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MNB

MFB to launch bond issue

Hungary's state-run development bank MFB Zrt will launch a €400 million ($532.6 million) bond issue to refinance expiring sources, the...

MNB

New, high-tech products account for nearly 30% of China’s foreign trade

China's export and import of new- and high-tech products amounted to $232.5 billion, or 29% of the nation's total foreign...

MNB

Russian economy grows more than 7.5% in H1, 2007

The Russian economy grew more than 7.5% in the first half of 2007, the head of the presidential expert department...

MNB

UBS to pay $115 mln to settle Enron case

Swiss bank giant UBS AG has agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $115 million to settle a lawsuit related to...

MNB

Savings still strong in Romania after central bank cuts interest rate

The people's deposits in Romania see a record increase of more than 40% at the end of April against the...

Ratings

Fitch cautions on future policy risks

Credits risks in Europe's emerging economies are growing, especially in the Baltic states, where the economies are showing signs of...

Banking

Hungary needs fundamental changes to reach fiscal goals-3, says IMF

On monetary policy, Lipsky said that monetary policy authorities need to play a supportive role in the process of establishing...

MNB

Trade deficit down Ft 92 billion

Hungary's revised Q1 trade deficit came in at €287 million, €371 million ($385.7 million) less than a year earlier, the...

Banking

China raises stamp tax on securities to cool stock market

China will raise the stamp tax on securities trading from the current 0.1% to 0.3% beginning May 30, the Ministry...

MNB

World Bank warns of debt risks

Banks and companies in some Central European countries, including Hungary, have borrowed large amounts in foreign currencies, which could pose...

Banking

Tax-cut war widens in Europe

A tax-cut war is spreading across Europe as leaders of the Continent's biggest economies give up criticizing smaller neighbors for...

MNB

Should Central Banks manipulate the gold price?

In today's world, perhaps Central Bank intervention to control the gold price may not be counter to the gold investor's...

Ratings

Latvia fears Asia-style bank crisis

Investors are nervously watching Latvia for signs that unsustainable credit growth across Eastern Europe could set off an Asian-style banking...

Banking

Parliament passes new tax legislation

The government majority has passed a law in Parliament yesterday that gives tax authority APEH broader investigative jurisdictions aimed at...

Ratings

Fitch sees ‘promising start’

Fitch Ratings finds the budget consolidation program of the Hungarian government to be a promising start, but as the persistent...

MNB

MFB to launch bond issue

Hungary's state-run development bank MFB Zrt will launch a €400 million ($532.6 million) bond issue to refinance expiring sources, the...

MNB

New, high-tech products account for nearly 30% of China’s foreign trade

China's export and import of new- and high-tech products amounted to $232.5 billion, or 29% of the nation's total foreign...

MNB

Russian economy grows more than 7.5% in H1, 2007

The Russian economy grew more than 7.5% in the first half of 2007, the head of the presidential expert department...

MNB

UBS to pay $115 mln to settle Enron case

Swiss bank giant UBS AG has agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $115 million to settle a lawsuit related to...

MNB

Savings still strong in Romania after central bank cuts interest rate

The people's deposits in Romania see a record increase of more than 40% at the end of April against the...

Ratings

Fitch cautions on future policy risks

Credits risks in Europe's emerging economies are growing, especially in the Baltic states, where the economies are showing signs of...

Banking

Hungary needs fundamental changes to reach fiscal goals-3, says IMF

On monetary policy, Lipsky said that monetary policy authorities need to play a supportive role in the process of establishing...

MNB

Trade deficit down Ft 92 billion

Hungary's revised Q1 trade deficit came in at €287 million, €371 million ($385.7 million) less than a year earlier, the...

Banking

China raises stamp tax on securities to cool stock market

China will raise the stamp tax on securities trading from the current 0.1% to 0.3% beginning May 30, the Ministry...

MNB

World Bank warns of debt risks

Banks and companies in some Central European countries, including Hungary, have borrowed large amounts in foreign currencies, which could pose...

Banking

Tax-cut war widens in Europe

A tax-cut war is spreading across Europe as leaders of the Continent's biggest economies give up criticizing smaller neighbors for...

MNB

Should Central Banks manipulate the gold price?

In today's world, perhaps Central Bank intervention to control the gold price may not be counter to the gold investor's...

Ratings

Latvia fears Asia-style bank crisis

Investors are nervously watching Latvia for signs that unsustainable credit growth across Eastern Europe could set off an Asian-style banking...

Banking

Parliament passes new tax legislation

The government majority has passed a law in Parliament yesterday that gives tax authority APEH broader investigative jurisdictions aimed at...

Ratings

Fitch sees ‘promising start’

Fitch Ratings finds the budget consolidation program of the Hungarian government to be a promising start, but as the persistent...

MFB to launch bond issue

Hungary's state-run development bank MFB Zrt will launch a €400 million ($532.6 million) bond issue to refinance expiring sources, the...

New, high-tech products account for nearly 30% of China’s foreign trade

China's export and import of new- and high-tech products amounted to $232.5 billion, or 29% of the nation's total foreign...

Russian economy grows more than 7.5% in H1, 2007

The Russian economy grew more than 7.5% in the first half of 2007, the head of the presidential expert department...

UBS to pay $115 mln to settle Enron case

Swiss bank giant UBS AG has agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $115 million to settle a lawsuit related to...

Savings still strong in Romania after central bank cuts interest rate

The people's deposits in Romania see a record increase of more than 40% at the end of April against the...

Fitch cautions on future policy risks

Credits risks in Europe's emerging economies are growing, especially in the Baltic states, where the economies are showing signs of...

Hungary needs fundamental changes to reach fiscal goals-3, says IMF

On monetary policy, Lipsky said that monetary policy authorities need to play a supportive role in the process of establishing...

Trade deficit down Ft 92 billion

Hungary's revised Q1 trade deficit came in at €287 million, €371 million ($385.7 million) less than a year earlier, the...

China raises stamp tax on securities to cool stock market

China will raise the stamp tax on securities trading from the current 0.1% to 0.3% beginning May 30, the Ministry...

World Bank warns of debt risks

Banks and companies in some Central European countries, including Hungary, have borrowed large amounts in foreign currencies, which could pose...

Tax-cut war widens in Europe

A tax-cut war is spreading across Europe as leaders of the Continent's biggest economies give up criticizing smaller neighbors for...

Should Central Banks manipulate the gold price?

In today's world, perhaps Central Bank intervention to control the gold price may not be counter to the gold investor's...

Latvia fears Asia-style bank crisis

Investors are nervously watching Latvia for signs that unsustainable credit growth across Eastern Europe could set off an Asian-style banking...

Parliament passes new tax legislation

The government majority has passed a law in Parliament yesterday that gives tax authority APEH broader investigative jurisdictions aimed at...

Fitch sees ‘promising start’

Fitch Ratings finds the budget consolidation program of the Hungarian government to be a promising start, but as the persistent...