Hungary, Factors to watch, Nov 6

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06/11/2015 06:37

BUDAPEST, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in 
Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press 
reports which may influence financial markets. 
    (For any queries: Budapest editorial +36 1 327 4745) 
     
    WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT) 
    BUDAPEST - Prelim Sept industry output (0800) 
     
    IN THE REGION 
    CZECH - Industry output, Sept (0800) 
    CZECH - Construction output, Sept (0800) 
    CZECH - Trade balance, Sept (0800) 
    CZECH - Foreign reserves, Oct (0900) 
    POLAND - Foreign reserves, Oct (1300) 
     
    IN THE NEWS REUTERS 
    MOL's Q3 net profit surges on strong refining margins 
    Hungarian oil and gas group MOL Plc's third-quarter net 
profit surged more than threefold from a year earlier as its 
downstream segment posted its best ever quarterly result on 
peaking refining and petrochemical margins and rising sales. 
 ID:nL8N1305HK  
     
    POLL-Zloty, leu seen shaking off politics, crown surging 
    Poland's robust economic growth is expected to boost the 
zloty in the next 12 months, while loose monetary policy across 
Central Europe may weaken some of the region's other currencies. 
 ID:nL8N1302TE  
     
    Hungary posts budget surplus in October -ministry 
    Hungary posted a budget surplus of 138.4 billion forints 
($479.76 million) in October based on preliminary data after a 
deficit of 39.7 billion in September, the Economy Ministry said 
on Thursday.  ID:nB3N0Y601S  
     
    Migrants seen boosting and hurting economies - it depends 
where 
    Two institutional forecasters came up with different 
projections on Thursday for what the economic impact of hundreds 
of thousands of migrants and refugees will be on Europe's 
economy.  ID:nL8N1304K4  
     
    Regional central clearing will boost eastern Europe 
bourses-EBRD 
    Small and low liquidity bourses in eastern Europe could 
attract foreign investors and boost volumes and liquidity at a 
lower cost if they sign up for regional clearing, the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said. 
 ID:nL8N12Z317  
     
    U.N. expects Europe's refugee flow to top 1 million in 2015 
    Refugees and migrants are likely to keep coming to Europe at 
a rate of up to 5,000 per day via Turkey this winter, the United 
Nations said on Thursday, meaning that more than a million 
people will have fled to the continent this year. 
 ID:nL8N1303GA  
     
    EBRD forecasts show refugee crisis beginning to bite 
    New economic forecasts from the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development on Thursday showed the Syrian 
refugee crisis was starting to take its toll on its central 
European heartland and other affected countries.  ID:nL8N13037Y  
     
    Hungary looks at more ways to cut power prices 
    Hungary may suspend payments into a fund for the future 
decommissioning of reactors at the Paks nuclear plant to finance 
more electricity price cuts, a senior government official said 
on Thursday.  ID:nL8N1302H7  
     
    Hungary's retail sales grow 5.1 pct y/y in Sept -stats 
    Hungary's calendar-adjusted retail sales rose by an annual 
5.1 percent in September based on preliminary data after a 
revised 4.6 percent increase in August, the Central Statistics 
Office (KSH) said on Thursday.  ID:nB3N0YO027  
 
 (Reporting by Marton Dunai) 
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Keywords: HUNGARY FACTORS/