265 result(s) for weak forint
Exchange Rate Cap Scheme Participants 38% Of FX Mortgage Stock In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Borrowers accounting for about 38% of the total stock of foreign currencydenominated mortgage loans in Hungary have joined an exchange rate cap scheme that aims to make repayments easier, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary show.
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Cutting Base Rate Further Would Entail More Risks Than Benefits In Hungary
- 15 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Although the Monetary Council has theoretical room to further cut the base rate, given the global environment and investor sentiment, another rate cut could now increase risks exponentially, rate-setter Gyula Pleschinger said in an interview to commercial Gazdasági Rádió on Friday.
Hungary’s Gov Should Quit On Weak Forint, Says Mesterházy
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The weak forint would be reason enough for the government to quit, the prime minister candidate of the left-wing opposition Unity alliance Attila Mesterházy said told a public forum in Tatabánya, in central Hungary.
Hungary’s Forint Gradual Depreciation Won’t Stop NBH Easing - Analysts
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank remains biased to ease its monetary policy further, as gradual forint depreciation is seen as net positive for growth in Hungary, London-based emerging markets economists at JP Morgan said in a report highlighting key findings of a recent trip to Budapest. A 10% forint depreciation boosted exports by 2%, notwithstanding the 80% imported content of exports, they said.
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
No Slowdown In Hungary's MNB Rate Cut Drive
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council surprised observers with a larger base rate cut than expected yesterday, lowering the figure from 2.85% to 2.7%, causing the forint to weaken from 308.3 per euro to 310.
Exchange Rate Cap Scheme Participants 38% Of FX Mortgage Stock In Hungary
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Borrowers accounting for about 38% of the total stock of foreign currencydenominated mortgage loans in Hungary have joined an exchange rate cap scheme that aims to make repayments easier, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary show.
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Cutting Base Rate Further Would Entail More Risks Than Benefits In Hungary
- 15 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Although the Monetary Council has theoretical room to further cut the base rate, given the global environment and investor sentiment, another rate cut could now increase risks exponentially, rate-setter Gyula Pleschinger said in an interview to commercial Gazdasági Rádió on Friday.
Hungary’s Gov Should Quit On Weak Forint, Says Mesterházy
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The weak forint would be reason enough for the government to quit, the prime minister candidate of the left-wing opposition Unity alliance Attila Mesterházy said told a public forum in Tatabánya, in central Hungary.
Hungary’s Forint Gradual Depreciation Won’t Stop NBH Easing - Analysts
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank remains biased to ease its monetary policy further, as gradual forint depreciation is seen as net positive for growth in Hungary, London-based emerging markets economists at JP Morgan said in a report highlighting key findings of a recent trip to Budapest. A 10% forint depreciation boosted exports by 2%, notwithstanding the 80% imported content of exports, they said.
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
No Slowdown In Hungary's MNB Rate Cut Drive
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council surprised observers with a larger base rate cut than expected yesterday, lowering the figure from 2.85% to 2.7%, causing the forint to weaken from 308.3 per euro to 310.














