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      <title>Economic growth must be in our focus</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The key objective of Hungary’s economic policy in the coming term is to make economic growth more deep-rooted and stable, to facilitate further employment growth and improve the competitiveness of the country, Mihály Varga said at two hearings of parliamentary committees preceding his nomination as Economy Minister for the next four years. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The central sub sector of the state budget closed the month of May with a significant surplus</title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons behind the HUF 269.4bn surplus was that due to the public holidays at the beginning of May budget wages and family benefits were transferred from the budget at the end of April. The significant fiscal surplus – also a result of higher tax and tax-type revenues – is also signalling an economic rebound. In the period January-May 2014, the deficit of the central sub sector of the state budget was HUF 681.7bn.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary’s GDP up by 3.5 percent in Q1 2014</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Q1 2014, Hungary’s GDP increased by 3.5 percent year-on-year. Quarter-on-quarter, the economy expanded by 1.1 percent. In international comparison, Hungary’s quarter-on-quarter growth was – along with Poland’s – the highest within the European Union. Final data are in line with preliminary statistics. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan is Hungary’s strategic partner in Central Asia</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year, Kazakhstan was the third largest trading partner of Hungary within the Commonwealth of Independent States, with a total trade volume exceeding USD 261 million and up by 6.5 percent compared to last year. Within the above amount, the value of Hungarian exports was USD 210 million, signalling an increase of 34.3 percent year-on-year, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the press conference following the fourth session of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Hungarian-Kazakh Economic Cooperation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Areas with the best growth potential must be identified</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, speaking on public broadcaster M1’s Ma reggel and Kossuth Radio’s 180 perc, said that the Government aims to formulate an industrial and economic development programme that identifies sectors upon which EU and domestic funding  can be focused. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Exporters had a great start in the new year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In light of Q1 2014 data, the value of exports to international markets totalled EUR 20.8bn in the observed period. Foreign buyers purchased mainly products of the vehicle manufacturing, machinery manufacturing and food industry. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Investment growth hits record high</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Q1 2014, the volume of investment increased by 22.6 percent year-on-year. Whereas the 15 percent growth in the previous quarter was a ten-year record high, current data show an unprecedented increase. As all major economic sectors have contributed to the steady improvement which has been observed in the past four quarters, it can be concluded that Hungarian economic growth has been placed on a sound footing. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>SZÉP Card: the growth engine of domestic tourism</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The SZÉP Card has recently been the growth engine of domestic tourism, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth said at the ninth national conference of the Hungarian Tourism Destination Management Association (TDM) held in the spa city of Hajdúszoboszló.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Number of people in employment exceeds 4.1 million in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), positive employment trends are continuing. In the period February-April 2014, the number of those aged 15-74 years in employment increased by 238 thousand, from 3 million 869 thousand one year ago to 4 million 107 thousand. In this period, the number of those in employment was 375 thousand more in comparison to the corresponding period of 2010. Although part of this growth is attributable to the effect of public work programmes and migration, thanks to the Government’s successful employment stimulus schemes, such as the First Job Guarantee Programme, housing subsidy or the programme supporting the creation of SME jobs, the private sector’s share of employment growth is increasing. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The volume of retail sales on the rise for the ninth consecutive month</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the eight-year record high registered in February, retail sales were record-breaking again, gaining 8.5 percent in March. This figure is indicating steady and continuous improvement of domestic consumption. The latest data has been the result of lower utility costs, family tax allowance, record-high increase in employment, higher wages in real terms and improving consumer sentiment. As cash machines have recently been connected on-line to the tax authority, it also created more transparency in the economy and thus this measure also contributed to growth. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Number of participants increased by 15 percent at the Hungexpo Industrial Days exhibition</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The exhibition is held at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center on 27-30 May 2014 with the participation of 12 countries and more than 270 exhibitors. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>EXIM Microcredit Card for exporters from the SME sector</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry for National Economy, in cooperation with Eximbank, is introducing the EXIM Microcredit Card for exporters or suppliers of exports from Hungarian micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced at a press conference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Wages in real terms within the private sector increased again by more than 6 percent year-on-year in March</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January-March 2014 average gross and net wages were both up by 6.4 percent year-on-year. Consequently, as consumer prices in this period were practically unchanged, wages grew by 6.4 percent also in real terms. This increase will add to the rebound of household consumption and in turn boost the economy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Besides being a production centre, Hungary must also become an innovation hub</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government will do everything in its power to help Hungary turn into not only a production but an innovation centre, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the general assembly of the Hungarian Association