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At an international press conference in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a comprehensive overview of Hungary’s successes during its EU presidency, the country’s domestic policy milestones, and its position on key global and European challenges.
Base rate remains unchanged - The Budapest Times
Dec 19, 2024 · The committee last lowered interest rates by 25 basis points in September. Since the forint crisis at the end of 2022, the key interest rate has thus been halved. MNB Vice President Barnabás Virág explained that investors are once again tending to avoid emerging markets, in parallel with a ...
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6 days ago · At an international press conference in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a comprehensive overview of Hungary’s successes during its EU presidency, the country’s domestic policy milestones, and its position on key global and European challenges.
Orbán: In 2025, Hungary will witness changes never seen before
Nov 15, 2024 · Hungary is on the brink of transformative changes, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced, outlining bold economic and social initiatives set to redefine the country’s future by 2025.
Nagy: 2025 will be a ‘rebound’ year of ‘economic recovery’
Dec 11, 2024 · Márton Nagy, National Economy Minister, said 2025 would be a “rebound” year of “economic recovery”, supported by a “peacetime budget”, testifying before parliament’s economy committee on Tuesday. Minister Nagy said the government had responded successfully to the crises of the past ...
Orbán: Peak flood expected to leave Hungary by mid-next week
Sep 19, 2024 · The flood of the Danube is expected to peak in Budapest on Saturday night, and the brunt of the wave will pass Hungary by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference on Thursday morning, on the seventh day of flood prevention.
Inflation remains the main problem - The Budapest Times
Dec 3, 2024 · While 45% of local respondents cite these factors as the main problems, the EU average is 33%. Hungarians are also pessimistic about the economic outlook. Only 20% expect the economic situation to improve in the next twelve months, which is in line with the EU figure. In contrast, 34% expect the ...
Budapest continues to pull away - The Budapest Times
Nov 26, 2024 · As the director of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), Sándor Winkler, announced at a press conference, the favourable macroeconomic conditions are driving the housing market. The positive factors include high employment, double-digit wage growth, rising real incomes and a gradual improvement in ...
Bóka: Tangible progress needed on the Budapest Declaration’s …
Nov 15, 2024 · Minister Bóka reported positive feedback on both the European Political Community (EPC) summit and the informal EUCO meeting, describing them as historic for both Hungarian diplomacy and European cooperation on economic and security issues.
Orbán: We dug a hole for the Russians, but ended up falling into it ...
Oct 28, 2022 · Orbán also criticised the EU’s solidarity mechanism aimed at avoiding sharp disparities of gas supply across the bloc. Hungary rejects the idea of a mandatory mechanism as this would mean that after securing enough gas to cover its annual consumption, the country would have to turn over its supplies to countries that do not have enough gas owing to the sanctions imposed on Russia.