2,618 result(s) for policy
EIB Almost Doubled Its Support To Hungary In 2015
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
In 2015 in Hungary the European Investment Bank signed new loans amounting to EUR 1.42bn, representing the highest level over the period of the past three years.
NBH Deputy Governor Says Cutting Key Rate This Year Very Likely
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
It is “very likely” that the central bank will cuts its key rate— currently 1.35%—this year, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) deputy governor Márton Nagy said at a conference of business weekly Figyelő. Nagy said the risk of the NBH missing its CPI target is great under current monetary conditions, Hungary instantly imports low external CPI, inflation expectations have never been this low and risk ...
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
EU Insisting On Congestion Fee In Budapest
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The EU regional and urban policy directorate official responsible for Hungary made it courteously but firmly clear on Wednesday that the EU expects city leaders to introduce a congestion fee in Budapest, as agreed in contracts for the financing of the fourth metro line.
Csepreghy Urges New EU Approach To Global Challenges
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at an international conference in Budapest. Europe’s strength in the world after the economic and financial crisis depends on seeking unorthodox solutions to its challenges, he said at the think.
President Requests Central Bank, Postal Law Constitutional Review
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has sent the recently-passed law amendments to the National Bank act and the postal services act for a constitutional review, the president’s office said. Some provisions of the central bank amendment are unconstitutional as regards the handling of public funds and ensuring access to information of public interest.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.
Rétvári: HUF 900bn EU Funding For Social Policy Developments This Year
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The government has approved a total of 900 billion forints (EUR 2.9bn) in European Union funding for social policy developments for this year, the human resources ministry’s state secretary said in the daily Magyar Idők.
Budapest Eighth District Postpones Evictions
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The Eighth District will discontinue evictions from council-owned properties until May 1, deputy mayor Botond Sára said yesterday. In talks with activists of the NGO A Város Mindenkié, he said evictions will be put off to May 1 and a new moratorium could enter into force from September.
EIB Almost Doubled Its Support To Hungary In 2015
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
In 2015 in Hungary the European Investment Bank signed new loans amounting to EUR 1.42bn, representing the highest level over the period of the past three years.
NBH Deputy Governor Says Cutting Key Rate This Year Very Likely
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
It is “very likely” that the central bank will cuts its key rate— currently 1.35%—this year, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) deputy governor Márton Nagy said at a conference of business weekly Figyelő. Nagy said the risk of the NBH missing its CPI target is great under current monetary conditions, Hungary instantly imports low external CPI, inflation expectations have never been this low and risk ...
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
EU Insisting On Congestion Fee In Budapest
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The EU regional and urban policy directorate official responsible for Hungary made it courteously but firmly clear on Wednesday that the EU expects city leaders to introduce a congestion fee in Budapest, as agreed in contracts for the financing of the fourth metro line.
Csepreghy Urges New EU Approach To Global Challenges
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at an international conference in Budapest. Europe’s strength in the world after the economic and financial crisis depends on seeking unorthodox solutions to its challenges, he said at the think.
President Requests Central Bank, Postal Law Constitutional Review
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has sent the recently-passed law amendments to the National Bank act and the postal services act for a constitutional review, the president’s office said. Some provisions of the central bank amendment are unconstitutional as regards the handling of public funds and ensuring access to information of public interest.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.
Rétvári: HUF 900bn EU Funding For Social Policy Developments This Year
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The government has approved a total of 900 billion forints (EUR 2.9bn) in European Union funding for social policy developments for this year, the human resources ministry’s state secretary said in the daily Magyar Idők.
Budapest Eighth District Postpones Evictions
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The Eighth District will discontinue evictions from council-owned properties until May 1, deputy mayor Botond Sára said yesterday. In talks with activists of the NGO A Város Mindenkié, he said evictions will be put off to May 1 and a new moratorium could enter into force from September.