Hungary, Factors to watch, March 18
18/03/2019 07:30
BUDAPEST, March 18 (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 - Cbank FX swap tender
IN THE REGION
CZECH - Feb PPI (0800)
CZECH - Jan C/A (0900)
POLAND - Jan CPI (1300)
POLAND - Jan C/A (1300)
IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
Hungary's Orban hopes EU vote brings strong leaders and
nation states
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that he
wanted European Parliament elections in May to give Europe
"strong leaders" who would strengthen nation states "so that
Europe once again belongs to Europeans". urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2122XS
Hungary's Orban told: Win back trust to stay in EU
centre-right bloc
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban still needs to do more
to avoid the expulsion of his anti-immigration Fidesz party from
the main European conservative group, its leader was quoted on
Friday as saying. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2122UF
Hungary's Orban asks European conservatives not to expel his
party
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has written letters of
apology to European politicians who called for the expulsion of
his Fidesz party from the main European conservative group, but
several of them said it wasn't good enough. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2112UK
CEE MARKETS-Romania's leu buoyed by expectations of benign
S&P report
Romania's leu extended its gains against the euro on Friday
after rebounding from six-week lows in the previous session,
supported by expectations of a benign report from Standard &
Poor's on the country's credit rating outlook. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N212261
Hungary's OTP best bidder for Slovenia's Abanka - report
Hungarian bank OTP OTPB.BU has filed the best bid for
Slovenia's third-largest bank, state-owned Abanka, with an offer
of about 300 million euros ($339 million), daily newspaper
Dnevnik said on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2121DZ
(Reporting by Marton Dunai)
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