Hungary, Factors to watch, Dec 1
BUDAPEST, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets.
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT)
BUDAPEST - Nov PMI data(0800)
BUDAPEST - Parliament holds session (1200)
BUDAPEST - Six-week bill auction (1030)
IN THE REGION
CZECH - Nov PMI (0800)
POLAND - Nov PMI (0800)
CZECH - budget data Nov (0800)
ROMANIA - National holiday.
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
BRIEF-FITCH AFFIRMS HUNGARY AT 'BB+'; OUTLOOK STABLE - RTRS
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hungary's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB+' and 'BBB-', respectively. The Outlooks are Stable.
CEE MARKETS 2-POLISH BONDS RETREAT ON GDP, ENERGY STOCKS FALL
BUDAPEST/WARSAW, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Polish government bond prices gave up ground on Friday after economic output data dampened expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates next week.
HUNGARY'S INVESTMENTS RISE 16.3 PCT Y/Y IN Q3 - STATS
BUDAPEST, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Hungary's investments rose by an annual 16.3 percent in the third quarter after a 21.2 percent annual rise in the second quarter, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Friday.
HUNGARIAN SAVERS SAY GOVERNMENT IS STEALING THEIR PENSIONS
About 3,000 other protesters to parliament on the banks of the Danube this week to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's planned changes to pension fund rules. Orban's government denies it is stealing anyone's pension, but the proposal is one of a flurry of financial policies that have critics accusing him of trampling on property rights and economic freedoms to fill up state coffers.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than)