for Innovation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungarian winners of the 2014 European Enterprise Promotion Awards honoured</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The awards were handed over to the winners of the Hungarian round of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards competition by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Economic growth reached an eight-year record high</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Q1 2014, the Hungarian economy posted a significant increase, registering the best GDP growth figure since 2006. According to preliminary data, GDP was up by 3.5 percent year-on-year and 1.1 percent quarter-on-quarter. The data published earlier today are well above analysts’ expectations of 2.7 percent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Industrial output growth at a three-year record high</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following an increase of 8.1 percent in March 2014, industrial output was up by 10.6 percent year-on-year in March 2014. This has been the best figure over the past three years. Recently published data are signalling the success of the Government’s active industrial policy which aims to increase the country’s industrial output-to-GDP ratio to the highest level within Europe, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Headcount at British Telecom in Hungary reached one thousand</title>
      <description><![CDATA[British Telecom (BT) has come to a milestone as the number of employees at one of the world’s largest telecom services providers reached one thousand in Hungary and the company is planning to continue hiring, the enterprise announced at a press conference in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Award for Successful Enterprises presented for the month of April</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga presented the “Investor of the Month” award to EPCOS Ltd; while MIRELITE MIRSA Ltd was awarded the “SME of the Month” title, and in the category of “Startup of the Month” the Minister handed the award to OptoForce Ltd at a ceremony held in the building of the Ministry for National Economy in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Government measures contributed to growth of domestic consumption</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Domestic consumption growth has been steady and continuous thanks to the confidence of people in Hungarian economic performance. The objective of the Government has been to leave as much money at families as possible and as a result along with retail sales growth the consumer confidence index also reached an eight-year high, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The increase in expenditures does not jeopardize the deficit target </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The general government budget projections for January-April 2014 are in line with the revenue-expenditure schedule for this year. The central sub sector of the state budget in the initial four months of the year posted a deficit of HUF 951.1bn.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>European Commission confirmed Hungarian economic projections</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Spring Forecast of the European Commission includes economic projections which are similar to those in the macroeconomic outlook of the Convergence Programme. This confirms that the Hungarian Government’s forecast is reliable and trustworthy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The EU helped Hungary during the crisis too</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The real economic advantage of Hungary’s EU membership lies in the fact that domestic enterprises are part of a common market with 500 million people, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said in an interview for kormány.hu which he gave following a conference organized for the 10th anniversary of Hungary’s EU accession.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Within the EU, the largest improvement of unemployment recorded in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest Eurostat data, the largest fall regarding the unemployment rate among EU member states over the past one year was registered in Hungary, Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, responsible for improving the labour market prospects of women, told MTI. Over the past 12 months, within the bloc only 10 countries were capable of cutting unemployment, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged in three and edged higher in 15 of them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Export growth boosted Hungary’s foreign trade surplus</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The volume of Hungary’s foreign trade turnover is increasing: in February 2014, exports and imports gained 8 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2013. Thanks to the increases, Hungary’s foreign trade surplus was EUR 112 million higher than one year ago, totalling EUR 760 million.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title> Convergence Programme was presented by Minister Mihály Varga </title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Hungary’s Convergence Programme which is to be submitted to the European Union, the Government of Hungary is expecting economic growth of 3 percent and fiscal deficit of 1.9 percent by 2017. The document was presented earlier today by the Minister for National Economy at a press conference in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tourism sector received some HUF 330bn over the past ten years</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Between 2004 -- when Hungary joined the EU -- and 2013, the tourism sector received unrefundable resources of some HUF 330bn or 4.3 percent of total EU funding made available for Hungary, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth told MTI. This amount, she added, helped complete 1360 projects over the past ten years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Outstanding employment and unemployment data</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier this morning, positive labour market trends are continuing. In the period January-March 2014, the number of people in employment aged 15-74 years increased to 4 million 78 thousand, the highest figure since 1992. