Hungary

  • Jan 15, 2007
  • 2 min read

HUNGARY: Business confidence continues to fall

The GKI-Wallis consumer confidence index fell in December to -52.9, its lowest point since...

Hungary
  • Jan 10, 2007
  • 12 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Domestic issues make consensus hard

Recent debates over the constitutional treaty, enlargement and the EU's budget have illustrated...

  • Jan 5, 2007
  • 2 min read

JAPAN/EU: Aso wants tighter ties with new EU members

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will visit Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia from...

Japan
  • Dec 27, 2006
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2007: Economic populism remains a CEE risk

Politics in the region is increasingly volatile, populist and extremist. Regional economies have...

  • Dec 5, 2006
  • 7 min read

EASTERN EUROPE/EU: Gypsy issues become more salient

The Strojan family, a Roma family at the centre of a dispute with local villagers, returned to...

Eastern Europe
  • Dec 4, 2006
  • 7 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: Enduring obstacles limit PE presence

PE funds have the potential to increase growth and restructuring in former communist Eastern...

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 28, 2006
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL/CEE: Slovakia drives regional growth

Slovakia is the engine of growth in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), with the automobile sector...

Slovakia
  • Nov 9, 2006
  • 7 min read

HUNGARY: Problematic budget's execution is critical

Parliamentary debate on the draft 2007 budget starts on November 16. The draft aims to reduce the...

Hungary