424 result(s) for regime change
Hungary Fidesz Will Cut Taxes, Talk With IMF On Deficit Plans This Year
- 27 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s Fidesz, which won a two-thirds legislative majority on Sunday, will make amendments to tax laws in the course of 2010, but sweeping changes will be implemented only later, said Fidesz President Viktor Orbán on Monday. The next Hungarian Prime Minister told a press conference he was hopeful that Fidesz would be able to agree with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a new deficit ...
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...
U. S. Ambassador Kounalakis Observes Hungarians Going to the Polls
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"On April 11, Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and her husband Markos Kounalakis visited several polling places in Budapest to observe the first round of Hungary’s general elections.
Fidesz Victorious, Jobbik Enters Parliament, Polling Booth Chaos
- 12 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- current affairs
"Four parties - among them two new ones - have made it to Parliament, according to all pollsters. Centre-right Fidesz is expected to have a two-thirds majority. The Socialist Party (MSZP) is seen winning the second most mandates. Far-right Jobbik and green party LMP have also reached the 5% threshold, the pollsters agree. The Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and the liberal Free Democrats ...
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
Hungarian Economy Getting Up From The Mat, But Not Even In Semi-Kneeling Position
- 11 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
@Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 4.0% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to raw data and decreased by 4.1%, according to figures adjusted for calendar effects, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Wednesday. Seasonally adjusted numbers showed an 0.4% quarter-on-quarter contraction. The Hungarian economy contracted by 6.3% yr/yr in the whole of ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Widespread Rumours Of Hungary's Fidesz And IMF Deal
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz representatives and the IMF have held preliminary negotiations, according to rumours that were rife in London on Friday.
Hungary Is 3rd Most Competitive Country In Eastern Europe's IT Industry
- 17 Sep 2008 2:00 AM
- tech
"Technology spending may be softening in many parts of the world as the credit crunch bites, but the longer term fundamentals of IT industry competitiveness remain constant.
Hungary Fidesz Will Cut Taxes, Talk With IMF On Deficit Plans This Year
- 27 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s Fidesz, which won a two-thirds legislative majority on Sunday, will make amendments to tax laws in the course of 2010, but sweeping changes will be implemented only later, said Fidesz President Viktor Orbán on Monday. The next Hungarian Prime Minister told a press conference he was hopeful that Fidesz would be able to agree with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a new deficit ...
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...
U. S. Ambassador Kounalakis Observes Hungarians Going to the Polls
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"On April 11, Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and her husband Markos Kounalakis visited several polling places in Budapest to observe the first round of Hungary’s general elections.
Fidesz Victorious, Jobbik Enters Parliament, Polling Booth Chaos
- 12 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- current affairs
"Four parties - among them two new ones - have made it to Parliament, according to all pollsters. Centre-right Fidesz is expected to have a two-thirds majority. The Socialist Party (MSZP) is seen winning the second most mandates. Far-right Jobbik and green party LMP have also reached the 5% threshold, the pollsters agree. The Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and the liberal Free Democrats ...
The Sky Is Blue, The Grass Is Green And Hungary's C.Bank Cuts Rates 25 bps
- 30 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- business
"The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Monday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, as expected. The base rate has not been this low since the change of regime. The Monetary Council has cut the benchmark rate for the ninth consecutive month and by 25 bps for the third time in a row.
Hungarian Economy Getting Up From The Mat, But Not Even In Semi-Kneeling Position
- 11 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- business
@Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 4.0% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to raw data and decreased by 4.1%, according to figures adjusted for calendar effects, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Wednesday. Seasonally adjusted numbers showed an 0.4% quarter-on-quarter contraction. The Hungarian economy contracted by 6.3% yr/yr in the whole of ...
Hungary Needs "Fiscal Dictatorship" - Járai
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary would still be on the verge of sovereign default if it was not for the IMF credit, said Zsigmond Járai, former Governor of the central bank (NBH). He also told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the c.bank pursued a wrong monetary policy and that it should have lowered interest rates drastically. He noted that Hungary would need to rewrite its Convergence Programme as quickly as ...
Widespread Rumours Of Hungary's Fidesz And IMF Deal
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz representatives and the IMF have held preliminary negotiations, according to rumours that were rife in London on Friday.
Hungary Is 3rd Most Competitive Country In Eastern Europe's IT Industry
- 17 Sep 2008 2:00 AM
- tech
"Technology spending may be softening in many parts of the world as the credit crunch bites, but the longer term fundamentals of IT industry competitiveness remain constant.