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Veres puts euro adoption date in 2011 at earliest

Based on figures from the government's draft convergence program announced by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány on Tuesday, Hungary can introduce...

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Crompton Greaves signs Transelektro deal

India's Crompton Greaves on Saturday signed a contract to purchase stakes in Ganz Transelektro Villamossági Rt (GTV), which exercises ownership...

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Ecostat projects 3.8%-3.9% GDP growth this year

Economic research firm Ecostat projects 3.8%-3.9% GDP growth in 2006 and an average consumer price index of 3.5%, according to...

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ESA deficit drops to 8.2% of GDP in Q2

The net financing requirement of the Hungarian general government, equivalent to the ESA95 general government deficit, was 8.2% of the...

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MFB H1 profits fall 32.8%

The Hungarian Development Bank Rt (MFB) had after-tax profit of Ft 3.13 billion in the first half of 2006, 32.8%...

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Erste Bank H1 net profits hardly changed at Ft 7.89 bln

Erste Bank Hungary Nyrt had after-tax profit of Ft 7.89 billion in the first half of 2006, 0.3% more than...

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Raiffeisen to lend Ft 3.5 bln to MÁV

Raiffeisen Bank Zrt won a tender to provide state-owned Hungarian railway MÁV Zrt overdraft loans worth a combined Ft 3.5...

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Bourse spot market turnover falls 17.4% in June

Double-counted turnover on the spot market of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) was Ft 1,061 billion in July, 17.4% less...

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ELLA Bank pre-tax profits jump to Ft 383 mln in H1

ELLA Bank Rt had unaudited pre-tax profits of Ft 383 million in the first half of 2006, sharply up from...

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Assets in funds managed by BAMOSZ members up 11% in H1

Members of the Hungarian Association of Fund and Asset Managers (BAMOSZ) managed assets in funds of Ft 2,084 billion at...

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Margin between corporate deposit, lending rates widens in June

The interest margin between short-term forint corporate deposit and lending rates increased from 1.91 to 2.29 percentage points in June,...

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HVBJ reports Ft 990 mln pre-tax profit for H1

HVB Mortgage Bank Rt (HVBJ) had Ft 990.4 million pre-tax profit in the first half of 2006, 1.9% less than...

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VNU reworks bond sale by adding €200 mln note

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Gross state debt increases 13,1% in January-June

Hungary's gross state debt increased 13.1% to 14,432.6 billion from the end of 2005 to the end of June 2006,...

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FinMin forecasts July budget surplus at Ft 7.88 bln

Hungary, struggling to control the European Union's largest budget deficit, expects a surplus of Ft 7.88 billion this month and...

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