Consultations have begun between the Government and bank representatives on potential options for phasing out foreign currency mortgages.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the fact that Israeli–Palestinian talks have been resumed, the Ministry told MTI in a statement July 31, 2013.
Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga met with representatives of the Civil Összefogás Fórum-Civil Összefogás Közhasznú Alapítvány (Civic Forum-Civic Union Public Benefit Foundation) earlier today in order to come to a compromise and a satisfying, solidarity-based solution with regard to the issue of foreign currency debtors in general and that of foreign currency mortgages in particular, with the inclusion of all parties involved.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has condemned the recent assassination of Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi, who was a member of the Constitutional Assembly, and expressed concern over the latest trends in Tunisia.
Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas met with Deputy Secretary-General of the FAO Denis Aitken, with whom he reviewed current issues concerning the relationship between Hungary and the organisation.
Hungarian-Vietnamese relations could intensify and move a higher level, agreed Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Thien Nhan and his Hungarian hosts; the Vietnamese Prime Minister was the guest of Deputy Speaker István Jakab at an official lunch held in the Parliament building on Tuesday.
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published this morning, the total number of those in employment increased again in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012.
The Government has decided to include 200,000 unemployed in its public work scheme during the winter season, the Ministry of National Economy said. Some 100,000 people will in effect work from November until next April and the other 100,000 will participate from December until March in training programmes aimed at helping them find future employment, the ministry added.
On 15 July, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga informed IMF Director Reza Moghadam in a letter that Hungary intends to fully repay the IMF loan provided for the country in 2008 ahead of schedule, by 12 August 2013. This option is only open for countries with sufficient fiscal reserves, a stable budgetary policy and positive investor sentiment indicators.
The contract of Hungaroring has been extended until 2021 after the signing of an agreement this weekend.