Analysts polled by Reuters expect the National Bank of Hungary to keep rates on hold at 6.00% at a meeting on Monday, Reuters reported on Thursday.
All of the 27 analysts in the poll, carried out on May 9-11, said rate-setters would leave the base rate unchanged.
The MNB’s Monetary Council left rates on hold for the third time in a row in April, following a tightening cycle started in November.
Twelve-month consumer price inflation in Hungary accelerated to 4.7% in April from 4.5% in March as food prices climbed, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Wednesday.
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