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Retail trade growth at an eight-year record high</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The eight-month upward trend of retail sales continued in February: the year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent registered in this period is the best figure since 2006. Data are indicating that household consumption has continued to improve, due -- among others -- to the cutting of utility costs, the introduction of family tax allowance, the wage hike for healthcare employees and teachers, record-breaking employment growth, the increase of wages in real terms and the overall improvement of consumer confidence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>German chamber sees increased investor confidence in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary's economy is viewed more favourably both in terms of the economic situation and the business environment than in previous years, Dale Martin, head of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK), told a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Exceptional Construction Industry Performance in February</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Construction industry production was 28.3% higher in February than it was one year ago. This was the thirteenth consecutive month in which the construction industry has achieved year-on-year growth, and the favourable growth trend in excess of 10% observed in previous months also continued in February, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry stressed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Accessing EU resources through tenders becomes less complicated</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government has decided to delegate the majority of tasks of the Hungarian Economic Development Centre PLC (MAG) to the Ministry for National Economy. Through the transformation of the institutional system the Government aims to make administrative processes related to EU development projects and tenders more efficient and put in place a one-stop tendering system, Minister of State for Economic Cooperation István Komoróczki said at the company’s staff meeting. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/accessing-eu-resources-through-tenders-becomes-less-complicated</link>
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      <title>Hungarian industrial output gained more than 8 percent</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the more than 6 percent growth registered in January, Hungarian industrial output continued to increase in February by gaining 8.1 percent year-on-year. The vehicle manufacturing sector was the most significant growth factor, but the fact that expansion was recorded in ten out of the altogether thirteen sub sectors shows that growth has been based on a sound footing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungarian-industrial-output-gained-more-than-8-percent</link>
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      <title>Double-digit tourism sector growth continues</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Data published earlier today by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) regarding the tourism traffic at accommodation establishments in the month of February show a marked growth of 10-20 percent compared to the previous year, which was also a year of record high expansion. Although tourism traffic is typically low in January and February, the increase of tourism nights and revenues at accommodations give room for optimism as far as this year is concerned. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/double-digit-tourism-sector-growth-continues</link>
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      <title>The EU is against the tax-free status of home-made pálinka</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-eu-is-against-the-tax-free-status-of-home-made-palinka</link>
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      <title>Hungary’s foreign trade volume continues to increase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The multi-month upward trend of the volume of Hungary’s foreign trade continued in 2014: in the first month of the year, exports and imports increased by 6.1 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, while foreign trade surplus is up by EUR 209 million, to EUR 482 million, in comparison to January 2013. Industrial output growth and the significant increase of industrial export orders have already augured positive data.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungarys-foreign-trade-volume-continues-to-increase</link>
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      <title>First quarter fiscal data in line with expectations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The general government budget balance in the first quarter of 2014 was in line with the Government’s prior expectations. The central sub sector of the state budget posted a deficit of HUF 701.2bn in the initial three months of 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/first-quarter-fiscal-data-in-line-with-expectations</link>
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      <title>Government to pay special attention to supporting FDI </title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the key strategic goals of the Government is to turn Hungary into an R&D hub within Europe, and to this end special attention will be paid to supporting FDI, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony for the “Award for Successful Enterprises” held in the building of the Ministry for National Economy in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/government-to-pay-special-attention-to-supporting-fdi</link>
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      <title>Government keen on turning Budapest into a regional startup centre</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government will take several steps already this year in order to turn Budapest into the startup centre of Central and Eastern Europe, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the opening ceremony of the SmartMobil 2014 conference. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/government-keen-on-turning-budapest-into-a-regional-startup-centre</link>
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      <title>Job creation tender for SMEs finalized</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year’s job creation tender for SMEs will provide funding of altogether HUF 13bn for 1254 enterprises which amount is expected to assist the creation of 6541 new jobs, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/job-creation-tender-for-smes-finalized</link>
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      <title>Employers can provide up to HUF 5 million as tax-free fringe benefit for loan repayment </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Employers can assist their employees to repay mortgages by providing HUF 5 million as tax-free fringe benefit within five years, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the opening of Construma, the international building trade exhibition, in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/employers-can-provide-up-to-huf-5-million-as-tax-free-fringe-benefit-for-loan-repayment</link>
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      <title>Another relief measure for mortgagors </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Employers can assist their employees by providing up to HUF 5 million as tax-free fringe benefit to repay mortgages or purchase their homes, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said after signing the related ministerial decree. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/another-relief-measure-for-mortgagors</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/another-relief-measure-for-mortgagors</guid>
