In the report published together with the new rating, the credit rating agency stresses that "Hungary's external imbalances have unwound substantially since the onset of the global financial crisis”, thanks primarily to the forint conversion of forex mortgages and the Government's policy of borrowing primarily in local currency.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked by the news of the brutal terrorist attack committed in Yemen; this incomprehensible act is a shock for every decent person.
Hungary’s Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga received HE Ambassador of the United States to Hungary Colleen Bell in his office on 20 March 2015. At the meeting, the two parties discussed opportunities for the further expansion of bilateral economic relations.
The Prime Minister’s Office strongly condemns the barbaric deed of those who have desecrated the graves in the Jewish cemetery of Gyöngyös.
The price of energy is of the utmost significance from the Hungarian viewpoint, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed after the summit of the heads of states and prime ministers of the Member States of the European Union.
The Consulate General of Hungary in Düsseldorf, Germany was officially reopened on Thursday. The foreign mission in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia was inaugurated by Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Levente Magyar.
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in Budapest.
Conservative projections show that interest expenditures may be HUF 30-40bn lower compared to former estimates, Minister of State for Public Finances Péter Benő Banai said at a meeting with financial experts, adding that yields of government securities are already much lower now.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Thursday at a press conference in Budapest that progress has to be made in the region’s energy security because otherwise the region will face serious problems in terms of security and competitiveness.
In January 2015, wages in real terms rose markedly, by 5.6 percent within the national economy, according to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published this morning.