Weekly news:
FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS
NEWS
Hungarian government to propose HUF 1,000 bln tax reshuffle
European Investment Bank opens EUR 440 mln credit line for Hungary
COMPANY NEWS
TRANSPORTATION
Hungarian airline Malev postpones EGM on VEB, Aeroflot takeover until February 10
REAL ESTATE
Hungary’s competition watchdog fines local units of Austria’s Strabag, France’s Colas
ENERGY NEWS
OIL & PETROCHEMICALS
Hungary’s top oil co. MOL signs agreement with Croatian gov’t to increase control over INA
Hungarian retail gasoline prices to rise HUF 3 per liter this week, diesel unchanged
GAS
European Commission to provide EUR 250 mln for Nabucco gas pipeline project
Polish gas company PGNiG plans to join Nabucco pipeline project
EU should eventually spend EUR 2 bln on Nabucco gas pipeline project – participants
EU Energy Commissioner Piebalgs sees 2009 breakthrough year for Nabucco pipeline
Nabucco gas pipeline "not anti-Russian" – Czech PM
Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany calls on EU to provide EUR 200–300 mln for Nabucco pipeline
HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE
Hungarian oil refiner MOL boosts participation in geothermal energy firm CEGE to 50%
Hungary’s top oil/gas co. MOL boosts stake in geothermal JV to 50%, buys out Iceland’s Enex
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LANDLINE/MOBILE TELECOMS
Hungarian telco/ISP GTS-Datanet ups 2008 revenues 3% y/y to HUF 15 bln, plans 6% growth in 2009
BANKING & FINANCE NEWS
BANKING
PRESS: Hungary’s top bank OTP may sell Ukrainian subsidiary
FINANCIAL MARKETS
CURRENCY
National Bank of Hungary official exchange rates – 30/01/2009
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