Finance

MNB

Policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 13.5 bln of 3-month T-bills at auction, below plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 13.5 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, HUF 1.5...

Banking

OTP disburses more than HUF 400 bln of prenatal baby support credit

OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, has disbursed HUF 405 billion of prenatal baby support loans since the launch of...

Banking

New commercial bank launches operation in Lithuania

PayRay, a Lithuanian financial sector company, has started a new page of its business service activities, local media reported....

Banking

Forint liquidity of banking sector rose in September

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector rose in September from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in an increase...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 37.5 bln of securities at auction, over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 37.5 billion of securities at auction on Wednesday, HUF 7.5...

Ratings

Fitch affirms MFB, Magyar Eximbank ratings with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday affirmed the "BBB" ratings of the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and Magyar Eximbank with stable...

Banking

OTP, Eximbank to launch HUF 25 bln private equity fund

Eximbank and OTP Bank are set to launch Regional Private Equity Fund II, with HUF 25 billion of starting capital...

Trade

Japan, Thailand lift last restrictions on Hungarian poultry imports

Japan and Thailand have lifted the last restrictions on imports of Hungarian poultry due to an outbreak of bird flu,...

Ratings

Fitch revises Latviaʼs outlook to stable

Fitch Ratings changed on Friday Latviaʼs sovereign credit rating outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the debt grade at...

Banking

Eximbank conducts most successful bond auction to date

Eximbank carried out a highly successful bond issuance last week, succeeding to raise an unprecedented HUF 52 billion with the...

Trade

Surplus on external trade in goods at EUR 251 mln in August

In EUR terms, the value of exports decreased by 2.5% and that of imports by 5.4% in August 2020 compared...

Debt

Gen govʼt deficit edges up to HUF 2.270 tln at end-September

Hungaryʼs general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached approximately HUF 2.270 trillion at the end of September, edging up HUF...

Debt

Serbiaʼs public debt rises in August

Serbiaʼs public debt totaled EUR 26.6 billion at the end of August, the countryʼs Finance Ministry said in a statement...

MNB

EC proposes EUR 504 mln in SURE support for Hungary

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a proposal to the Council for a decision to grant EUR 504 million in...

MNB

Policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 13.5 bln of 3-month T-bills at auction, below plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 13.5 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, HUF 1.5...

Banking

OTP disburses more than HUF 400 bln of prenatal baby support credit

OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, has disbursed HUF 405 billion of prenatal baby support loans since the launch of...

Banking

New commercial bank launches operation in Lithuania

PayRay, a Lithuanian financial sector company, has started a new page of its business service activities, local media reported....

Banking

Forint liquidity of banking sector rose in September

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector rose in September from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in an increase...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 37.5 bln of securities at auction, over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 37.5 billion of securities at auction on Wednesday, HUF 7.5...

Ratings

Fitch affirms MFB, Magyar Eximbank ratings with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday affirmed the "BBB" ratings of the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and Magyar Eximbank with stable...

Banking

OTP, Eximbank to launch HUF 25 bln private equity fund

Eximbank and OTP Bank are set to launch Regional Private Equity Fund II, with HUF 25 billion of starting capital...

Trade

Japan, Thailand lift last restrictions on Hungarian poultry imports

Japan and Thailand have lifted the last restrictions on imports of Hungarian poultry due to an outbreak of bird flu,...

Ratings

Fitch revises Latviaʼs outlook to stable

Fitch Ratings changed on Friday Latviaʼs sovereign credit rating outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the debt grade at...

Banking

Eximbank conducts most successful bond auction to date

Eximbank carried out a highly successful bond issuance last week, succeeding to raise an unprecedented HUF 52 billion with the...

Trade

Surplus on external trade in goods at EUR 251 mln in August

In EUR terms, the value of exports decreased by 2.5% and that of imports by 5.4% in August 2020 compared...

Debt

Gen govʼt deficit edges up to HUF 2.270 tln at end-September

Hungaryʼs general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached approximately HUF 2.270 trillion at the end of September, edging up HUF...

Debt

Serbiaʼs public debt rises in August

Serbiaʼs public debt totaled EUR 26.6 billion at the end of August, the countryʼs Finance Ministry said in a statement...

MNB

EC proposes EUR 504 mln in SURE support for Hungary

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a proposal to the Council for a decision to grant EUR 504 million in...

Policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged, at...

ÁKK sells HUF 13.5 bln of 3-month T-bills at auction, below plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 13.5 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, HUF 1.5...

OTP disburses more than HUF 400 bln of prenatal baby support credit

OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, has disbursed HUF 405 billion of prenatal baby support loans since the launch of...

New commercial bank launches operation in Lithuania

PayRay, a Lithuanian financial sector company, has started a new page of its business service activities, local media reported....

Forint liquidity of banking sector rose in September

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector rose in September from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in an increase...

ÁKK sells HUF 37.5 bln of securities at auction, over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 37.5 billion of securities at auction on Wednesday, HUF 7.5...

Fitch affirms MFB, Magyar Eximbank ratings with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday affirmed the "BBB" ratings of the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and Magyar Eximbank with stable...

OTP, Eximbank to launch HUF 25 bln private equity fund

Eximbank and OTP Bank are set to launch Regional Private Equity Fund II, with HUF 25 billion of starting capital...

Japan, Thailand lift last restrictions on Hungarian poultry imports

Japan and Thailand have lifted the last restrictions on imports of Hungarian poultry due to an outbreak of bird flu,...

Fitch revises Latviaʼs outlook to stable

Fitch Ratings changed on Friday Latviaʼs sovereign credit rating outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the debt grade at...

Eximbank conducts most successful bond auction to date

Eximbank carried out a highly successful bond issuance last week, succeeding to raise an unprecedented HUF 52 billion with the...

Surplus on external trade in goods at EUR 251 mln in August

In EUR terms, the value of exports decreased by 2.5% and that of imports by 5.4% in August 2020 compared...

Gen govʼt deficit edges up to HUF 2.270 tln at end-September

Hungaryʼs general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached approximately HUF 2.270 trillion at the end of September, edging up HUF...

Serbiaʼs public debt rises in August

Serbiaʼs public debt totaled EUR 26.6 billion at the end of August, the countryʼs Finance Ministry said in a statement...

EC proposes EUR 504 mln in SURE support for Hungary

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a proposal to the Council for a decision to grant EUR 504 million in...