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• Benchmark and key rates cut by 25 and 50 bp respectively
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National Economy Investments Increase in 2004

The Central Statistical Office said it expected real estate will decline in its role as a growth driver in 2005, as supply adjusts to decreasing demand (the high base will also contribute to that end)...

EU Deficit Target Reached in 2004

The country became the second of the EU new member states to ratify the Union's constitution after parliament voted overwhelmingly to back the text, which aims to streamline the workings of the 25...

Citizenship Referendum Fails Due to Low Turnout

A report by consultancy company Ernst and Young has indicated that the country was in the number one position for the region during the first half in terms of new projects funded with foreign capital....

Discontent from Opposition over Budget

Japan and Hungary agreed to boost efforts to help reconstruct Iraq and reform the UN, and are planning to set up a joint panel aimed at boosting bilateral ties. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Pr...