58 result(s) for pm viktor orbán in Business
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s First Rate Cut In Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum discuss the National Bank’s decision to go ahead with regular interest rate cuts and comment on the move of former National Bank President András Simor to the ERBD as a Vice-President.
PM Orbán: Half Of Banks Should Be Hungarian-Owned
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Half of Hungary’s bank sector should be Hungarian-owned and foreign-currency loans owed by SMEs should be converted into forints, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Tuesday during a wide-ranging speech on economic policy. Speaking at a Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) meeting, Orbán said the credit crunch in Hungary came about because foreign-owned banks withdrew money from Hungary
Xpat Opinion: EU Budget Deal: A Hungarian Perspective
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Commentators from across the political spectrum agree that the government has managed to increase the sum originally allocated to Hungary in the 2014-2020 EU budget. They also agree however that more effective EU integration would require far more money.
Hungary's PM Orbán Says Bank Tax Won’t Cause Harm
- 19 Oct 2012 9:04 AM
- business
The cabinet’s decision not to cut the bank tax in half next year as promised will not harm the Hungarian economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday. Speaking to Bloomberg news in Bucharest, he said banks have already stopped lending and a deleveraging process is underway. The tax on banks will have no effect on economic activity, he added.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...
Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Sees Transaction Tax At 0.1%
- 16 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- business
"We are very far from making a decision on a transaction tax, but its size cannot be more than 0.1%,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday.
Mercedes Plant In C Hungary Outstanding Achievement, Says PM
- 29 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- business
"The opening of a Daimler-Benz factory in central Hungary's Kecskemet is one of the greatest recent achievements for the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the opening ceremony on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s First Rate Cut In Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum discuss the National Bank’s decision to go ahead with regular interest rate cuts and comment on the move of former National Bank President András Simor to the ERBD as a Vice-President.
PM Orbán: Half Of Banks Should Be Hungarian-Owned
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Half of Hungary’s bank sector should be Hungarian-owned and foreign-currency loans owed by SMEs should be converted into forints, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Tuesday during a wide-ranging speech on economic policy. Speaking at a Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) meeting, Orbán said the credit crunch in Hungary came about because foreign-owned banks withdrew money from Hungary
Xpat Opinion: EU Budget Deal: A Hungarian Perspective
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Commentators from across the political spectrum agree that the government has managed to increase the sum originally allocated to Hungary in the 2014-2020 EU budget. They also agree however that more effective EU integration would require far more money.
Hungary's PM Orbán Says Bank Tax Won’t Cause Harm
- 19 Oct 2012 9:04 AM
- business
The cabinet’s decision not to cut the bank tax in half next year as promised will not harm the Hungarian economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday. Speaking to Bloomberg news in Bucharest, he said banks have already stopped lending and a deleveraging process is underway. The tax on banks will have no effect on economic activity, he added.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...
Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Sees Transaction Tax At 0.1%
- 16 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- business
"We are very far from making a decision on a transaction tax, but its size cannot be more than 0.1%,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Rádió on Friday.
Mercedes Plant In C Hungary Outstanding Achievement, Says PM
- 29 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- business
"The opening of a Daimler-Benz factory in central Hungary's Kecskemet is one of the greatest recent achievements for the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the opening ceremony on Thursday.