|
|
2013-09-13 00:00:00
|
Hungary is one of the most ambitious countries in Central and Eastern Europe(CEE) when its comes to developing trade partnerships with China and the recent signing of 3 deals between the 2 countries is further evidence of that.
The first of the 3 deals came word of developments from Switzerland, where, at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, National Bank of Hungary ( MNB ) managing director Daniel Palotai announced a three-year currency-swap agreement worth CNY 10 billion (approximately HUF 37 billion) between MNB and the People’s Bank of China in a bid to increase trade and investment between the two nations. Palotai explained the advantage to Hungarian companies,“They will benefit from being able to conduct business directly with Chinese firms in yuan thus reducing foreign-currency issues.” Reportedly, the binding agreement is the 1st between a European central bank and China.
An additional three-year contract – with an option for a 4th – was inked yesterday between the state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works ( MVM ) along with the Bank of China. Worth €300 million, with the Bank of China banking group in Budapest on Monday. The agreement consists of a €200 million loan for universal corporate-finance requirements. Talking at the signing of the agreement in Budapest, Szíjjártó effusively referred to the agreement as “a significant economical accomplishment, as one of probably the most enthusiastic Hungarian businesses are able to take groundbreaking approaches when it comes to regional empowerment by using Chinese sources.” In the same way MVM chairman/CEO Csaba Baji referred to the long term contract “an extremely important breakthrough when it comes to Hungarian-Chinese business relations.”
Lastly, Huawei Technologies Hungary’s spectacular launching of a new 30,000-square meter logistics hub may have been exceptional on its own, but managing director Yunsong Bin may further announcements outlining that the new logistical hub will not only create jobs at the logistical hub but these will multiply by two to 3,000 workers within 24 months, but that in the near future “All solutions bound for Europe is going to be manufactured in Hungary by 2015 or alternatively will likely go through the Biatorbágy logistics hub” in order to cement Hungary as Huawei’s principal Hub thoroughfare to the EU.
|
|
|
|