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Hungary’s Central Bank To Guarantee MKB Bank
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The government has asked the central bank to contribute towards efforts to reorganise and strengthen MKB Bank. Speaking at a press conference held with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said the National Bank of Hungary would guarantee the “full liquidity” of MKB Bank recently acquired by the state.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
TV2 Considers Leaving Hungary
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
TV2 which was transferred to Hungarian ownership last February, is contemplating taking its main channel abroad next year to free itself of burdensome media regulations as it continues to lose money, HVG reports.
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Shop Closure In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
As parliament passes a bill to force most shops to close on Sundays from 15 March next year, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of targeting multinational enterprises which are more competitive than “its favourite domestic chains”.
Pintér: Local Govt-Owned Companies Amass Large Debt In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Debt accumulated by local government-owned companies exceeds 1,000 billion forints (EUR 3.26bn), while the budget to operate the whole local government system is 781 billion forints, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said.
State Of Hungary To Purchase Budapest Bank From General Electric
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The process is expected to be finalized by the end of the first half of 2015, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at an extraordinary press conference in Budapest.
Hungary To Buy Budapest Bank From American GE
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state will buy Budapest Bank, Hungary’s eighth-biggest lender, from current owner GE, the government has announced. The government signed a preliminary contract to buy the bank on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Left Urged To Move To The Centre
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator contends that the Left needs to perform an ideological U-turn in order to connect to everyday voters and lay the groundwork for a possible future coalition government with Fidesz.
Semjén: Sentence For Ethnic Hungarian MP In Romania Shocking
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government was shocked to learn that Attila Markó, a deputy of Romania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party, had been handed a suspended prison term in a case concerning the restitution of a property to the Reformed Church, Zsolt Semjén, Hungary’s deputy prime minister, said.
Hungary’s Central Bank To Guarantee MKB Bank
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The government has asked the central bank to contribute towards efforts to reorganise and strengthen MKB Bank. Speaking at a press conference held with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said the National Bank of Hungary would guarantee the “full liquidity” of MKB Bank recently acquired by the state.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
TV2 Considers Leaving Hungary
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
TV2 which was transferred to Hungarian ownership last February, is contemplating taking its main channel abroad next year to free itself of burdensome media regulations as it continues to lose money, HVG reports.
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Shop Closure In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
As parliament passes a bill to force most shops to close on Sundays from 15 March next year, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of targeting multinational enterprises which are more competitive than “its favourite domestic chains”.
Pintér: Local Govt-Owned Companies Amass Large Debt In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Debt accumulated by local government-owned companies exceeds 1,000 billion forints (EUR 3.26bn), while the budget to operate the whole local government system is 781 billion forints, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said.
State Of Hungary To Purchase Budapest Bank From General Electric
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The process is expected to be finalized by the end of the first half of 2015, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at an extraordinary press conference in Budapest.
Hungary To Buy Budapest Bank From American GE
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state will buy Budapest Bank, Hungary’s eighth-biggest lender, from current owner GE, the government has announced. The government signed a preliminary contract to buy the bank on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Left Urged To Move To The Centre
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator contends that the Left needs to perform an ideological U-turn in order to connect to everyday voters and lay the groundwork for a possible future coalition government with Fidesz.
Semjén: Sentence For Ethnic Hungarian MP In Romania Shocking
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government was shocked to learn that Attila Markó, a deputy of Romania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party, had been handed a suspended prison term in a case concerning the restitution of a property to the Reformed Church, Zsolt Semjén, Hungary’s deputy prime minister, said.