Finance

Banking

OTP Leans on Regional Strength, Approves HUF 300 bln Dividend

OTP Bank used its annual meeting to project confidence: profits remain near record levels, lending activity is strong, digital channels...

MNB

Chief Prosecutor Takes Over Case Involving National Bank of Hungary

Hungary's Prosecutor General has taken over a case involving the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) from the police, according to...

Banking

KBC Pinpoints Impact of Hungarian Election, Bank Taxes

The Brussels-based KBC Group NV, the owner of K&H Bank in Hungary since 1999, has pointed to political uncertainty prompted...

Banking

OTP Leans on Regional Strength, Approves HUF 300 bln Dividend

OTP Bank used its annual meeting to project confidence: profits remain near record levels, lending activity is strong, digital channels...

MNB

Chief Prosecutor Takes Over Case Involving National Bank of Hungary

Hungary's Prosecutor General has taken over a case involving the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) from the police, according to...

Banking

KBC Pinpoints Impact of Hungarian Election, Bank Taxes

The Brussels-based KBC Group NV, the owner of K&H Bank in Hungary since 1999, has pointed to political uncertainty prompted...

Banking System Able to Boost Lending to HUF 40 tln, MNB Governor Says

Hungary's banking system is capable of boosting its lending to HUF 40 trillion, National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor Mihály...

Banking Assoc Head Presses for ‘Professional Discourse’

The head of the Hungarian Banking Association called for "more professional discourse" with economic policy makers at a conference organised...

OTP Leans on Regional Strength, Approves HUF 300 bln Dividend

OTP Bank used its annual meeting to project confidence: profits remain near record levels, lending activity is strong, digital channels...

Large-value Transfers Disrupted in Hungarian Banking System – Report

Large-value bank transfers in Hungary were disrupted on Monday morning, potentially delaying salary payments and affecting corporate transactions across the...

MNB Governor Warns Inflation Could Exceed 5% This Year

MNB Governor Mihály Varga said in an interview with economic weekly HVG that the new gov't must present a credible...

Gránit Bank Shareholders Vote to Place 2025 Profit in Reserves

Shareholders of Gránit Bank approved a proposal to place all HUF 19.2 billion of 2025 earnings into profit reserves at...

National Bank Policymakers Leave Base Rate on Hold at 6.25%

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

Chief Prosecutor Takes Over Case Involving National Bank of Hungary

Hungary's Prosecutor General has taken over a case involving the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) from the police, according to...

Scope: Hungary Corporates Face Near-Term Disruption, Medium-Term Upside After Election

Hungary’s corporate sector could face a period of short-term disruption followed by medium-term gains after the recent election, according to...

Policymakers Voted Unanimously to Keep Rates on Hold at March Meeting

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) voted unanimously to keep the central bank's base rate on...

Fitch Warns Tisza Gov’t Must Deliver Credible Fiscal Strategy

Fitch Ratings says Hungary's new government will face serious challenges, including weak growth, and rising public debt, even as the...

ÁKK Sells HUF 47 bln of Securities at Auction, Under Plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 47 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, approximately HUF 3 bln...

KBC Pinpoints Impact of Hungarian Election, Bank Taxes

The Brussels-based KBC Group NV, the owner of K&H Bank in Hungary since 1999, has pointed to political uncertainty prompted...

Hungary’s 2025 Budget Deficit Narrows to 4.7% of GDP

Hungary’s general government deficit improved in 2025, narrowing to 4.7% of GDP, according to preliminary data from the Hungarian Central...

Court Statistics Reveal Rising Bankruptcy Cases, Shifting Workload

The Budapest Court of Appeals reports that the end of COVID‑era payment moratoriums led to a rise in bankruptcy cases,...