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1 – 10 of 271The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286274
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The NBP is not cutting interest rates further partly because of tensions with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government, following the defeat of the nationalist Law and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285741
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The unexpected decision adds significant momentum to Central Europe’s monetary easing campaign, which began in May when Hungary’s National Bank (MNB) reduced its benchmark rate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282310
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This is the first investment-grade (IG) rating given to Athens by one of the ‘big three’ rating agencies since 2010. The upgrade reflects Greece’s strong post-pandemic economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283186
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Lower wholesale natural gas prices have improved balance-of-payments and fiscal positions and driven down inflation rates in Central Europe (CE). Financial markets are pricing in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276156
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The attempt to bolster the forint with a hefty rate rise shows a severe loss of confidence in Hungary’s economy. The highest inflation rate since 1996, the energy shock from the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273612
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A combination of surging inflation, a looming recession, a record-high current account deficit and plans to spend GBP150bn (USD172bn) to cap energy prices is creating emerging…
The ECB stopped buying more government bonds under the pandemic-emergency-purchase-programme (PEPP) at the end of March and the asset-purchase-programme (APP) on July 1. Spreads…
EU/HUNGARY: Budapest risks serious loss of funds
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272774
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Passage from speculative to investment grade (IG) would mark the end of the sovereign debt crisis besetting the country since 2009. The upgrade would lower government borrowing…