1,001 result(s) for state sector
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Not Planning To Leave Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) may leave Ukraine and Hungary in the future, but there are no specific plans to sell either one of these businesses at the moment, although both are under constant review, RBI’s CEO Karl Sevelda told news agencies, commenting on the group’s results published on Thursday.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Eastern Ukraine Crisis Worsens
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The crisis in eastern Ukraine has deepened and is not moving towards stabilisation, Foreign Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Thursday. Addressing parliamentary committees, he outlined goals Hungary had as regards the crisis: a peaceful settlement and stabilisation, to see Ukraine emerge from the crisis as a democratic, independent state with territorial integrity and respect for minority rights, ...
Orbán: Growth Thanks To Hungarians’ Will To Work
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said the exceptional secondquarter economic growth data are down to the fact that Hungarians want to work. Speaking in an interview to public Kossuth Rádió, he commented on the 3.9% annual GDP increase, saying as long as people want to work such results would be forthcoming.
E-PM Accuses Orbán Of Repeating A Preference For An Illiberal State Model
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a radio interview given on Friday by the prime minister, the opposition leftist E-PM alliance accused Viktor Orbán of repeating a preference for an illiberal state model that looks eastwards. Orbán told public Kossuth Radio that the state should create opportunities for work alongside private-sector job-creation.
Hungary’s State Secretary Reacts To Swedish Minister’s Remarks
- 14 Aug 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Hungarians deserve greater respect from the Swedish European affairs minister, the state secretary for foreign and trade affairs, Péter Szijjártó, said on Thursday, after reports that Birgitta Ohlsson had criticised Viktor Orbán, the premier.
Hungarian Baths Had 31 Million Guests Last Year
- 8 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Last year, the number of visitors at the 200 most significant Hungarian baths frequented also by tourists was some 31 million and development projects related to these are to be continued in the coming EU fiscal period, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth said at a press conference held in Budapest.
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Not Planning To Leave Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) may leave Ukraine and Hungary in the future, but there are no specific plans to sell either one of these businesses at the moment, although both are under constant review, RBI’s CEO Karl Sevelda told news agencies, commenting on the group’s results published on Thursday.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Eastern Ukraine Crisis Worsens
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The crisis in eastern Ukraine has deepened and is not moving towards stabilisation, Foreign Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Thursday. Addressing parliamentary committees, he outlined goals Hungary had as regards the crisis: a peaceful settlement and stabilisation, to see Ukraine emerge from the crisis as a democratic, independent state with territorial integrity and respect for minority rights, ...
Orbán: Growth Thanks To Hungarians’ Will To Work
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said the exceptional secondquarter economic growth data are down to the fact that Hungarians want to work. Speaking in an interview to public Kossuth Rádió, he commented on the 3.9% annual GDP increase, saying as long as people want to work such results would be forthcoming.
E-PM Accuses Orbán Of Repeating A Preference For An Illiberal State Model
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a radio interview given on Friday by the prime minister, the opposition leftist E-PM alliance accused Viktor Orbán of repeating a preference for an illiberal state model that looks eastwards. Orbán told public Kossuth Radio that the state should create opportunities for work alongside private-sector job-creation.
Hungary’s State Secretary Reacts To Swedish Minister’s Remarks
- 14 Aug 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Hungarians deserve greater respect from the Swedish European affairs minister, the state secretary for foreign and trade affairs, Péter Szijjártó, said on Thursday, after reports that Birgitta Ohlsson had criticised Viktor Orbán, the premier.
Hungarian Baths Had 31 Million Guests Last Year
- 8 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Last year, the number of visitors at the 200 most significant Hungarian baths frequented also by tourists was some 31 million and development projects related to these are to be continued in the coming EU fiscal period, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth said at a press conference held in Budapest.
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.