Finance

Banking

EBRD invests EUR 5 mln in Lithuanian Green Bond

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is investing EUR 5 million in a EUR 25 million Green...

Banking

Value of bank card purchases up 21% y.o.y. in Q3 

The value of purchases in Hungary made with locally-issued bank cards climbed 21% year-on-year to HUF 2.457 trillion in the...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 30 bp to 3.6%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced a rate of 3.6% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...

Debt

Polish c/a switches to deficit in October

Poland's current account switched to a EUR 1.791 billion deficit in October, from a downwardly revised EUR 1.55 bln surplus...

MNB

Rate-setters expect CPI to ‘fall gradually’ from November peak

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said CPI peaked in November and is expected to "fall...

MNB

4iG raises more than HUF 291 bln with BGS bond issue

Listed IT company 4iG raised HUF 291.4 billion in proceeds from security issued in the framework of the Bond Funding...

Ratings

S&P revises Serbia’s outlook to positive

Standard & Poor's said it has affirmed Serbia's long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at BB+/B,...

Trade

Bulgaria trade gap widens on October

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 776.3 million (EUR 396.9 million) in October from BGN 697.5 million in the corresponding...

Banking

Hungary issues green panda bond

Hungary has become the first country in the world to successfully issue a green "panda" bond - targeted at the...

Debt

Hungary C/A deficit reaches EUR 817 mln in Oct

Hungary's current account had an EUR 817 million deficit in October, widening from a EUR 393 mln gap in the...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 30 bp to 2.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 30...

Trade

Lithuania trade balance swings to deficit in Oct

Lithuania's trade balance registered a deficit of EUR 336.9 million in October versus a surplus of EUR 31.1 million in...

MNB

Weekly QE purchases of gov’t bonds at 50% of target

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 20 billion of government securities in the framework of a quantitative easing...

Banking

Erste Bank Hungary issues debut, HUF 10.43 bln green bond

Erste Bank Hungary on Monday announced the issue of a HUF 10.43 billion green mortgage bond, the lender's first, according...

Banking

Banking sector liquidity rises in November

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector increased in November, mainly reflected in an increase in credit institutions' average stock of...

Banking

EBRD invests EUR 5 mln in Lithuanian Green Bond

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is investing EUR 5 million in a EUR 25 million Green...

Banking

Value of bank card purchases up 21% y.o.y. in Q3 

The value of purchases in Hungary made with locally-issued bank cards climbed 21% year-on-year to HUF 2.457 trillion in the...

MNB

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 30 bp to 3.6%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced a rate of 3.6% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...

Debt

Polish c/a switches to deficit in October

Poland's current account switched to a EUR 1.791 billion deficit in October, from a downwardly revised EUR 1.55 bln surplus...

MNB

Rate-setters expect CPI to ‘fall gradually’ from November peak

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said CPI peaked in November and is expected to "fall...

MNB

4iG raises more than HUF 291 bln with BGS bond issue

Listed IT company 4iG raised HUF 291.4 billion in proceeds from security issued in the framework of the Bond Funding...

Ratings

S&P revises Serbia’s outlook to positive

Standard & Poor's said it has affirmed Serbia's long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at BB+/B,...

Trade

Bulgaria trade gap widens on October

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 776.3 million (EUR 396.9 million) in October from BGN 697.5 million in the corresponding...

Banking

Hungary issues green panda bond

Hungary has become the first country in the world to successfully issue a green "panda" bond - targeted at the...

Debt

Hungary C/A deficit reaches EUR 817 mln in Oct

Hungary's current account had an EUR 817 million deficit in October, widening from a EUR 393 mln gap in the...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 30 bp to 2.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 30...

Trade

Lithuania trade balance swings to deficit in Oct

Lithuania's trade balance registered a deficit of EUR 336.9 million in October versus a surplus of EUR 31.1 million in...

MNB

Weekly QE purchases of gov’t bonds at 50% of target

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 20 billion of government securities in the framework of a quantitative easing...

Banking

Erste Bank Hungary issues debut, HUF 10.43 bln green bond

Erste Bank Hungary on Monday announced the issue of a HUF 10.43 billion green mortgage bond, the lender's first, according...

Banking

Banking sector liquidity rises in November

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector increased in November, mainly reflected in an increase in credit institutions' average stock of...

EBRD invests EUR 5 mln in Lithuanian Green Bond

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is investing EUR 5 million in a EUR 25 million Green...

Value of bank card purchases up 21% y.o.y. in Q3 

The value of purchases in Hungary made with locally-issued bank cards climbed 21% year-on-year to HUF 2.457 trillion in the...

MNB raises 1-week depo rate by 30 bp to 3.6%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced a rate of 3.6% for its one-week deposit facility ahead of a tender...

Polish c/a switches to deficit in October

Poland's current account switched to a EUR 1.791 billion deficit in October, from a downwardly revised EUR 1.55 bln surplus...

Rate-setters expect CPI to ‘fall gradually’ from November peak

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said CPI peaked in November and is expected to "fall...

4iG raises more than HUF 291 bln with BGS bond issue

Listed IT company 4iG raised HUF 291.4 billion in proceeds from security issued in the framework of the Bond Funding...

S&P revises Serbia’s outlook to positive

Standard & Poor's said it has affirmed Serbia's long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at BB+/B,...

Bulgaria trade gap widens on October

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 776.3 million (EUR 396.9 million) in October from BGN 697.5 million in the corresponding...

Hungary issues green panda bond

Hungary has become the first country in the world to successfully issue a green "panda" bond - targeted at the...

Hungary C/A deficit reaches EUR 817 mln in Oct

Hungary's current account had an EUR 817 million deficit in October, widening from a EUR 393 mln gap in the...

Policymakers raise base rate 30 bp to 2.4%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 30...

Lithuania trade balance swings to deficit in Oct

Lithuania's trade balance registered a deficit of EUR 336.9 million in October versus a surplus of EUR 31.1 million in...

Weekly QE purchases of gov’t bonds at 50% of target

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) bought HUF 20 billion of government securities in the framework of a quantitative easing...

Erste Bank Hungary issues debut, HUF 10.43 bln green bond

Erste Bank Hungary on Monday announced the issue of a HUF 10.43 billion green mortgage bond, the lender's first, according...

Banking sector liquidity rises in November

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector increased in November, mainly reflected in an increase in credit institutions' average stock of...