Das Buch beinhaltet 11 Artikel, die sich mit wirtschaftspolitischen Problemstellungen des EU-Beitritts einiger osteuropäischer Länder beschäftigen, die im Rahmen des ifo/ifW-Symposiums am 09./10. Juli 2001 in Budapest erörtert wurden. Ein Schwerpunkt der Vorträge und der Diskussionen...

The Article IV Consultation highlights the financial system risks that have increased reflecting both the global financial market turbulence and continued rapid credit growth in Hungary. With most new borrowing in foreign currency, the private sector’s net foreign currency liabilities...

Hungary’s 2007 Article IV Consultation reports that with fiscal consolidation on track for 2007 and 2008, short-term risks have receded, especially owing to the favorable international financial environment. Ensuring that the current economic slowdown does not translate into a prolonged period...

The principal policy task in Hungary is to place public finances on a sound footing. For monetary policy, the challenge is to identify one-off inflationary influences, communicate these to the public and financial markets, and deal with second-round effects. From a risk-management perspective, a...