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Hungary issues USD 4.25 bln of dollar bonds

Hungary issued USD 4.25 billion of dollar bonds in a transaction that was four times oversubscribed, under favorable conditions, at...

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Banking assoc supports ending blanket moratorium

The Hungarian Banking Association agrees with and supports ending the blanket moratorium the government rolled out in the spring of...

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Corporate lending growth reaches 7.4% in Q2

Corporate lending growth in Hungary reached an annualized 7.4% in Q2, the second-highest rate in the European Union, after Romania,...

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Magyar Bankholding buys up 1/4 of BGS bonds

Magyar Bankholding members Budapest Bank, MKB Bank and Takarék Group have subscribed 25% of bonds issued in the framework of...

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Demand for personal loans at pre-crisis levels

According to Bank360.hu, the demand for unsecured personal loans is again at the pre-COVID crisis level....

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Hungary banking sector profits jump on lower provisions

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 297% year-on-year to HUF 405 billion on a big decline in provisions and...

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K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1

First-half consolidated earnings of Hungary's K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1, a unit of Belgium's KBC, climbed 22% year-on-year...

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Moldova c. bank hikes key rate 

The National Bank of Moldova raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 4.65% on Friday, the second...

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Companies take out net HUF 209 bln of credit in July

Non-financial companies borrowed net HUF 209 billion from credit institutions in July, state news wire MTI reports, citing monthly data...

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Insurers’ revenue from premiums climbs 11.5% in H1

Hungarian insurers' first-half revenue from premiums rose 11.5% year-on-year to HUF 683.8 billion, data released by the National Bank of...

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Romanian c. bank FX reserves rise in August

The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, totaled EUR 41.616 billion at the end of August,...

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Croatian pension funds’ net assets rise 13% on year

Total net assets of Croatian pension funds reached HRK 134.8 billion (EUR 18 billion) at the end of July, up...

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Voluntary pension fund contributions climb 6.5% in H1

Contributions to voluntary pension funds in Hungary rose 6.5% year-on-year to HUF 68.5 billion in the first half of the...

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Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth slows down in July

The deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector increased by 11.8% year-on-year in July, reaching BGN 98.2 billion (EUR 50.2 billion), after...

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Romania’s annual bank deposits growth speeds up in July

The deposits of the non-governmental sector in Romanian banks grew 15.3% on the year to RON 442.3 billion (EUR 107...

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Hungary issues USD 4.25 bln of dollar bonds

Hungary issued USD 4.25 billion of dollar bonds in a transaction that was four times oversubscribed, under favorable conditions, at...

Banking

Banking assoc supports ending blanket moratorium

The Hungarian Banking Association agrees with and supports ending the blanket moratorium the government rolled out in the spring of...

Banking

Corporate lending growth reaches 7.4% in Q2

Corporate lending growth in Hungary reached an annualized 7.4% in Q2, the second-highest rate in the European Union, after Romania,...

Banking

Magyar Bankholding buys up 1/4 of BGS bonds

Magyar Bankholding members Budapest Bank, MKB Bank and Takarék Group have subscribed 25% of bonds issued in the framework of...

Banking

Demand for personal loans at pre-crisis levels

According to Bank360.hu, the demand for unsecured personal loans is again at the pre-COVID crisis level....

Banking

Hungary banking sector profits jump on lower provisions

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 297% year-on-year to HUF 405 billion on a big decline in provisions and...

Banking

K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1

First-half consolidated earnings of Hungary's K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1, a unit of Belgium's KBC, climbed 22% year-on-year...

Banking

Moldova c. bank hikes key rate 

The National Bank of Moldova raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 4.65% on Friday, the second...

Banking

Companies take out net HUF 209 bln of credit in July

Non-financial companies borrowed net HUF 209 billion from credit institutions in July, state news wire MTI reports, citing monthly data...

Banking

Insurers’ revenue from premiums climbs 11.5% in H1

Hungarian insurers' first-half revenue from premiums rose 11.5% year-on-year to HUF 683.8 billion, data released by the National Bank of...

Banking

Romanian c. bank FX reserves rise in August

The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, totaled EUR 41.616 billion at the end of August,...

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Croatian pension funds’ net assets rise 13% on year

Total net assets of Croatian pension funds reached HRK 134.8 billion (EUR 18 billion) at the end of July, up...

Banking

Voluntary pension fund contributions climb 6.5% in H1

Contributions to voluntary pension funds in Hungary rose 6.5% year-on-year to HUF 68.5 billion in the first half of the...

Banking

Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth slows down in July

The deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector increased by 11.8% year-on-year in July, reaching BGN 98.2 billion (EUR 50.2 billion), after...

Banking

Romania’s annual bank deposits growth speeds up in July

The deposits of the non-governmental sector in Romanian banks grew 15.3% on the year to RON 442.3 billion (EUR 107...

Hungary issues USD 4.25 bln of dollar bonds

Hungary issued USD 4.25 billion of dollar bonds in a transaction that was four times oversubscribed, under favorable conditions, at...

Banking assoc supports ending blanket moratorium

The Hungarian Banking Association agrees with and supports ending the blanket moratorium the government rolled out in the spring of...

Corporate lending growth reaches 7.4% in Q2

Corporate lending growth in Hungary reached an annualized 7.4% in Q2, the second-highest rate in the European Union, after Romania,...

Magyar Bankholding buys up 1/4 of BGS bonds

Magyar Bankholding members Budapest Bank, MKB Bank and Takarék Group have subscribed 25% of bonds issued in the framework of...

Demand for personal loans at pre-crisis levels

According to Bank360.hu, the demand for unsecured personal loans is again at the pre-COVID crisis level....

Hungary banking sector profits jump on lower provisions

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 297% year-on-year to HUF 405 billion on a big decline in provisions and...

K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1

First-half consolidated earnings of Hungary's K&H Group earnings rise 22% in H1, a unit of Belgium's KBC, climbed 22% year-on-year...

Moldova c. bank hikes key rate 

The National Bank of Moldova raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 4.65% on Friday, the second...

Companies take out net HUF 209 bln of credit in July

Non-financial companies borrowed net HUF 209 billion from credit institutions in July, state news wire MTI reports, citing monthly data...

Insurers’ revenue from premiums climbs 11.5% in H1

Hungarian insurers' first-half revenue from premiums rose 11.5% year-on-year to HUF 683.8 billion, data released by the National Bank of...

Romanian c. bank FX reserves rise in August

The foreign exchange reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, totaled EUR 41.616 billion at the end of August,...

Croatian pension funds’ net assets rise 13% on year

Total net assets of Croatian pension funds reached HRK 134.8 billion (EUR 18 billion) at the end of July, up...

Voluntary pension fund contributions climb 6.5% in H1

Contributions to voluntary pension funds in Hungary rose 6.5% year-on-year to HUF 68.5 billion in the first half of the...

Bulgaria’s non-govt deposit growth slows down in July

The deposits of Bulgaria's non-government sector increased by 11.8% year-on-year in July, reaching BGN 98.2 billion (EUR 50.2 billion), after...

Romania’s annual bank deposits growth speeds up in July

The deposits of the non-governmental sector in Romanian banks grew 15.3% on the year to RON 442.3 billion (EUR 107...