Hungary in the news

Hungarian, 22, planned to kill 22 at random? (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

on Feb 13, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A 22-year-old Hungarian student who told police he planned to kill 22 people at random because he'd had "22 bad years" has been detained, news agency MTI said Friday.

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Right-Wing Extremism: Back by Popular Demand

on Feb 12, 2010 via HVG

While the far-right is indeed ascendant in several Eastern European countries, its threat is decreasing in Western Europe. That?s the conclusion of the Political Capital Institute?s Demand for Right-Wing Extremism (DEREX) Index.

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Hungary?s Mortgage Plan Needs Support to Reach Goal (Update3) (Bloomberg)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Hungarian central bank?s plan to encourage local currency lending and reduce one of the region?s main financial risks needs further supportive measures to reach its goals, economists at Aegon, Nomura and RBC Capital said.

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FinMin dismisses report Hungarian, Russian governments involved in bid for MOL shares (Budapest Business Journal)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Finance Ministry state secretary Tam?s Katona called a report the governments of Hungary and Russia are involved in a bid by Hungarian oil and gas company MOL to buy MOL shares from Russian peer Surgutneftegas ?implausible?.

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Zloty, Hungary Stocks to Gain on Euro Plan, BofA Says (Update2) (Bloomberg)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should buy Poland?s zloty and Hungarian stocks as the countries? efforts to cut budget deficits and adopt the euro will likely boost investor demand for assets in the region, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said.

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Hungarian Recession Eased Last Quarter on Exports (Update1) (Bloomberg)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary?s economic contraction eased in the fourth quarter of last year as the country worked to exit its worst recession in 18 years on improving export demand.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-11 10:23 UPDATE 1-Hungary economy to shrink in 2010, grow in 2011-OECD (Interactive Investor)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hungary's economy will shrink by another 1 percent this year, more than the government's forecast, the OECD said on Thursday, saying fiscal cutbacks should be continued but at a cautious pace. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Economic Survey showed the pace of economic contraction slowing from about 6.9 percent in 2009, before rebounding to ...

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-11 11:03 Hungary cbank says companies still not seeking loans (Interactive Investor)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The corporate credit portfolio of Hungarian banks deteriorated in the last quarter of 2009 and companies are still not seeking investment-related loans, a quarterly survey of banks by the central bank showed on Thursday. The survey published on the bank's (NBH) www.mnb.hu homepage said a rise in demand for short-term loans stopped, while ...

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Hungary Faces ?Slow, Gradual? Lending Growth, Karvalits Says (Bloomberg)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Hungarian domestic lending will rise ?slowly and gradually? as commercial banks still seek to curb their external debt, central bank Vice President Ferenc Karvalits said.

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Hungary's economy shrank by 6.2 per cent in 2009 (EARTHtimes.org)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Budapest - Hungary's economic output fell by a calendar- adjusted 6.2 per cent last year, according to preliminary figures released on Friday. The unadjusted figure was slightly worse, showing gross domestic product was 6.3 per cent cent lower in 200...

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-12 10:47 Hungary cbanker says lending recovery will be slow (Interactive Investor)

on Feb 12, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A recovery in Hungarian bank lending will be slow and further fiscal consolidation is needed to open room for more monetary easing and economic recovery, central bank Deputy Governor Ferenc Karvalits said on Friday. "Domestic banks are likely to further cut their foreign debt in the near future which means that their lending activity can rise only in tandem with a ...

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FM says Russian proposals regarding Mal?v contradict Hungarian and EU law (Budapest Business Journal)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

Russian-government proposals regarding resolution of the capital situation of Hungarian national airline Mal?v infringe both European Union and Hungarian law, Hungary's Finance Ministry told MTI on Wednesday.

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FGSz completes HUF 9 billion stretch of Hungary-Romania gas pipeline (Budapest Business Journal)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

The Hungarian part of a gas pipeline between Hungary and Romania has been completed at a cost of about HUF 9 billion, gas distributor FGSz F?ldg?zsz?ll?t?, which owns and operates the pipeline with Romanian peer Transgaz, told MTI.

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Hungary seeks to extend ban on foreign purchase of farmland (EARTHtimes.org)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

Budapest - Hungary plans to ask the European Union to extend restrictions on the purchase of farmland by persons from other member states, the government said on Tuesday. Hungary will seek the approval of Brussels to extend by three years a moratoriu...

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 13:35 IMF sees risk of Hungary deficit overshoot -website (Interactive Investor)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund believes Hungary could overshoot its 2010 deficit target by about 1-1.2 percentage points of GDP unless further budget cuts are implemented, news website mno.hu reported on Wednesday. Representatives of the Fund and the European Union are currently performing a review of Hungary's progress on meeting the terms of its $25.1 billion ...

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Hungary?s Mortgage Plan May Fail to Limit Foreign Debt Burden (BusinessWeek)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

The Hungarian central bank?s plan to encourage local currency lending and reduce one of the region?s main financial risks may fail because it lacks incentives for banks, economists at Aegon, Nomura and RBC Capital said.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 15:26 UPDATE 1-Hungary sticks to 2010 deficit target -minister (Interactive Investor)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Hungary still targets a budget deficit of 3.8 percent of GDP this year, the finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday, refuting a media report which said there could be a sizeable deficit overshoot. News website mno.hu reported citing unnamed sources familiar with an ongoing review by the IMF and the European Union, that Hungary's deficit could be about 1-1.2 ...

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Russia, Hungary fail to agree on Malev bailout (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

on Feb 11, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Hungarian and Russian shareholders of Hungarian air carrier Malev failed to reach agreement at a meeting late on Tuesday on a bailout for the company, Hungary's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

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PM opens Egyptian-Hungarian business forum in Cairo (Budapest Business Journal)

on Feb 10, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai and Egyptian Minister for Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Mohammed Rashid opened the Egyptian-Hungarian business forum in Cairo on Tuesday. The business forum is expected to be attended by more than 40 Hungarian and as many Egyptian businessmen.

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Hungary Rate Room Limited by Greek Contagion Risk, Banfi Says (Bloomberg)

on Feb 10, 2010 via YahooNews

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary?s room to cut the benchmark interest rate is limited by the risk of Greece?s fiscal crisis weakening the forint, monetary policy maker Tamas Banfi said.

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