
MONETARY POLICY
HUNGARY
Hungary’s Monetary Council raises base rate 50 basis points to 8.00%, as expected
BANKING
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Austrian lender Erste Bank’s Slovak unit Slovenska sporitelna to pay SKK 1.6 bln dividend
Czech bank Ceska sporitelna’s renewable energy program grants CZK 2.2 bln of loans since May
Czech unit of Raiffeisenbank/eBanka posts record-high CZK 1 bln net profit in 2007
INSURANCE
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
S&P ups outlook on Prague-listed Vienna Insurance Group to ’positive,’ confirms ’A+’ rating
POLAND
Polish insurance group PZU posts PLN 3.6 bln in 2007 profits, down 2.9% from 2006
FUNDS
HUNGARY
Germany’s IVG fund in talks on acquiring office, retail properties in Hungary
CALENDAR
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Czech Republic – calendar of upcoming events, 04/04/2008
HUNGARY
Hungary – calendar of upcoming events 04/04/2008
POLAND
Poland - calendar of upcoming events 04/04/2008
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