Hungary, Factors to watch, Feb 27
BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (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 - Jan PPI data (0800)
BUDAPEST - Jan 3-month unemployment rate(0800)
BUDAPEST - British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond visits Budapest, presser with Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto (0715)
BUDAPEST - PM Orban to hold state of the nation speech (1400)
IN THE REGION
CZECH - final Q4 GDP (0800)
POLAND - Q4 GDP (0800)
CZECH - British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond visits Prague.News conference at 1245 GMT.
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
CEE MARKETS 2-BONDS EXTEND GAINS, LIFTING FORINT TO 9-MONTH HIGH
BUDAPEST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The forint touched 9-month highs against the euro on Thursday as investors bought Central European government bonds, encouraged by expectations for interest rate cuts in the region.
UPDATE 1-MAGYAR TELEKOM TO REVIEW RETAIL ENERGY PRESENCE IN 2015
BUDAPEST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Magyar Telekom MTEL.BU plans to review its retail energy market operations this year due to the planned entry of a state-owned power holding company, Chief Financial Officer Janos Szabo said on Thursday.
MAGYAR TELEKOM PLANS RETURN TO DIVIDEND ON 2015 RESULTS
Magyar Telekom expects to resume dividend payments on its 2015 results, the Deutsche Telekom unit said on Wednesday, adding that it planned to pay at least 15 forints per share.
HUNGARY'S Q4 INVESTMENT GROWTH SLOWS TO 1.9 PCT Y/Y BUDAPEST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Hungary's investments rose by an annual 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after a 16.3 percent annual rise in the third quarter, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Thursday.
(Reporting by Krisztina Than)
