Weekly news:
FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS
STATISTICS
Hungary’s construction output down 5.9% y/y in February, falls 10.9% y/y in Jan–Feb
Hungarian gross wages rise 2.5% y/y in February, real wages down 1.5% y/y
COMPANY NEWS
TRANSPORTATION
Hungarian new car sales down 33% y/y to 27,229 units in Q1
METALS
Hungary’s top steel producer ISD Dunaferr to lay off 300 workers due to crisis
FOOD, BEVERAGE & AGRICULTURE
Hungarian beer sales fall 7% y/y in 2008
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LANDLINE/MOBILE TELECOMS
Hungary’s mobile penetration rate drops to 120.8% in March
BANKING & FINANCE NEWS
BANKING
Hungarian gov’t to lend HUF 170 bln to state development bank MFB
RUSSIA & CIS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Platini says UEFA knows no document on parity principle between Ukraine, Poland for Euro 2012
UEFA president says Euro 2012 will take place in Ukraine and Poland
Russian GDP could fall by more than 7% in Q1 – Kudrin
Yushchenko, Platini visit site of Olimpiysky stadium reconstruction in Kyiv
FINANCIAL MARKETS
EQUITIES
Budapest Stock Exchange share trading 10–17/04/2009
Budapest Stock Exchange, Indices, 10–17/04/2009
FIXED INCOME
Hungary fixed income benchmark yields 10–17/04/2009
Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.
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