Hungary
Hungary gives bank tax its blessing
The new Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will not abandon the highly controversial tax, as decided in Parliament.
July 22, 2010
East-Europe Bank - "Hungary carries risks of infection"
The proposed bank tax against the wishes of the IMF is not a good sign, says the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
July 20, 2010
Hungary rejects additional austerity measures
Hardened front between the Hungarian government on the one hand and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the EU on the other side: highly-indebted Hungary has ruled out further austerity measures.
July 19, 2010
Hungarian burden for Austro-banks
Raiffeisen International (RI) CEO Herbert Stepic expressed his concerns during a general conference.
July 9, 2010
Hungary rejects amendments to bank levy
At the start of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Hungarian government ruled out an amendment of the introduction of the controversial bank tax.
July 7, 2010
Nowotny strongly criticizes the Hungarian bank tax
The Austrian central bank chief Ewald Nowotny has practiced unusually sharp criticism of the Hungarian government, more specifically at the proposed Hungarian bank tax.
June 30, 2010
