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Hungary Has Not Yet Won Any Funding From Juncker Stimulus
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has not won any funding for a single project from the 313 billion euros made available under the ‘Juncker package’, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Brussels Gives Hungary’s Stats Office High Marks
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- business
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) has passed its European audit with high marks, KSH president Gabriella Vukovich said. A three-member team from the European Commission audited KSH’s operations a year ago and found that the office complies with the requirements of the European Statistical System.
Analysts: Hungary’s Upgrade Confirms Efforts Of 4-5 Years
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen bank chief analyst Zoltán Török said the upgrade confirms efforts to stabilise the economy over the past 4-5 years. He said a fiscal loosening this year and next was “not to serious” and that the effect would be countered, in part, by policy measures boosting demand and contributing to economic growth.
Hungary Jobless Rate 6.0% In Jan-March
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s average unemployment rate was 6.0% in January-March, down from 6.1% in the previous three-month period, the Central Statistical Office reported. The unemployment rate was down from 7.8% in the same period a year earlier. The number of unemployed averaged 272,800 in January-March.
S+P Affirms Hungary Rating; Outlook Still Stable
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘BB+/B’ long- and shortterm foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary. The outlook for Hungary remains stable, S+P said. Hungary’s government reiterated that it expects upgrades by at least two of the three big ratings agencies this year.
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.
Analysts: Moody’s Likely To Upgrade Hungary Later
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s could raise Hungary’s sovereign rating to investment grade on Friday, but chances are better the ratings agency will wait till later this year for an upgrade, analysts told MTI. Moody’s is scheduled to make an announcement on a review of Hungary’s “Ba1” sovereign rating, which is one notch under investment grade, after 10pm on Friday, local time.
Fiscal Council Head Calls Stable Growth Key To European Standard Of Living
- 25 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Catching up with the European standard of living requires economic growth to be consistently above the EU average, Árpád Kovács, head of the Fiscal Council, told the daily Magyar Idők.
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.
Hungary Has Not Yet Won Any Funding From Juncker Stimulus
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has not won any funding for a single project from the 313 billion euros made available under the ‘Juncker package’, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Brussels Gives Hungary’s Stats Office High Marks
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- business
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) has passed its European audit with high marks, KSH president Gabriella Vukovich said. A three-member team from the European Commission audited KSH’s operations a year ago and found that the office complies with the requirements of the European Statistical System.
Analysts: Hungary’s Upgrade Confirms Efforts Of 4-5 Years
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Raiffeisen bank chief analyst Zoltán Török said the upgrade confirms efforts to stabilise the economy over the past 4-5 years. He said a fiscal loosening this year and next was “not to serious” and that the effect would be countered, in part, by policy measures boosting demand and contributing to economic growth.
Hungary Jobless Rate 6.0% In Jan-March
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s average unemployment rate was 6.0% in January-March, down from 6.1% in the previous three-month period, the Central Statistical Office reported. The unemployment rate was down from 7.8% in the same period a year earlier. The number of unemployed averaged 272,800 in January-March.
S+P Affirms Hungary Rating; Outlook Still Stable
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘BB+/B’ long- and shortterm foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary. The outlook for Hungary remains stable, S+P said. Hungary’s government reiterated that it expects upgrades by at least two of the three big ratings agencies this year.
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.
Analysts: Moody’s Likely To Upgrade Hungary Later
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s could raise Hungary’s sovereign rating to investment grade on Friday, but chances are better the ratings agency will wait till later this year for an upgrade, analysts told MTI. Moody’s is scheduled to make an announcement on a review of Hungary’s “Ba1” sovereign rating, which is one notch under investment grade, after 10pm on Friday, local time.
Fiscal Council Head Calls Stable Growth Key To European Standard Of Living
- 25 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Catching up with the European standard of living requires economic growth to be consistently above the EU average, Árpád Kovács, head of the Fiscal Council, told the daily Magyar Idők.
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.