A capital raise of HUF 655 million by Magyar Posta into Takarékbank gives the central government and Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) a majority stake. The new charter promises to “help savings cooperatives to become capital-strong, competitive and stable market players and offer all of their clients modern and unified banking services.”
The measures under the new charter were introduced earlier this year as part of a government effort to comply with certain European Union-prescribed capital adequacy requirements. In order to do so, saving co-operatives parted with their combined 55% stake in Takarékbank.
Despite the agreement, OTSz will reportedly be going forward with a lawsuit against the state and Magyar Posta, suing for compensation after the majority share was acquired by the latter at 20% of market value.
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