Finance

Trade

Gov’t extends mandatory reporting for grain exports

Hungary's government has extended a measure mandating reporting of grain exports by two months until the middle of July, Agriculture...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 42 bln of securities at auction, fraction over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 42 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 2...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week deposit rate 30 bp to 6.45%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) raised the rate for its one-week deposit facility by 30 bp to 6.45% ahead...

Banking

Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 100 bp to 5.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 100...

Debt

Government deficit reached HUF 2.309 tln in March

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 2.309 trillion at the end of March, the Ministry...

MNB

MNB updates lenders’ guidance for troubled retail borrowers

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday said it issued an updated set of steps lenders must take before...

Banking

K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

Debt

Latvia’s state budget deficit at 7.3% of GDP in 2021

In 2021, general government budget deficit accounted for EUR 2.4 billion, or 7.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and...

Banking

Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 60 bln of bonds at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 60 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 20 bln more...

Debt

Polish c/a switches to deficit in February

Poland recorded a current account deficit of EUR 2.871 billion in February, from a EUR 276 million surplus in the...

MNB

Pallas Athéné Foundation assets close to HUF 281 bln

Assets of the National Bank of Hungary's Pallas Athéné Foundation reached HUF 280.8 billion at the end of the first...

Banking

SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

Banking

N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...

Trade

Gov’t extends mandatory reporting for grain exports

Hungary's government has extended a measure mandating reporting of grain exports by two months until the middle of July, Agriculture...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 42 bln of securities at auction, fraction over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 42 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 2...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week deposit rate 30 bp to 6.45%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) raised the rate for its one-week deposit facility by 30 bp to 6.45% ahead...

Banking

Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 100 bp to 5.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 100...

Debt

Government deficit reached HUF 2.309 tln in March

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 2.309 trillion at the end of March, the Ministry...

MNB

MNB updates lenders’ guidance for troubled retail borrowers

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday said it issued an updated set of steps lenders must take before...

Banking

K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

Debt

Latvia’s state budget deficit at 7.3% of GDP in 2021

In 2021, general government budget deficit accounted for EUR 2.4 billion, or 7.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and...

Banking

Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 60 bln of bonds at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 60 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 20 bln more...

Debt

Polish c/a switches to deficit in February

Poland recorded a current account deficit of EUR 2.871 billion in February, from a EUR 276 million surplus in the...

MNB

Pallas Athéné Foundation assets close to HUF 281 bln

Assets of the National Bank of Hungary's Pallas Athéné Foundation reached HUF 280.8 billion at the end of the first...

Banking

SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

Banking

N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...

Gov’t extends mandatory reporting for grain exports

Hungary's government has extended a measure mandating reporting of grain exports by two months until the middle of July, Agriculture...

ÁKK sells HUF 42 bln of securities at auction, fraction over plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 42 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 2...

MNB raises 1-week deposit rate 30 bp to 6.45%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) raised the rate for its one-week deposit facility by 30 bp to 6.45% ahead...

Willingness to borrow increases

Hungarians' willingness to borrow has increased as 12% of those surveyed plan to borrow in the next year, up by...

Policymakers raise base rate 100 bp to 5.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 100...

Government deficit reached HUF 2.309 tln in March

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached HUF 2.309 trillion at the end of March, the Ministry...

MNB updates lenders’ guidance for troubled retail borrowers

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday said it issued an updated set of steps lenders must take before...

K&H issues debut green bond

K&H, the local unit of Belgium's KBC, issued a HUF 15 billion green bond, the lender's first, on Monday, according...

Latvia’s state budget deficit at 7.3% of GDP in 2021

In 2021, general government budget deficit accounted for EUR 2.4 billion, or 7.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and...

Value of sustainable investments supported by K&H quadrupled in 2021

The value of sustainability investments supported by K&H quadrupled last year, and the financing of renewable energy production reached HUF...

ÁKK sells HUF 60 bln of bonds at auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 60 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 20 bln more...

Polish c/a switches to deficit in February

Poland recorded a current account deficit of EUR 2.871 billion in February, from a EUR 276 million surplus in the...

Pallas Athéné Foundation assets close to HUF 281 bln

Assets of the National Bank of Hungary's Pallas Athéné Foundation reached HUF 280.8 billion at the end of the first...

SME lending market grew rapidly even during pandemic

Since 2019, the stock of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in Hungary has continued to grow dynamically, despite the...

N. Macedonia’s c. bank raises key rate

North Macedonia's central bank said on Wednesday it decided to raise its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%,...