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Hungarian Advertising Association urges dialog on tax

The Hungarian Advertising Association is calling for negotiations with the Hungarian government regarding planned changes to the advertising tax, the...

Banking

Reports: Ad tax to be cut; RTL Klub to stay critical

Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár told reporters yesterday that he will propose a reduction to the advertising tax at the...

MNB

Forint stronger on Greek deal hopes

The forint was trading at 308.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, up from 310.72 late...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 50 bln of three-month bills at auction, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 50 bln of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

ÁKK chief: Hungary to reduce and diversify FX debt further

Hungary has improved its financial position in terms of risks in the past few years as the share of FX-denominated...

Banking

Farm ministry calls on local councils to drop land taxes

The Hungarian Agriculture Ministry asked local councils to withdraw the land tax they had levied, the ministry said in a...

MNB

Companies were net borrowers in 2014, for first time in six years

Hungarian companies were net borrowers in 2014, for the first year since 2008, fresh data published by the National Bank...

Debt

ÁKK: 2014 retail gov’t securities sales helped by purchases of non-profits, other institutions

The stock of government securities designed for the general public rose HUF 723.3 bln last year, and the rise was...

Banking

Tax experts tell us what to expect

FROM TODAY’S PRINT EDITION: We asked Hungary’s top-earning tax consultants and accounting firms about the new tax laws, and how...

Banking

BBJ in print: Tax time, the Swiss franc miracle

What's worse, the financial bite of the new taxes for 2015 or the burden of administering them? How did Hungary...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions, HUF 10 bln more than planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions on Thursday, HUF 10...

Debt

ÁKK switches HUF 75 bln short-term bonds to long-term at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold primary dealers of government securities HUF 75 bln of bonds maturing in 2020...

Banking

RTL Group confirms it’s in talks with Hungarian government

German broadcaster RTL Group confirmed it has been meeting with officials of the Hungarian government in order to discuss the...

MNB

Forint mixed on interbank market

The forint was trading at 311.22 to the euro late Monday on the interbank forex market, down from 310.90 late...

Banking

Report: Lázár seeks new truce with RTL Group

Cabinet Chief János Lázár has reputedly been involved in talks with RTL Group, the German parent of Hungarian RTL Klub,...

Banking

Hungarian Advertising Association urges dialog on tax

The Hungarian Advertising Association is calling for negotiations with the Hungarian government regarding planned changes to the advertising tax, the...

Banking

Reports: Ad tax to be cut; RTL Klub to stay critical

Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár told reporters yesterday that he will propose a reduction to the advertising tax at the...

MNB

Forint stronger on Greek deal hopes

The forint was trading at 308.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, up from 310.72 late...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 50 bln of three-month bills at auction, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 50 bln of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

ÁKK chief: Hungary to reduce and diversify FX debt further

Hungary has improved its financial position in terms of risks in the past few years as the share of FX-denominated...

Banking

Farm ministry calls on local councils to drop land taxes

The Hungarian Agriculture Ministry asked local councils to withdraw the land tax they had levied, the ministry said in a...

MNB

Companies were net borrowers in 2014, for first time in six years

Hungarian companies were net borrowers in 2014, for the first year since 2008, fresh data published by the National Bank...

Debt

ÁKK: 2014 retail gov’t securities sales helped by purchases of non-profits, other institutions

The stock of government securities designed for the general public rose HUF 723.3 bln last year, and the rise was...

Banking

Tax experts tell us what to expect

FROM TODAY’S PRINT EDITION: We asked Hungary’s top-earning tax consultants and accounting firms about the new tax laws, and how...

Banking

BBJ in print: Tax time, the Swiss franc miracle

What's worse, the financial bite of the new taxes for 2015 or the burden of administering them? How did Hungary...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions, HUF 10 bln more than planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions on Thursday, HUF 10...

Debt

ÁKK switches HUF 75 bln short-term bonds to long-term at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold primary dealers of government securities HUF 75 bln of bonds maturing in 2020...

Banking

RTL Group confirms it’s in talks with Hungarian government

German broadcaster RTL Group confirmed it has been meeting with officials of the Hungarian government in order to discuss the...

MNB

Forint mixed on interbank market

The forint was trading at 311.22 to the euro late Monday on the interbank forex market, down from 310.90 late...

Banking

Report: Lázár seeks new truce with RTL Group

Cabinet Chief János Lázár has reputedly been involved in talks with RTL Group, the German parent of Hungarian RTL Klub,...

Hungarian Advertising Association urges dialog on tax

The Hungarian Advertising Association is calling for negotiations with the Hungarian government regarding planned changes to the advertising tax, the...

Reports: Ad tax to be cut; RTL Klub to stay critical

Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár told reporters yesterday that he will propose a reduction to the advertising tax at the...

Forint stronger on Greek deal hopes

The forint was trading at 308.79 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, up from 310.72 late...

ÁKK sells HUF 50 bln of three-month bills at auction, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 50 bln of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

ÁKK chief: Hungary to reduce and diversify FX debt further

Hungary has improved its financial position in terms of risks in the past few years as the share of FX-denominated...

Farm ministry calls on local councils to drop land taxes

The Hungarian Agriculture Ministry asked local councils to withdraw the land tax they had levied, the ministry said in a...

Companies were net borrowers in 2014, for first time in six years

Hungarian companies were net borrowers in 2014, for the first year since 2008, fresh data published by the National Bank...

ÁKK: 2014 retail gov’t securities sales helped by purchases of non-profits, other institutions

The stock of government securities designed for the general public rose HUF 723.3 bln last year, and the rise was...

Tax experts tell us what to expect

FROM TODAY’S PRINT EDITION: We asked Hungary’s top-earning tax consultants and accounting firms about the new tax laws, and how...

BBJ in print: Tax time, the Swiss franc miracle

What's worse, the financial bite of the new taxes for 2015 or the burden of administering them? How did Hungary...

ÁKK sells HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions, HUF 10 bln more than planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 70 bln of securities at auctions on Thursday, HUF 10...

ÁKK switches HUF 75 bln short-term bonds to long-term at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold primary dealers of government securities HUF 75 bln of bonds maturing in 2020...

RTL Group confirms it’s in talks with Hungarian government

German broadcaster RTL Group confirmed it has been meeting with officials of the Hungarian government in order to discuss the...

Forint mixed on interbank market

The forint was trading at 311.22 to the euro late Monday on the interbank forex market, down from 310.90 late...

Report: Lázár seeks new truce with RTL Group

Cabinet Chief János Lázár has reputedly been involved in talks with RTL Group, the German parent of Hungarian RTL Klub,...