Finance

Debt

ÁKK raises offer at 3-month T-bill auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 30 billion of discount three-month-T-bills at auction on Tuesday, raising its original...

MNB

MNB books over HUF 300 bln of BGS purchases in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) booked the purchase of HUF 322.2 billion of corporate securities issued in the framework...

Trade

Czech Republic trade surplus falls in November

A report from the Czech statistical office on Friday showed that the trade surplus decreased to CZK 5.749 billion (EUR...

Banking

MNB fines Raiffeisen insurance broker HUF 35 mln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Monday said that it fined insurance broker Raiffeisen Biztosításközvetítő HUF 35 million for...

Debt

Czech gov’t debt largest in history

The Czech Republic's government debt rose to a record CZK 2.47 trillion (EUR 100 billion) last year, the Ministry of...

Banking

220,00 utilizing credit moratorium until June 30

The credit moratorium will help those in need until June 30 this year and will be used by 220,000 retail...

MNB

MNB int’l reserves rise EUR 1.384 bln in December

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.377 billion at the end of December, up...

MNB

MNB leaves 1-week depo rate at 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) left the rate for its one-week deposit facility unchanged at 4% ahead of a...

Banking

Poland’s c. bank hikes key rate 

Poland's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday and suggested further tightening was on the horizon as the country grapples...

MNB

Base rate to ‘converge’ with 1 wk depo rate

The base rate of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will rise to the rate the central bank pays on...

Banking

Romania c. bank FX reserves rise in Dec

The National Bank of Romania announced that the foreign exchange (FX) reserves stood at EUR 40,475 million on December 31,...

MNB

MNB allots EUR 5.392 bln of euro liquidity swaps in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted a combined EUR 5.392 billion of euro liquidity swaps at tenders in December,...

Banking

BDPST acquires 57% stake in Gránit Bank

Hungarian-owned BDPST Zrt. last week said it signed a contract to acquire a 57% stake in Gránit Bank, according to...

Banking

OTP raises capital at Romanian unit 

OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, has raised capital at its Romanian unit for the second time this year, by...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 20 bp to 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) announced a rate of 4% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...

Debt

ÁKK raises offer at 3-month T-bill auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 30 billion of discount three-month-T-bills at auction on Tuesday, raising its original...

MNB

MNB books over HUF 300 bln of BGS purchases in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) booked the purchase of HUF 322.2 billion of corporate securities issued in the framework...

Trade

Czech Republic trade surplus falls in November

A report from the Czech statistical office on Friday showed that the trade surplus decreased to CZK 5.749 billion (EUR...

Banking

MNB fines Raiffeisen insurance broker HUF 35 mln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Monday said that it fined insurance broker Raiffeisen Biztosításközvetítő HUF 35 million for...

Debt

Czech gov’t debt largest in history

The Czech Republic's government debt rose to a record CZK 2.47 trillion (EUR 100 billion) last year, the Ministry of...

Banking

220,00 utilizing credit moratorium until June 30

The credit moratorium will help those in need until June 30 this year and will be used by 220,000 retail...

MNB

MNB int’l reserves rise EUR 1.384 bln in December

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.377 billion at the end of December, up...

MNB

MNB leaves 1-week depo rate at 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) left the rate for its one-week deposit facility unchanged at 4% ahead of a...

Banking

Poland’s c. bank hikes key rate 

Poland's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday and suggested further tightening was on the horizon as the country grapples...

MNB

Base rate to ‘converge’ with 1 wk depo rate

The base rate of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will rise to the rate the central bank pays on...

Banking

Romania c. bank FX reserves rise in Dec

The National Bank of Romania announced that the foreign exchange (FX) reserves stood at EUR 40,475 million on December 31,...

MNB

MNB allots EUR 5.392 bln of euro liquidity swaps in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted a combined EUR 5.392 billion of euro liquidity swaps at tenders in December,...

Banking

BDPST acquires 57% stake in Gránit Bank

Hungarian-owned BDPST Zrt. last week said it signed a contract to acquire a 57% stake in Gránit Bank, according to...

Banking

OTP raises capital at Romanian unit 

OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, has raised capital at its Romanian unit for the second time this year, by...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 20 bp to 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) announced a rate of 4% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...

ÁKK raises offer at 3-month T-bill auction

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 30 billion of discount three-month-T-bills at auction on Tuesday, raising its original...

MNB books over HUF 300 bln of BGS purchases in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) booked the purchase of HUF 322.2 billion of corporate securities issued in the framework...

Czech Republic trade surplus falls in November

A report from the Czech statistical office on Friday showed that the trade surplus decreased to CZK 5.749 billion (EUR...

MNB fines Raiffeisen insurance broker HUF 35 mln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Monday said that it fined insurance broker Raiffeisen Biztosításközvetítő HUF 35 million for...

Czech gov’t debt largest in history

The Czech Republic's government debt rose to a record CZK 2.47 trillion (EUR 100 billion) last year, the Ministry of...

220,00 utilizing credit moratorium until June 30

The credit moratorium will help those in need until June 30 this year and will be used by 220,000 retail...

MNB int’l reserves rise EUR 1.384 bln in December

International reserves of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) stood at EUR 38.377 billion at the end of December, up...

MNB leaves 1-week depo rate at 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) left the rate for its one-week deposit facility unchanged at 4% ahead of a...

Poland’s c. bank hikes key rate 

Poland's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday and suggested further tightening was on the horizon as the country grapples...

Base rate to ‘converge’ with 1 wk depo rate

The base rate of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will rise to the rate the central bank pays on...

Romania c. bank FX reserves rise in Dec

The National Bank of Romania announced that the foreign exchange (FX) reserves stood at EUR 40,475 million on December 31,...

MNB allots EUR 5.392 bln of euro liquidity swaps in Dec

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted a combined EUR 5.392 billion of euro liquidity swaps at tenders in December,...

BDPST acquires 57% stake in Gránit Bank

Hungarian-owned BDPST Zrt. last week said it signed a contract to acquire a 57% stake in Gránit Bank, according to...

OTP raises capital at Romanian unit 

OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, has raised capital at its Romanian unit for the second time this year, by...

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 20 bp to 4%

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) announced a rate of 4% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...