Hungary, Factors to watch, Jan 22
BUDAPEST, Jan 22 (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 - Economic conference with economy minister Varga and foreign minister Szijjarto speaking (0800)
BUDAPEST - Government bond tenders (1030)
BUDAPEST - Monthly Hungarian central bank and long-term economic indicators poll (1300)
BUDAPEST - Detailed Dec state budget figures (1400)
IN THE REGION
ROMANIA - Debt managers tender 800 million lei worth of Jan 2018 treasury bonds
BULGARIA - NATO's Secretary General Jens Stolenberg to visit
BELGIUM - European court's advocate general opinion on state aid case regarding Hungarian oil company MOL (0930)
ROMANIA - Investment fund Fondul Proprietatea press conference on energy outlook (1200)
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
CROATIA TO CONSIDER LOAN CONVERSION ON SWISS FRANC SURGE
Croatia could convert mortgages denominated in Swiss francs into the local kuna currency, it said on Wednesday, scrambling to cope with a surge in the franc's value that has hit hundreds of thousands of homeowners across central and eastern Europe.
ROMANIA PLANS TO EXPAND DEBT HELP SCHEME TO COVER MORE SWISS FRANC BORROWERS
Romania's government plans to expand a scheme to ease the debt burden of its lowest earners as holders of Swiss franc-denominated loans are being hit by the currency's surge, its finance minister said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)
