July from +9 in April. The index last came close to the current level, reaching +16 points, in January 2011.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Templeton Upbeat On Hungary
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The results of Hungary’s strict budget policy can now be seen, for instance in the decline of the state debt, bond strategist Michael Hasenstab of fund manager Franklin Templeton declares in a video shot in Budapest last week at the River Danube.
Hungarian National Water Polo Team To Play Against Italy On 7 June
- 6 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- sport
The first official game of the Hungarian national waterpolo team preceding the 2014 Waterpolo European Championship (WPEC) in Hungary is being held tomorrow evening - 7 June - at the swimming pool of Margitsziget dubbed Széchy-pool.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary GDP Grows By 3.5 % In 2014
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
After the publication of 2014 growth data which exceeds even the most optimistic estimates, the leading left-wing daily suggests that the government should spend more on welfare. A conservative columnist believes that fast economic growth can be sustained.
Central Bank Governor Matolcsy: Europe Needs New Narrative
- 2 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Europe needs a new narrative following the European Central Bank’s launch of its monetary policy programmes, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said.
More Hungarians Optimistic About Economy
- 29 Jan 2015 8:01 AM
- business
More Hungarians believe the country’s economy has improved, but their number is still under the average in international comparison, a survey by Ipsos shows. The percentage of Hungarians who believe the economy is on the right track rose to 18% last year from 11% in 2013 and just 5% in 2012.
Analysts Turn Bearish On Hungary's Economy
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Only 12.5% of analysts described Hungary’s economic situation as good, compared with 19.1% in December, while 20.8% considered it downright bad, according to survey by German research institute ZEW and Erste Bank.
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 ...
Business Confidence In Hungary Continues To Improve, Chamber Survey Shows
- 11 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The quarterly gauge of business confidence by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MKIK) Economy and Business Research Institute (GVI) rose to +18 points in July from +9 in April. The index last came close to the current level, reaching +16 points, in January 2011.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Templeton Upbeat On Hungary
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The results of Hungary’s strict budget policy can now be seen, for instance in the decline of the state debt, bond strategist Michael Hasenstab of fund manager Franklin Templeton declares in a video shot in Budapest last week at the River Danube.
Hungarian National Water Polo Team To Play Against Italy On 7 June
- 6 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- sport
The first official game of the Hungarian national waterpolo team preceding the 2014 Waterpolo European Championship (WPEC) in Hungary is being held tomorrow evening - 7 June - at the swimming pool of Margitsziget dubbed Széchy-pool.


















