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RBI earnings in Hungary climb to EUR 35 mln in Q1

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) booked an after-tax profit of EUR 35 million at its business in Hungary in the...

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Home loan NPL ratio reaches 3.7% after blanket moratorium ends

Non-performing loans accounted for 3.7% of Hungarian lenders' stock of home loans at the end of December, two months after...

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Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

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K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

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Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

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SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

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N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...

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Homebuyers in capital take out HUF 21 mln mortgage, on avg

Homebuyers in the capital who took out mortgages in the first quarter borrowed HUF 21.1 millio, on average, up from...

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OTP requests postponement regarding Uzbek acquisition

OTP has requested a two-to-three month postponement from Uzbekistan in connection with the acquisition of Ipoteka Bank, according to profitline.hu....

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OTP Bank approves HUF 429-per-share dividend

Shareholders of OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, approved the board's proposal to pay a HUF 429.46-per-share dividend on 2019-2021...

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Banking sector forint liquidity falls in March

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector fell in March, reflected by a decline in lenders' one-week deposits with the central...

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Sberbank sells 44% of Croatia’s Fortenova to Hungary’s Indotek

Croatia's largest privately-owned company Fortenova, the successor to the collapsed food-to-retail concern Agrokor, said its biggest shareholder, Russia's top lender...

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Serbia raises interest rates for first time since 2008

The National Bank of Serbia hiked its main interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.5%, the first rise in...

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Romania raises key interest rates

The National Bank of Romania raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% at Tuesday, matching expectations...

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Romania’s c. bank FX reserves down in March

Foreign exchange reserves at the National Bank of Romania fell to EUR 40.143 billion in March, from EUR 41.877 billion...

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RBI earnings in Hungary climb to EUR 35 mln in Q1

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) booked an after-tax profit of EUR 35 million at its business in Hungary in the...

Banking

Home loan NPL ratio reaches 3.7% after blanket moratorium ends

Non-performing loans accounted for 3.7% of Hungarian lenders' stock of home loans at the end of December, two months after...

Banking

Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

Banking

K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

Banking

Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

Banking

SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

Banking

N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...

Banking

Homebuyers in capital take out HUF 21 mln mortgage, on avg

Homebuyers in the capital who took out mortgages in the first quarter borrowed HUF 21.1 millio, on average, up from...

Banking

OTP requests postponement regarding Uzbek acquisition

OTP has requested a two-to-three month postponement from Uzbekistan in connection with the acquisition of Ipoteka Bank, according to profitline.hu....

Banking

OTP Bank approves HUF 429-per-share dividend

Shareholders of OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, approved the board's proposal to pay a HUF 429.46-per-share dividend on 2019-2021...

Banking

Banking sector forint liquidity falls in March

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector fell in March, reflected by a decline in lenders' one-week deposits with the central...

Banking

Sberbank sells 44% of Croatia’s Fortenova to Hungary’s Indotek

Croatia's largest privately-owned company Fortenova, the successor to the collapsed food-to-retail concern Agrokor, said its biggest shareholder, Russia's top lender...

Banking

Serbia raises interest rates for first time since 2008

The National Bank of Serbia hiked its main interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.5%, the first rise in...

Banking

Romania raises key interest rates

The National Bank of Romania raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% at Tuesday, matching expectations...

Banking

Romania’s c. bank FX reserves down in March

Foreign exchange reserves at the National Bank of Romania fell to EUR 40.143 billion in March, from EUR 41.877 billion...

RBI earnings in Hungary climb to EUR 35 mln in Q1

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) booked an after-tax profit of EUR 35 million at its business in Hungary in the...

Home loan NPL ratio reaches 3.7% after blanket moratorium ends

Non-performing loans accounted for 3.7% of Hungarian lenders' stock of home loans at the end of December, two months after...

Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...

Homebuyers in capital take out HUF 21 mln mortgage, on avg

Homebuyers in the capital who took out mortgages in the first quarter borrowed HUF 21.1 millio, on average, up from...

OTP requests postponement regarding Uzbek acquisition

OTP has requested a two-to-three month postponement from Uzbekistan in connection with the acquisition of Ipoteka Bank, according to profitline.hu....

OTP Bank approves HUF 429-per-share dividend

Shareholders of OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, approved the board's proposal to pay a HUF 429.46-per-share dividend on 2019-2021...

Banking sector forint liquidity falls in March

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector fell in March, reflected by a decline in lenders' one-week deposits with the central...

Sberbank sells 44% of Croatia’s Fortenova to Hungary’s Indotek

Croatia's largest privately-owned company Fortenova, the successor to the collapsed food-to-retail concern Agrokor, said its biggest shareholder, Russia's top lender...

Serbia raises interest rates for first time since 2008

The National Bank of Serbia hiked its main interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.5%, the first rise in...

Romania raises key interest rates

The National Bank of Romania raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% at Tuesday, matching expectations...

Romania’s c. bank FX reserves down in March

Foreign exchange reserves at the National Bank of Romania fell to EUR 40.143 billion in March, from EUR 41.877 billion...