408 result(s) for price growth
Consumption Of Gas, Electricity Up Last Winter
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Consumption of both natural gas and electricity rose in Hungary last winter from a year earlier, with the former largely due to households, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. Consumption rose despite a milder winter, the daily said, citing data from Hungary’s Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office (MEKH).
Hungary 1% Negative Inflation In Feb
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 1% in February after a drop of 1.4% in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast the February decline at 1.2-1.4%. In a month-on-month comparison, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.5% in February, price growth seen for the first time since mid-2014.
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.
Hungary Buys Stake In ERSTE, Pledges Bank Tax Cut
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Conservative pundits welcome the government’s decision to temporarily invest in ERSTE Bank Hungary and pledge to take out the surplus bank tax. This, they believe, will help consolidate the banking sector and boost lending. A left-wing commentator doubts that the government will fulfil its promises.
EC Forecasts Hungary Growth Slowing, Smaller Deficit
- 5 Feb 2015 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic growth is forecast to slow down in 2015 and in 2016 while its 2014 budget deficit is likely to be lower than the target, the European Commission said in its winter forecast.
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
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.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
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 ...
Consumption Of Gas, Electricity Up Last Winter
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Consumption of both natural gas and electricity rose in Hungary last winter from a year earlier, with the former largely due to households, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. Consumption rose despite a milder winter, the daily said, citing data from Hungary’s Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office (MEKH).
Hungary 1% Negative Inflation In Feb
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 1% in February after a drop of 1.4% in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast the February decline at 1.2-1.4%. In a month-on-month comparison, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.5% in February, price growth seen for the first time since mid-2014.
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.
Hungary Buys Stake In ERSTE, Pledges Bank Tax Cut
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Conservative pundits welcome the government’s decision to temporarily invest in ERSTE Bank Hungary and pledge to take out the surplus bank tax. This, they believe, will help consolidate the banking sector and boost lending. A left-wing commentator doubts that the government will fulfil its promises.
EC Forecasts Hungary Growth Slowing, Smaller Deficit
- 5 Feb 2015 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic growth is forecast to slow down in 2015 and in 2016 while its 2014 budget deficit is likely to be lower than the target, the European Commission said in its winter forecast.
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
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.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
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 ...