Hungary, Factors to watch, March 14
14/03/2019 07:25
BUDAPEST, March 14 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events
in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories which may
influence financial markets.
(For any queries: Budapest editorial +36 1 882 3606)
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT)
BUDAPEST - Weekly government news conference (0900)
BUDAPEST -Bi-weekly government bond auction (1030) and
top-up auction
GYOR - Audi's Hungarian unit to hold annual news conference
(1100)
IN THE REGION
CZECHS - Romania's PM visits the Czech Republic
CZECHS - Retail sales (0800)
POLAND - Foreign minister to present outlines of Polish
foreign policy
POLAND - Ryaniar's Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer to
speak (0930)
POLAND - Polish episcopate to present data on sexual abuse
of minors
SLOVAKIA - Inflation and core inflation (0800)
IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
Hungarian university offered German help to defuse EU
conflict
Hungary's Central European University could receive a
helping hand from one of Europe's top technical colleges to
continue its international degree programmes, which may begin to
defuse a growing conflict among Europe's conservatives.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2105KX
Hungary cbank left rates unchanged in unanimous Feb vote
The National Bank of Hungary left interest rates unchanged
in a unanimous decision last month, the rate-setting Monetary
Council said in the minutes of its February 26 meeting on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nB3N1YH02I
New leader at Hungarian central bank sustains tightening
expectations
The likely appointment of Mihaly Patai as a deputy governor
of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) underpins expectations for
slow monetary policy tightening, market participants said on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2102YK
Hungary publishes more anti-EU ads despite pledging halt
Hungary's pro-government media continued to publish anti-EU
messages on Wednesday despite a promise by a government official
to halt the campaign during talks with a centre-right European
grouping on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21027L
CEE MARKETS-Forint hits 10-month high, leu rebounds despite
weak output
The forint EURHUF= hit 10-month highs on Wednesday amid
expectations that Hungary's central bank will start to tighten
liquidity in markets late this month to fight inflation.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2103HN
Hungary's final Jan output up 4.4 pct y/y -stats
ungary's industrial output HUIND=ECI rose by an annual 4.4
percent in January based on final unadjusted data, the same as a
preliminary estimate, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said
on Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1MU02H
(Reporting by Sandor Peto)
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