Hungary
CEE: Post-accession political systems lack maturity
Governments incorporating non-mainstream political forces have been formed in Poland and...
HUNGARY/EU: Premier presents draft convergence plan
The government finalises the draft 'euro convergence programme' tomorrow.
HungaryCEE: Gap with advanced EU states' banks is shrinking
A profitable and efficient banking system is essential for the transition economies to progress...
EuHUNGARY/EU: Draft convergence plan postpones euro
Today's Budapest newspapers publish a leaked draft of the EU convergence plan, which assumes both...
HungaryEASTERN EUROPE/AFGHANISTAN: Romania sends more men
Visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu said in Kabul yesterday that, at NATO's request,...
AfghanistanHUNGARY: Factory gate prices darken CPI outlook
The industrial producer price index (PPI) rose by 7.9% year-on-year in June compared with 5.3% in...
HungaryCEE: Other factors than EMU urge budget restraint
CEE-8 budgetary weakness is the main obstacle to adopting the euro, which will bring a reduction...
EASTERN EUROPE: Monetary tightening trend continues
The Slovak central bank today raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.5%.