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      <title>New start-up tax package to be submitted to Parliament in autumn </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The package of measures aiming to lower tax and administrative burdens, which will make life easier for both new, innovative startups and their investors, is expected to be submitted to Parliament as early as this autumn, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the opening ceremony of the Central European Startup Competition, an event of Startup Spring 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/new-start-up-tax-package-to-be-submitted-to-parliament-in-autumn</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/new-start-up-tax-package-to-be-submitted-to-parliament-in-autumn</guid>
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      <title>Hungary’s foreign trade volume continues to increase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The multi-month upward trend of the volume of Hungary’s foreign trade continued in 2014: in the first month of the year, exports and imports increased by 6.1 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, while foreign trade surplus is up by EUR 209 million, to EUR 482 million, in comparison to January 2013. Industrial output growth and the significant increase of industrial export orders have already augured positive data.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungary-s-foreign-trade-volume-continues-to-increase</link>
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      <title>Briquetting plant and floriculture facility opened to employ homeless people</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the pilot project “From the street to work”, a briquetting plant and a floriculture greenhouse designed to provide work for homeless people was opened in District IX of Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/briquetting-plant-and-floriculture-facility-opened-to-employ-homeless-people</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/briquetting-plant-and-floriculture-facility-opened-to-employ-homeless-people</guid>
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      <title>ESA state budget deficit 2.2 percent in 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to preliminary data, the deficit of the general government budget, calculated in accordance with EU methodology, was 2.2 percent of GDP last year, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a press conference as the Government of Hungary has sent a report of last year’s budget data to the European Union. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/esa-state-budget-deficit-2-2-percent-in-2013</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/esa-state-budget-deficit-2-2-percent-in-2013</guid>
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      <title>Domestic consumption growth at an eight-year record high in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Domestic consumption growth hit an eight-year record high in January, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said at a press conference in District XVI of Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/domestic-consumption-growth-at-an-eight-year-record-high-in-hungary</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/domestic-consumption-growth-at-an-eight-year-record-high-in-hungary</guid>
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      <title>Zoltán Cséfalvay: S&amp;P’s decision justifies speedy implementation of reforms</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The decision of Standard&Poor’s announced last Friday also proved that it had been right to implement reforms and carry out financial consolidation relatively quickly and in one go, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a conference organized by the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/zoltan-csefalvay-s-p-s-decision-justifies-speedy-implementation-of-reforms</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/zoltan-csefalvay-s-p-s-decision-justifies-speedy-implementation-of-reforms</guid>
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      <title>Number of people in employment up by 300 thousand since the beginning of Government’s term</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), positive employment trends are continuing. In the period December 2013-February 2014 the number of those aged 15-74 years in employment increased to 4 million 53 thousand, another 22-year record high.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/number-of-people-in-employment-up-by-300-thousand-since-the-beginning-of-government-s-term</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/number-of-people-in-employment-up-by-300-thousand-since-the-beginning-of-government-s-term</guid>
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      <title>The support of start-ups requires new types of tenders and institutions</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the opinion of Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay, establishing an adequate environment for start-up innovations requires – in addition to investment – new types of tenders and institutions. The Minister of State pointed out at a conference organized by economic daily Napi Gazdaság in Budapest that, as far as RDI is concerned, it is not helpful to have a centralized funding system and large-scale centralized tenders. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-support-of-start-ups-requires-new-types-of-tenders-and-institutions</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-support-of-start-ups-requires-new-types-of-tenders-and-institutions</guid>
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      <title>Domestic consumption growth also boosts Hungarian enterprises</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government policy aiming to leave as much money as possible at people has been effective, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said at a session of the Hungarian Association of Craftsmen’s Corporations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/domestic-consumption-growth-also-boosts-hungarian-enterprises</link>
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      <title>Export refinancing credit programme increased to EUR 1bn</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The total fund of Eximbank’s export refinancing credit programme (EHP) was increased from EUR 750 million to EUR 1bn and if required this amount can be even higher, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/export-refinancing-credit-programme-increased-to-eur-1bn</link>
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      <title>New electric car charging column installed in Budapest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ányos Jedlik Programme, which is currently being prepared at the Ministry for National Economy, essentially aims to ready the country for the expected technical revolution to take place in transportation, such as electro-mobility, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said as a new electric car charging column was presented in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/new-electric-car-charging-column-installed-in-budapest</link>
