Finance

Debt

ÁKK switch auction bond sales fall short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20.5 billion of bonds maturing in 2026 and 2031 at a switch...

MNB

June trade surplus revised down to EUR 488 mln

Hungaryʼs June trade surplus was revised down to EUR 488 million in a second reading of data released by the...

Debt

ÁKK sells three-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

Corporate, household lending continues to expand in Q2

In the second quarter of 2019, banksʼ stocks of loans to the corporate, SME and household sectors grew by 16%,...

MNB

Record low forint exchange rates

Hungary’s forint set an all-time low against the euro last week due to fears of a global recession, a trade...

MNB

Surplus in trade of services reaches EUR 2.341 bln in Q2

Hungaryʼs surplus in trade of services reached EUR 2.341 billion in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 40 bln of bonds at auction, under plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 40.0 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, cutting its...

Debt

ÁKK buys back HUF 126.88 bln of bonds early at reverse auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) bought back a combined HUF 126.88 billion of bonds expiring in 2020 and 2021...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 15 bln of three-month bills, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

Masterplast H1 earnings climb 21% as sales rise

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian building materials company Masterplast rose 21% year-on-year to EUR 2,061,000 as revenue climbed, an earnings...

MNB

CEE private equity fundraising reaches EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 at...

Debt

ÁKK 12-month T-bill sale falls short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 10 billion of discount 12-month T-bills on Thursday, HUF 5 bln less...

MNB

State debt 68.7% of GDP at Q2 end

Hungaryʼs state debt stood at 68.7% of GDP at the end of June, down from 70.0% of GDP at the...

Debt

ÁKK sells 3-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Wednesday, in line...

Ratings

Fitch affirms Hungary ‘BBB’ rating; outlook ‘stable’

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Hungaryʼs “BBB” sovereign rating, two notches over the investment grade threshold, with a “stable” outlook,...

Debt

ÁKK switch auction bond sales fall short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20.5 billion of bonds maturing in 2026 and 2031 at a switch...

MNB

June trade surplus revised down to EUR 488 mln

Hungaryʼs June trade surplus was revised down to EUR 488 million in a second reading of data released by the...

Debt

ÁKK sells three-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

Corporate, household lending continues to expand in Q2

In the second quarter of 2019, banksʼ stocks of loans to the corporate, SME and household sectors grew by 16%,...

MNB

Record low forint exchange rates

Hungary’s forint set an all-time low against the euro last week due to fears of a global recession, a trade...

MNB

Surplus in trade of services reaches EUR 2.341 bln in Q2

Hungaryʼs surplus in trade of services reached EUR 2.341 billion in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 40 bln of bonds at auction, under plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 40.0 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, cutting its...

Debt

ÁKK buys back HUF 126.88 bln of bonds early at reverse auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) bought back a combined HUF 126.88 billion of bonds expiring in 2020 and 2021...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 15 bln of three-month bills, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

MNB

Masterplast H1 earnings climb 21% as sales rise

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian building materials company Masterplast rose 21% year-on-year to EUR 2,061,000 as revenue climbed, an earnings...

MNB

CEE private equity fundraising reaches EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 at...

Debt

ÁKK 12-month T-bill sale falls short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 10 billion of discount 12-month T-bills on Thursday, HUF 5 bln less...

MNB

State debt 68.7% of GDP at Q2 end

Hungaryʼs state debt stood at 68.7% of GDP at the end of June, down from 70.0% of GDP at the...

Debt

ÁKK sells 3-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Wednesday, in line...

Ratings

Fitch affirms Hungary ‘BBB’ rating; outlook ‘stable’

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Hungaryʼs “BBB” sovereign rating, two notches over the investment grade threshold, with a “stable” outlook,...

ÁKK switch auction bond sales fall short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20.5 billion of bonds maturing in 2026 and 2031 at a switch...

June trade surplus revised down to EUR 488 mln

Hungaryʼs June trade surplus was revised down to EUR 488 million in a second reading of data released by the...

ÁKK sells three-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

Corporate, household lending continues to expand in Q2

In the second quarter of 2019, banksʼ stocks of loans to the corporate, SME and household sectors grew by 16%,...

Record low forint exchange rates

Hungary’s forint set an all-time low against the euro last week due to fears of a global recession, a trade...

Surplus in trade of services reaches EUR 2.341 bln in Q2

Hungaryʼs surplus in trade of services reached EUR 2.341 billion in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said...

ÁKK sells HUF 40 bln of bonds at auction, under plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 40.0 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, cutting its...

ÁKK buys back HUF 126.88 bln of bonds early at reverse auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) bought back a combined HUF 126.88 billion of bonds expiring in 2020 and 2021...

ÁKK sells HUF 15 bln of three-month bills, as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line...

Masterplast H1 earnings climb 21% as sales rise

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian building materials company Masterplast rose 21% year-on-year to EUR 2,061,000 as revenue climbed, an earnings...

CEE private equity fundraising reaches EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 at...

ÁKK 12-month T-bill sale falls short of plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 10 billion of discount 12-month T-bills on Thursday, HUF 5 bln less...

State debt 68.7% of GDP at Q2 end

Hungaryʼs state debt stood at 68.7% of GDP at the end of June, down from 70.0% of GDP at the...

ÁKK sells 3-month T-bills as planned

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Wednesday, in line...

Fitch affirms Hungary ‘BBB’ rating; outlook ‘stable’

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Hungaryʼs “BBB” sovereign rating, two notches over the investment grade threshold, with a “stable” outlook,...