84 result(s) for surplus in Business
Xpat Opinion: 'End The Excessive Deficit Procedure', By Ferenc Kumin
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Presenting the EU Commission’s spring economic forecast on Friday, Olli Rehn, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, announced that three countries – Romania, Lithuania and Latvia – are on track to exit the excessive deficit procedure (EDP), but that Hungary and Italy would need to do more to trim the budget deficit below three percent of GDP in 2013 and 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Buys Back Water Supplier
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government commentator welcomes the government’s decision to buy the Pécs municipal water provider company. The leading left-wing liberal daily, on the other hand, finds it unacceptable that taxpayers have to pay for lower energy prices through the renationalization of the utility sector.
Hungary's Downgrade By Standard&Poor’s Rating Services Should Not Be Taken Seriously
- 27 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- business
Rating agencies can no longer be taken seriously as they were the ones that suffered the largest loss of credibility during the years of crisis. Having failed to predict the financial crisis, they are a thing of the past now. The future will not depend on them or on speculators, but on countries and production. Instead of credit rating agencies, Hungary has been assessed by investors which have ...
Hungary's June Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus grew to €761.7 million in June, from €570.8 million one year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. Exports saw 5.6% growth, to €6.9 billion, while imports were 3% higher, at €6.1 billion.
Hungarian Economy Minister: Growth And Job Creation Are Top Budget Priorities
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The 2013 budget is based on a turnaround in investments and will provide the necessary funds to bring that about, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy declared on Wednesday as Parliament began general debate on the draft document.
Higher VAT And Cutbacks Boost Budget In Hungary
- 1 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- business
"The budget recorded a Ft 107.3 billion surplus in January, in line with initial estimates, according to final data released recently by the Economy Ministry. The budget ran a Ft 122.8 billion deficit in January 2011.
Exports Lower In December In Hungary
- 16 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Exports were down 0.9% year-on-year in December, in euro terms, while imports went up 0.1%, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. The trade surplus fell to €352.1 million from €413.6 million one year earlier.
North Korea Asks Hungary, Czech Republic To Clean Debt Slate
- 23 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"North Korea asked Hungary to write-off more than 90% of its outstanding debt, the Financial Times reported, citing the Economy Ministry as the source. The revelation follows a report from last week that Pyongyang had asked the Czech Republic to write-off 95% of its 186 million koruna (USD 10 m) debt. The FT said the requests are "the latest indication of the secretive totalitarian regime’s ...
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.
Xpat Opinion: 'End The Excessive Deficit Procedure', By Ferenc Kumin
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Presenting the EU Commission’s spring economic forecast on Friday, Olli Rehn, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, announced that three countries – Romania, Lithuania and Latvia – are on track to exit the excessive deficit procedure (EDP), but that Hungary and Italy would need to do more to trim the budget deficit below three percent of GDP in 2013 and 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Buys Back Water Supplier
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government commentator welcomes the government’s decision to buy the Pécs municipal water provider company. The leading left-wing liberal daily, on the other hand, finds it unacceptable that taxpayers have to pay for lower energy prices through the renationalization of the utility sector.
Hungary's Downgrade By Standard&Poor’s Rating Services Should Not Be Taken Seriously
- 27 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- business
Rating agencies can no longer be taken seriously as they were the ones that suffered the largest loss of credibility during the years of crisis. Having failed to predict the financial crisis, they are a thing of the past now. The future will not depend on them or on speculators, but on countries and production. Instead of credit rating agencies, Hungary has been assessed by investors which have ...
Hungary's June Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus grew to €761.7 million in June, from €570.8 million one year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. Exports saw 5.6% growth, to €6.9 billion, while imports were 3% higher, at €6.1 billion.
Hungarian Economy Minister: Growth And Job Creation Are Top Budget Priorities
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The 2013 budget is based on a turnaround in investments and will provide the necessary funds to bring that about, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy declared on Wednesday as Parliament began general debate on the draft document.
Higher VAT And Cutbacks Boost Budget In Hungary
- 1 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- business
"The budget recorded a Ft 107.3 billion surplus in January, in line with initial estimates, according to final data released recently by the Economy Ministry. The budget ran a Ft 122.8 billion deficit in January 2011.
Exports Lower In December In Hungary
- 16 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Exports were down 0.9% year-on-year in December, in euro terms, while imports went up 0.1%, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office. The trade surplus fell to €352.1 million from €413.6 million one year earlier.
North Korea Asks Hungary, Czech Republic To Clean Debt Slate
- 23 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"North Korea asked Hungary to write-off more than 90% of its outstanding debt, the Financial Times reported, citing the Economy Ministry as the source. The revelation follows a report from last week that Pyongyang had asked the Czech Republic to write-off 95% of its 186 million koruna (USD 10 m) debt. The FT said the requests are "the latest indication of the secretive totalitarian regime’s ...
Hungary Stands Out In The European Union
- 28 May 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"The European Union has broken up into four or five well-definable groups with respect to the health of their economy and the fiscal policy they had chosen to adopt in a bid to remain standing amidst the strong winds of the crisis. Hungary is not in any of these.