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      <title>Master Good to increase headcount by 800</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Master Good Ltd, a company of more than 1200 employees which hatches, raises and processes poultry, will in the coming four years hire 800 new employees, representatives of the corporation and Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a joint press conference at the company’s headquarters in Kisvárda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/master-good-to-increase-headcount-by-800</link>
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      <title>Strategic Partnership Agreement concluded with Servier Hungary Ltd</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the French pharmaceutical company Servier Hungary which was signed by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Servier CEO Michel Eschenbrenner at the company’s pharmaceutical chemistry research facility in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/strategic-partnership-agreement-concluded-with-servier-hungary-ltd</link>
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      <title>Government aims to keep the number of people in employment above 4 million</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It is a key objective of the Government to keep the number of people in employment above the 4 million mark and to achieve an unemployment rate of below 4 percent, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at the opening ceremony of a recently purchased production hall of Parafix Hungária Kft in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/government-aims-to-keep-the-number-of-people-in-employment-above-4-million</link>
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      <title>Private sector wages in real terms up by 6 percent in January</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the first month of the year, wages in real terms – excluding the effect of the public work programme -- increased by 6 percent, thus the compelling real wage growth that began in 2013 has continued. The latest wage increase underpins household consumption and consequently fuels economic expansion. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/private-sector-wages-in-real-terms-up-by-6-percent-in-january</link>
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      <title>The „workfare instead of welfare” concept is effective</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Experiences show that the “workfare instead of welfare” concept has been working, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba and Fidesz Communications Chief and Mayor of Eighth District of Budapest Máté Kocsis stressed at a joint press conference on employment held in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-workfare-instead-of-welfare-concept-is-effective</link>
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      <title>Government to provide funding of HUF 140bn for start-ups</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government is planning to assist the development of start-ups with HUF 140bn of EU resources, of which the larger part, some HUF 110bn, will be provided in the form of financial instruments, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a professional conference in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/government-to-provide-funding-of-huf-140bn-for-start-ups</link>
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      <title>The foundation stone laid down for Binder Ltd.’s new production hall </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba, MP Péter Ágh (Fidesz-KDNP) and Hermann Binder, owner of the company, laid down the foundation stone of the latest, 2250sqm production facility of Binder Ltd in Csönge, Vas County.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-foundation-stone-laid-down-for-binder-ltd-s-new-production-hall</link>
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      <title>Ministerial Commissioner and Minister of State met with businesswomen</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, responsible for the improvement of women’s job prospects, and Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry consulted with businesswomen at an event organized by the Directorate for Social Relationships of Fidesz Hungarian Civic Union to promote cooperation and the discussion of issues of public interest between businesswomen, special interest groups and the Government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/ministerial-commissioner-and-minister-of-state-met-with-businesswomen</link>
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      <title>New contracts signed under the Women 40+ Programme</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Three new contracts were signed as part of the Women 40+ Programme, a scheme which assists women to gain the forty years of service required for retirement, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/new-contracts-signed-under-the-women-40-programme</link>
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      <title>Paks power station: instalments to be paid only after tranches are drawn</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary is obliged to start repaying interest incurred on the loan offered by Russia for the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant only after the country has taken out an amount and for only the amount actually used, Minister of State Gábor Orbán said, adding that the financing terms for the loan facility agreement concluded with the Russian partner are very favourable for Hungary. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/paks-power-station-instalments-to-be-paid-only-after-tranches-are-drawn</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/paks-power-station-instalments-to-be-paid-only-after-tranches-are-drawn</guid>
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      <title>More and more new private sector jobs created</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In light of data from the end of February, the number of newly registered, unsubsidized jobs in the private sector increased by 70 percent month-on-month and it was up by some 50 percent year-on-year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/more-and-more-new-private-sector-jobs-created</link>
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      <title>Ministry for National Economy to prepare a programme for promoting electric cars</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry for National Economy (NGM) plans to increase the number of electric cars in Hungary through tax incentives and support. The package of measures, bearing the name of the world-famous inventor-engineer Ányos Jedlik, is currently being prepared at the Ministry, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a press conference in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/ministry-for-national-economy-to-prepare-a-programme-for-promoting-electric-cars</link>
