BUDAPEST, July 31 (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 - Industrial PPI, June (0700)
BUDAPEST - Economy Minister Varga to deliver a speech (1050)
BUDAPEST - National Election Office news conference (1400)
IN THE REGION
ROMANIA - IMF mission chief for Romania hold news conference at the end of a two-week mission to discuss terms of a new deal with Romanian authorities (0900)
CZECH - Money supply 06/13 (1000)
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
Erste Bank says Hungarian ordeal may be over
Austria's Erste Group Bank said it hoped the worst was behind it in Hungary, where the government was taking a more conciliatory tone towards foreign banks to help its economy.
Orban turns foreign catcalls into Hungarian applause
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has converted criticism heaped on him from abroad into a reputation at home as a plucky defender of national sovereignty that should help him to win re-election next year. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)