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Alexei Miller, chief of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom
Europe: Skipping Out on Gazprom's Bill?
November 19, 2008 2121 GMT
Countries that buy natural gas from Russia's Gazprom reportedly told the firm that if prices increase, they will not be able to pay. [more]
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Global Finance: The Course of the Crisis and the IMF's Abilities
October 30, 2008 1006 GMT
The road map the global financial crisis is following and the International Monetary Fund's ability to deal with it bear closer examination. [more]
A broker in Budapest on Oct. 29
Hungary: Just the First to Fall?
October 29, 2008 2109 GMT
The International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the World Bank are bailing out Hungary's economy out of fear that the severe financial crisis there will spread. [more]
The floor of the Chicago Board of Trade
Intelligence Guidance: Week of Oct. 26, 2008
October 24, 2008 2154 GMT
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Hungary--Magyar Nemzeti Bank sign
Hungary: A Panic Rate Hike and a Potential Contagion Effect
October 22, 2008 1742 GMT
Hungary became the first country to have a panic interest rate hike -- a full 3 percent -- in the current global economic crisis. [more]
A branch of Ceska Sporitelna, a Czech bank bought by Erste Bank of Austria
Hungary: The Hungarian Financial Crisis’ Impact On Austrian Banks
October 20, 2008 2146 GMT
Austrian banks could be dramatically affected by the financial crisis unraveling in Hungary. In turn, this could have serious implications for the rest of Europe. [more]
Hungarian Central Bank headquarters in Budapest
Hungary: The European Central Bank Steps In
October 16, 2008 1500 GMT
Far more than one small Central European country will be affected if Hungary's potentially destabilizing problems are not promptly addressed. [more]
IMF, World Bank Annual Conference
The Financial Crisis: Aftershocks on Europe's Periphery
October 16, 2008 1309 GMT
European authorities continue the battle to contain financial disaster as aftershocks spread toward geopolitically sensitive states to the east — including Hungary, Ukraine and the Baltics. [more]
Financial Crisis Part 3
Hungary: Hints of a Wider European Crisis
October 15, 2008 2351 GMT
Hungary's economic problems are just a hint of what could befall Central Europe and the Balkans as capital begins withdrawing from the region. [more]
News ticker in New York announcing bank bailout
U.S.: Some Good News Amid the Financial Crisis
October 15, 2008 1959 GMT
It seems every time Stratfor shines a light on something in this financial crisis we discover distressing news. [more]
Worker at Hungarian oil firm MOL's main base
Austria, Hungary: Lucrative Energy Opportunities in the Balkans
September 16, 2008 2157 GMT
Hungary has drawn a new line in the sand in its ongoing competition with Austria over the Balkans, which is now focusing on energy companies. [more]
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Georgia, Russia: The Twilight Hour
August 12, 2008 0141 GMT
Russian forces were only 40 miles from the Georgian capital at dusk on Monday. [more]
OMV refinery
Hungary, Austria: A Continuing Energy Rivalry in the Balkans
August 6, 2008 2143 GMT
Austrian energy firm OMV withdrew its takeover bid for Hungary's MOL. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Hungary, Serbia: Prime Ministers
Hungary, Serbia: Serb Nationalists Issue Warning
March 18, 2008 2032 GMT
Serb nationalists, fresh from a massive defeat in Kosovo, are beginning to warn that foreign forces may soon attempt to whittle away further at Serbian territorial integrity. [more]
ethnic hungarians protest in transylvania, romania (march 2006)
Romania: The Hype About Hungarians in Transylvania
February 19, 2008 2015 GMT
Widespread reports from Romania indicate that Hungarians in Transylvania have formed a movement to gain independence. However, the Hungarians in Romania are not as united as the media have implied. [more]
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany
Kosovo: Independence Resonates With Eastern Europe's Hungarians
February 18, 2008 2205 GMT
Hungarians throughout Eastern Europe have welcomed Kosovo's Feb. 17 declaration of independence. The issue could lead to a nationalist wave and calls for independence for Hungarian enclaves. [more]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer at Schengen zone ceremony
EU: The Consequences of Schengen Expansion
December 20, 2007 1652 GMT
The Schengen zone of open borders in Europe expands from 15 to 24 countries at midnight Dec. 21. [more]
Ferenc Gyurcsany
Hungary: A Change of Heart on Nabucco
September 14, 2007 1608 GMT
Hungary now backs a natural gas project aiming to wean Europe from dependency on Russian energy. [more]
Bart Mongoven
Nanotechnology and the Regulation of New Technologies
August 23, 2007 2134 GMT
Recent findings that one key nanotechnology product's manufacture could pose a health risk will enhance pressure for a decision on how to regulate the sector. [more]
Bart Mongoven
A Potential Tool for Protecting Human Rights in the Third World
August 16, 2007 1951 GMT
The International Financial Corp. announced recently it is joining forces with the United Nations’ top expert on the business/human rights issue to study the impact of investment agreements on citizens in the developing world. [more]
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