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      <title>Registration for Diploma Rescue Programme begins</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Applicants of the Government-initiated Diploma Rescue Programme can register themselves as of this this week at the official website of OFA (National Employment Public Nonprofit Ltd), and English, German and French language courses are scheduled to be launched as early as the end of April, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference jointly organized by the Ministry for National Economy and OFA. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/registration-for-diploma-rescue-programme-begins</link>
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      <title>Visegrád Four hold business management conference in Budapest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A conference on business management organised by the Visegrád Four grouping was held in Budapest on Wednesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/visegrad-four-hold-business-management-conference-in-budapest</link>
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      <title>Hungary’s industrial output growth expected to continue this year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial output growth that has been lately observed in Hungary appears to continue in 2014: in January, industrial output increased by 6.1 percent year-on-year, while the sector expanded by 3.1 percent month-on-month. The favourable performance has continued to be mainly driven by the vehicle manufacturing sector, but related supplier divisions also meaningfully contributed to the result. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungary-s-industrial-output-growth-expected-to-continue-this-year</link>
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      <title>EU calls for tenders to be announced in autumn</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary submitted a Partnership Agreement providing the framework for the utilization of EU resources in 2014-2020 to the European Commission, and calls for tenders are expected to be published as of this autumn, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a press conference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/eu-calls-for-tenders-to-be-announced-in-autumn</link>
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      <title>Hungarian exports expected to increase by 2-2.4 percent this year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said a press conference in Budapest that Hungary’s foreign trade surplus is estimated to total EUR 7bn and exports to gain 2-2.4 percent this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungarian-exports-expected-to-increase-by-2-2-4-percent-this-year</link>
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      <title>“Award for Successful Enterprises” presented for the month of February</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga presented the “Investor of the Month” award to Infineon Technologies Cegléd Ltd; while Digiterm Ltd was awarded the “SME of the Month” title, and in the category of “Start-up of the Month” the Minister handed the award to the Distinction Ltd in a ceremony held in the building of the Ministry for National Economy in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/award-for-successful-enterprises-presented-for-the-month-of-february</link>
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      <title>Government launches programme in Central Hungary to help young people become entrepreneurs </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government set up a HUF 830 million programme aiming to assist young people to become entrepreneurs in the Central Hungary region. At the opening ceremony of the programme, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said that over the past years the Government has launched a number of specialized youth employment programmes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/government-launches-programme-in-central-hungary-to-help-young-people-become-entrepreneurs</link>
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      <title>February data of the state budget in line with prior expectations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In January and February 2014, the fiscal processes of the state budget were in line with the Government’s prior expectations. The central sub sector of the state budget posted a deficit of HUF 483.3bn in the initial two months of 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/february-data-of-the-state-budget-in-line-with-prior-expectations</link>
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      <title>Forint exchange rate is optimal when it facilitates stable economic growth</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Speaking at the Portfolio.hu Forint 2014 conference in Budapest, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said that the forint exchange rate can be considered optimal whenever it facilitates stable economic growth in Hungary. The Minister added that the Government has not set any specific exchange rate target. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/forint-exchange-rate-is-optimal-when-it-facilitates-stable-economic-growth</link>
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      <title>Practical vocational training makes an economy more competitive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Legal and financial conditions required for dual education are given in Hungary, and these are crucial because practical vocational training can make an economy more competitive, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a press conference held at the Budapest headquarters of Siemens Hungary. The event took place after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on dual education by Zoltán Cséfalvay and President and CEO of Siemens Hungary Dale A. Martin.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/practical-vocational-training-makes-an-economy-more-competitive</link>
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      <title>Impressive and balanced Hungarian economic growth in Q4 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In light of the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), it can be concluded that growth has rebounded in each and every economic sector in Hungary. In comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, GDP gained 2.7 percent, a growth rate unmatched in the past eight years. In the entire year of 2013, the Hungarian economy expanded by 1.2 percent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/impressive-and-balanced-hungarian-economic-growth-in-q4-2013</link>
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      <title>Hungary closed last year with a larger foreign trade volume and surplus</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary’s foreign trade posted a surplus of EUR 7bn last year, up by EUR 354 million in comparison to 2012. Accordingly, the volume of exports continued to exceed that of imports, while a dynamic increase was recorded in the total volume of foreign trade. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungary-closed-last-year-with-a-larger-foreign-trade-volume-and-surplus</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungary-closed-last-year-with-a-larger-foreign-trade-volume-and-surplus</guid>
