Finance

Debt

Lithuania C/A Swings to Deficit in August

Lithuania recorded a current account deficit of EUR 286.8 million in August, compared with a EUR 107.3 million surplus from...

Banking

Sberbank Depositors to Receive Full Claim, MNB Dep. Governor Says

The depositors of Sberbank will receive their full claim, with compensation starting next week, Csaba Kandrács, deputy governor of the...

Debt

Hungary C/A Deficit Edges up to EUR 1.693 bln in Aug

Hungary's current account had a EUR 1.693 billion deficit in August, slightly up from a HUF 1.674 bln deficit in...

Banking

MNB Fines Raiffeisen HUF 52 mln for Violations

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Saturday said it fined Austrian-owned Raiffeisen Bank HUF 52 million for violating the...

MNB

MNB Raises O/N Collateralised Lending Rate by 950 bp to 25%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Friday announced a decision to raise the rate on...

Trade

Bulgaria Trade Deficit Slightly Widens in Aug

Bulgaria's trade deficit rose to BGN 704.9 million (EUR 360.4 million) in August, slightly widening from the BGN 647.30 million...

Trade

Hungary’s Trade Deficit Reaches EUR 1.3 bln in August

Hungary's external trade in goods deficit reached EUR 1.3 billion in August, according to data published by the Central Statistical...

Debt

Gen Gov’t Runs HUF 181 bln Surplus for September

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, had a HUF 2.692 trillion deficit at the end of September,...

Banking

Volume of Consumer Credit Contracts Falls 8%

The volume of consumer credit contracts concluded in the first eight months of the year fell by nearly 8% compared...

MNB

MNB Int’l Reserves Rise EUR 2.23 bln in September

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.74 bln at the end of September, up...

Banking

Romania C. Bank Raises Rates Further

Romania's central bank hiked the key policy rate on Wednesday, for the ninth session in a row, in a bid...

MNB

MNB Allots HUF 2 bln at Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted HUF 2 billion of discount bills at the first auction of the liquidity...

Banking

Romanian Central Bank FX Reserves Rise in Sep

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, rose to EU 43.711 billion at the end...

Trade

Hungary Food, Farm Exports Climb 26% in H1

Hungary's first-half exports of agriculture and food products rose 26% year-on-year to EUR 6.519 billion, state news wire MTI writes...

MNB

MNB Announces Launch Dates for Deposit Tender, Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday announced launch dates for a variable-rate deposit tender and a regular auction...

Debt

Lithuania C/A Swings to Deficit in August

Lithuania recorded a current account deficit of EUR 286.8 million in August, compared with a EUR 107.3 million surplus from...

Banking

Sberbank Depositors to Receive Full Claim, MNB Dep. Governor Says

The depositors of Sberbank will receive their full claim, with compensation starting next week, Csaba Kandrács, deputy governor of the...

Debt

Hungary C/A Deficit Edges up to EUR 1.693 bln in Aug

Hungary's current account had a EUR 1.693 billion deficit in August, slightly up from a HUF 1.674 bln deficit in...

Banking

MNB Fines Raiffeisen HUF 52 mln for Violations

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Saturday said it fined Austrian-owned Raiffeisen Bank HUF 52 million for violating the...

MNB

MNB Raises O/N Collateralised Lending Rate by 950 bp to 25%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Friday announced a decision to raise the rate on...

Trade

Bulgaria Trade Deficit Slightly Widens in Aug

Bulgaria's trade deficit rose to BGN 704.9 million (EUR 360.4 million) in August, slightly widening from the BGN 647.30 million...

Trade

Hungary’s Trade Deficit Reaches EUR 1.3 bln in August

Hungary's external trade in goods deficit reached EUR 1.3 billion in August, according to data published by the Central Statistical...

Debt

Gen Gov’t Runs HUF 181 bln Surplus for September

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, had a HUF 2.692 trillion deficit at the end of September,...

Banking

Volume of Consumer Credit Contracts Falls 8%

The volume of consumer credit contracts concluded in the first eight months of the year fell by nearly 8% compared...

MNB

MNB Int’l Reserves Rise EUR 2.23 bln in September

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.74 bln at the end of September, up...

Banking

Romania C. Bank Raises Rates Further

Romania's central bank hiked the key policy rate on Wednesday, for the ninth session in a row, in a bid...

MNB

MNB Allots HUF 2 bln at Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted HUF 2 billion of discount bills at the first auction of the liquidity...

Banking

Romanian Central Bank FX Reserves Rise in Sep

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, rose to EU 43.711 billion at the end...

Trade

Hungary Food, Farm Exports Climb 26% in H1

Hungary's first-half exports of agriculture and food products rose 26% year-on-year to EUR 6.519 billion, state news wire MTI writes...

MNB

MNB Announces Launch Dates for Deposit Tender, Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday announced launch dates for a variable-rate deposit tender and a regular auction...

Lithuania C/A Swings to Deficit in August

Lithuania recorded a current account deficit of EUR 286.8 million in August, compared with a EUR 107.3 million surplus from...

Sberbank Depositors to Receive Full Claim, MNB Dep. Governor Says

The depositors of Sberbank will receive their full claim, with compensation starting next week, Csaba Kandrács, deputy governor of the...

Hungary C/A Deficit Edges up to EUR 1.693 bln in Aug

Hungary's current account had a EUR 1.693 billion deficit in August, slightly up from a HUF 1.674 bln deficit in...

MNB Fines Raiffeisen HUF 52 mln for Violations

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Saturday said it fined Austrian-owned Raiffeisen Bank HUF 52 million for violating the...

MNB Raises O/N Collateralised Lending Rate by 950 bp to 25%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Friday announced a decision to raise the rate on...

Bulgaria Trade Deficit Slightly Widens in Aug

Bulgaria's trade deficit rose to BGN 704.9 million (EUR 360.4 million) in August, slightly widening from the BGN 647.30 million...

Hungary’s Trade Deficit Reaches EUR 1.3 bln in August

Hungary's external trade in goods deficit reached EUR 1.3 billion in August, according to data published by the Central Statistical...

Gen Gov’t Runs HUF 181 bln Surplus for September

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, had a HUF 2.692 trillion deficit at the end of September,...

Volume of Consumer Credit Contracts Falls 8%

The volume of consumer credit contracts concluded in the first eight months of the year fell by nearly 8% compared...

MNB Int’l Reserves Rise EUR 2.23 bln in September

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.74 bln at the end of September, up...

Romania C. Bank Raises Rates Further

Romania's central bank hiked the key policy rate on Wednesday, for the ninth session in a row, in a bid...

MNB Allots HUF 2 bln at Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted HUF 2 billion of discount bills at the first auction of the liquidity...

Romanian Central Bank FX Reserves Rise in Sep

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Romania's central bank, excluding gold, rose to EU 43.711 billion at the end...

Hungary Food, Farm Exports Climb 26% in H1

Hungary's first-half exports of agriculture and food products rose 26% year-on-year to EUR 6.519 billion, state news wire MTI writes...

MNB Announces Launch Dates for Deposit Tender, Discount Bill Auction

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday announced launch dates for a variable-rate deposit tender and a regular auction...