The World Bank

12/10/2023

Hungary govt official addresses World Bank/IMF annual meeting

The IMF projects 3.1 percent GDP growth for Hungary in its 2024 forecast, the highest among the V4 countries and more than double the 1.5 percent growth rate predicted for the European Union as a whole, Tibor Tóth said. #IMF #WorldBank
17/10/2022

Hungary backs more World Bank funds for Ukraine

Hungary supports Ukraine and neighbouring countries affected by the war there receiving more funds from the World Bank #Hungary #Hungarian #dailynewshungary #WorldBank #Ukraine #government
12/01/2022

World Bank raises Hungary’s growth forecast

The #government says that the growth will be even higher than the #WorldBank calculates. #Hungary #Hungarian #economy #dailynewshungary #money #GDP
21/12/2021

Government’s communication shows no result, Hungary’s economy is plummeting

The #WorldBank compared the economic #development of the #CEE region's 17 states. #Hungary #Hungarian #dailynewshungary #Poland #Romania #Balticstates #comparison #money #Estonia #Slovakia #Slovenia
03/12/2020

Pandemic could push 72 million more children into “learning poverty”

School closures as a result of #COVID-19 have left most #students on the planet out of #school ???
09/06/2020

World Bank projects global economy to shrink by 5.2 pct in 2020

"The pandemic has laid bare the weaknesses of national health care and social safety nets in many countries," @WorldBank @IMFNews @WorldBankLive
26/11/2019

Hungary jumps ahead in World Bank Paying Taxes ranking

Ease of paying #taxes: Hungary moved forward from 86th place to 56th #dailynewshungary
24/10/2019

Hungary moves up to 52nd in World Bank ease of doing business ranking

"Authorities could benefit from the experience of #Hungary where employers have the freedom to use fixed-term contracts of up to five years for tasks of a permanent nature" #economy #statistics
20/10/2019

Finance Minister presses World Bank to focus on problems that spur migration

"The World Bank, which has made it its mission to overcome global poverty, could play a decisive role in the development of countries affected by #migration" #Hungary #WB
09/07/2019

A Hungarian impostor impersonated vice president of World Bank

He wrote a #letter in #Hungarian (!) to the #President of the #WorldBank asking for EUR 1 million - everybody believed him in the #village. #Hungary #impostor #money #fraud #Pest #blikk
02/07/2019

Hungarian economy minister holds talks with World Bank Group executive director

#Hungary's Minister Varga held talks with Guenther Schoenleitner, an executive director at the Board of the #World #Bank Group
13/02/2019

Dialogue between Hungarian, Turkish leaders straightforward, says Hungarian FM in Istanbul

Go Africa business forum in #Istanbul, #Turkey #hungary #hipa #hepa
13/10/2018

Hungarian economy minister sees growing opportunities for Hungarian firms in Asia

More and more Hungarian companies will be doing business in Asia, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Friday in Bali on the sidelines of an IMF […]
06/06/2018

World Bank raises Hungary GDP forecasts

#TheWorldBank raised its forecasts for #Hungary's #GDP growth in 2018-2020
15/01/2018

HungaryTrends: The most important business news – 2nd week

The most important business and finance news from Hungary:
03/11/2017

Áder invited to next Paris climate summit

János Áder, Antonio Guterres, Jim Yong Kim and Emmanuel Macron will all be present at the Paris climate summit
22/09/2017

Water crisis may lead to war, says Hungarian President in NY

Hungarian President met with #UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and #World #Bank head Jim Yong Kim
28/06/2017

World Bank: Hungary business environments competitive with rest of EU

The #World #Bank study surveyed seven Hungarian cities: Budapest, Debrecen, Győr, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged and Székesfehérvár - #theworldbank
11/01/2017

World Bank forecasts Hungarian GDP to grow 2.6 pc in 2017

Budapest, January 11 (MTI) – Hungarian economic output is expected to grow by 2.6 percent this year, the World Bank Group has said, upping its forecast […]
19/12/2016

ICSID obliges Hungary to pay damages to French voucher company

 The World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has ordered the Hungarian state to pay the French voucher company Edenred an award of […]