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      <title>Enterprises utilized allowances for 800 thousand employees in January</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In January 2014, the number of employees for whom enterprises utilized allowances was some 800 thousand, up by 50 thousand in comparison to last year, Minister of State for Taxation and Fiscal Regulation Gábor Orbán said at a press conference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/enterprises-utilized-allowances-for-800-thousand-employees-in-january</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/enterprises-utilized-allowances-for-800-thousand-employees-in-january</guid>
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      <title>National Instruments constructing a HUF 4bn Science Park in Debrecen</title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Instruments Hungary Ltd (NI) is building a Science Park for some HUF 4bn at their headquarters in Debrecen, for which the enterprise has won EU funding of HUF 1.9bn through a New Széchenyi Plan tender, NI CEO László Ábrahám said at the topping out ceremony of the project. As the CEO stressed, some 300 people, mostly research and development engineers, are planned to be employed at the 6000sqm Science Park.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/national-instruments-constructing-a-huf-4bn-science-park-in-debrecen</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/national-instruments-constructing-a-huf-4bn-science-park-in-debrecen</guid>
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      <title>Millenáris Széllkapu idea competition inspired also non-professionals</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Almost half of applications submitted to the Millenáris Széllkapu idea competition, which awaited entries on the potential functions of a public park to be created on the area where the soon-to-be-demolished building of the former Ministry of Industry can still be found on Margit Avenue, came from people who are not architects, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the ceremony for presenting the awards for winners of the project. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/millenaris-szellkapu-idea-competition-inspired-also-non-professionals</link>
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      <title>Investment growth best in a decade</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the last quarter of 2014 the volume of investments increased by 14.9 percent year-on-year. It has been since the first quarter of 2004, almost ten years ago, that a larger growth figure was recorded. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/investment-growth-best-in-a-decade</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/investment-growth-best-in-a-decade</guid>
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      <title>„TiJöttök” (YourTurn) programme concluded successfully</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The successful “TiJöttök” programme, under which more than 2500 secondary school pupils had the opportunity to get to know options offered by a career in the field of technical or natural sciences over the past one year, has now been closed, said Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay at a press conference held in Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/tijottok-yourturn-programme-concluded-successfully</link>
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      <title>The international tourism exhibition “Travel 2014” opened in Budapest </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The tourism fair was opened at the Budapest Fair Center by Minister of State for Economic Planning Coordination István Komoróczki, who in his welcome speech pointed out that tourism traffic in Hungary hit a new record high last year, as – according to preliminary data – in 2013 8.8 million guests spent 22.8 million nights in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/the-international-tourism-exhibition-travel-2014-opened-in-budapest</link>
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      <title>4 million 30 thousand people already in employment; unemployment rate below 9 percent</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in November 2013-January 2014 the number of people in employment aged 15-74 years increased by 176 thousand year-on-year, from 3 million 854 thousand to 4 million 30 thousand. Accordingly, the employment rate improved to 52.9 percent, a new historic high. Over the past four years, the number of those in employment has been up by 280 thousand. Along with the effect of public work schemes, in light of relevant, formerly published KSH data the private sector has been increasingly driving growth. The unemployment rate is at a five-year low of 8.9 percent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/4-million-30-thousand-people-already-in-employment-unemployment-rate-below-9-percent</link>
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      <title>European Commission more optimistic about Hungarian growth prospects</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the European Economic Forecast Winter 2014 published yesterday, the European Commission forecasts an improved growth outlook for the Hungarian economy. The Commission estimates the fiscal shortfall for 2013 to be significantly lower than the Government’s target. For 2014-2015, the Forecast prognosticates that the deficit will not be above 3 percent of GDP. This European Commission report confirms that the Government has set realistic objectives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/european-commission-more-optimistic-about-hungarian-growth-prospects</link>
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      <title>Last year’s employment growth indicates of Job Protection Action Plan success</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, responsible for improving the labour market prospects of women, said at a press conference in Budapest that employment growth registered among both men and women in 2013 is the result of a successful Job Protection Action Plan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/last-year-s-employment-growth-indicates-of-job-protection-action-plan-success</link>
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      <title>Mihály Varga: „We belong again to Europe’s economic top league”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In his speech delivered at the opening in Soltvadkert of a production facility of Material Plastik Ltd, an enterprise fully owned by Hungarians, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said that Hungary has been back among the best performers in Europe and we are regaining the position the country lost in 2002. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/mihaly-varga-we-belong-again-to-europe-s-economic-top-league</link>
      <guid>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/mihaly-varga-we-belong-again-to-europe-s-economic-top-league</guid>
