112 result(s) for reuters
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Hungary's MOL To Invest $1bn Every Year
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
MOL plans to invest about $1 billion a year to expand both output and exploration, the energy company’s exploration and exploitation director Alexander Dodds told Reuters news agency in an interview.
KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Hungary Rates Could Go As Low As 2.5%
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to cut interest rates to as low as 2.5%, and while it said in December that it could slow the pace of easing, this is not a done deal, one of the bank’s deputy governors, Ádám Balog, said on Thursday.
Raiffeisen Decides Not To Sell Hungary Subsidiary
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has decided not to sell its Hungarian unit under the current conditions, the Austrian bank announced yesterday, ending days of speculation about the sale of the loss-making Hungarian subsidiary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Unforgettable 6-3
- 28 Nov 2013 11:31 AM
- sport
Six to three. Any Hungarian football fan knows exactly what that means. In fact, much to Hungary’s pride, even the hardcore enthusiasts in England understand the reference. Sixty years ago this week, November 25, 1953, the Hungarian football team defeated England by a score of six goals to three.
'Innovation Was GREAT At The Hungarian Grand Prix', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 6 Aug 2013 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Formula One is the most internationally watched sport. But it is a peculiarly British sport. Though it may not seem like it, 8 of the 12 F1 teams are based within 100 miles of each other in England. Britain has produced more champions than any other country and UK-based teams have won well over half the constructors’ championships in its 54 year history. 75% of global motorsport R&D takes place ...
Xpat Opinion: Case Closed: EU Says Hungary’s Telecom Tax Does Not Infringe
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
By Ferenc Kumin: The European Commission has decided to drop its infringement procedure against Hungary regarding the Orbán government’s recently-introduced tax on the telecommunication sector, Reuters reports. Before you click to another page, let me just underline an important detail here.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Hungary's MOL To Invest $1bn Every Year
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
MOL plans to invest about $1 billion a year to expand both output and exploration, the energy company’s exploration and exploitation director Alexander Dodds told Reuters news agency in an interview.
KBC Bank Not Exiting Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC will not exit Hungary despite a tough outlook for profitability and pressure from the authorities for consolidation, the head of KBC’s local business told Reuters. Central bank governor György Matolcsy, a former economy minister who launched Europe’s highest bank levy to stabilise the state budget, said last month four foreign banks could leave Hungary in the next 6-18 ...
Hungary Rates Could Go As Low As 2.5%
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to cut interest rates to as low as 2.5%, and while it said in December that it could slow the pace of easing, this is not a done deal, one of the bank’s deputy governors, Ádám Balog, said on Thursday.
Raiffeisen Decides Not To Sell Hungary Subsidiary
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has decided not to sell its Hungarian unit under the current conditions, the Austrian bank announced yesterday, ending days of speculation about the sale of the loss-making Hungarian subsidiary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Unforgettable 6-3
- 28 Nov 2013 11:31 AM
- sport
Six to three. Any Hungarian football fan knows exactly what that means. In fact, much to Hungary’s pride, even the hardcore enthusiasts in England understand the reference. Sixty years ago this week, November 25, 1953, the Hungarian football team defeated England by a score of six goals to three.
'Innovation Was GREAT At The Hungarian Grand Prix', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 6 Aug 2013 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Formula One is the most internationally watched sport. But it is a peculiarly British sport. Though it may not seem like it, 8 of the 12 F1 teams are based within 100 miles of each other in England. Britain has produced more champions than any other country and UK-based teams have won well over half the constructors’ championships in its 54 year history. 75% of global motorsport R&D takes place ...
Xpat Opinion: Case Closed: EU Says Hungary’s Telecom Tax Does Not Infringe
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
By Ferenc Kumin: The European Commission has decided to drop its infringement procedure against Hungary regarding the Orbán government’s recently-introduced tax on the telecommunication sector, Reuters reports. Before you click to another page, let me just underline an important detail here.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.