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      <title>Wages in real terms up by 3 percent last year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January-December 2013 average gross and net wages increased by 3.4 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively, in comparison to data compiled one year ago.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/wages-in-real-terms-up-by-3-percent-last-year</link>
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      <title>Waberer's-Szemerey Logisztika Ltd relocates to Miskolc</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At the new Miskolc headquarters of Waberer's-Szemerey Logisztika Ltd, a road transport and storage services company, one hundred new jobs will be created as an investment valued at HUF 3bn was completed and the new facility was ceremonially opened yesterday. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/waberer-s-szemerey-logisztika-ltd-relocates-to-miskolc</link>
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      <title>Kazakhstan aims to become the logistics hub of the region</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan’s social and economic development strategy, projected to cover the coming years until 2050, aims to turn the country into the logistics hub of the Central Asian region, complete with related infrastructure, Ambassador of Kazakhstan HE Galimzhan Amirov said at a logistics conference on bilateral relations held in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/kazakhstan-aims-to-become-the-logistics-hub-of-the-region</link>
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      <title>Hungarian exports constitute already 95 percent of GDP</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungarian exports make up 95 percent of GDP, a figure that places the country in the top slot together with Slovakia in Central and Eastern Europe, while it is ranked 4th-5th among the 28 member states of the EU, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at press conference jointly organized by the Ministry for National Economy and Eximbank.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/hungarian-exports-constitute-already-95-percent-of-gdp</link>
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      <title>More than 1500 people receive housing allowances</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the launching of the programme, more than 1500 people have received housing allowance provided for people whose workplace is at a large distance from their permanent residence, Minister of State for Employment Affairs Sándor Czomba said at a press conference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/more-than-1500-people-receive-housing-allowances</link>
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      <title>Minister Varga hopes forint to get stronger</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Minister for National Economy is not satisfied with a weak forint, as the budget was planned with an exchange rate below the 300 EUR/HUF level, and he believes that forint will appreciate, Mihály Varga said on “Mokka”, the morning show of public broadcaster TV2.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/mihaly-varga-hopes-forint-to-get-stronger</link>
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      <title>HUF 110bn to be allocated for R&amp;D infrastructure in 2014-2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the EU development period 2014-2020, Hungary will spend HUF 110bn on improving research and development infrastructure, through -- for example -- the purchasing of special equipment, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a press conference organized to present the expansion of NEKIFUT project.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/huf-110bn-to-be-allocated-for-r-d-infrastructure-in-2014-2020</link>
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      <title>GDP data above expectations and employment data the best in 20 years</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian economy is back on a growth path where -- along with exports -- domestic demand and consumption have increasingly been driving economic expansion, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said on public service television programme “Az Este”. He added that this achievement can be attributed to several factors, such as public utility tariff cuts, family tax allowance as well as the wage hike of healthcare sector employees and teachers. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/gdp-data-above-expectations-and-employment-data-the-best-in-20-years</link>
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      <title>Highest GDP growth in seven years</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary's GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 accelerated to 2.7 percent from 1.8 percent in the previous quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference late in the morning, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga said the structure of growth had become more balanced and more sustainable. Following the announcement the forint strengthened against the euro, to trade at 309.20 on interbank market.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-for-national-economy/news/highest-gdp-growth-in-seven-years</link>
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      <title>Hungary to become for Chinese tourists the gate to CEE region</title>
      <description><![CDATA[China has picked Hungary as tourism hub for coordinating cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries. The Ministry for National Economy and the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to foster Hungarian and Chinese tourism relations, through which process Hungary will gain more weight regarding tourism in the CEE region. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Government to submit Partnership Agreement to the EU at the end of February</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government will next week finalize the Partnership Agreement, the framework for the allocation of EU funds in the period 2014-2020, and submit the document officially at the end of February to the European Commission, Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay told MTI, adding that the first tender invitations are expected to be announced in the second half of this year. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary’s industrial output up by 1.4 percent last year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government’s active industrial policy has been bearing fruits: according to the latest data of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary’s industrial output increased by 1.4 percent compared to 2012, while year-on-year it was up by 6.8 percent in December last year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Strategic Partnership Agreements add to economic growth</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following a period of falling investment over the past 5-6 years, last year there was a positive U-turn in this field and data show growth of some 10 percent in the third quarter of last year, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said at a press conference in Budapest. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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