Finance

Debt

ÁKK sold HUF 27 bln of bonds at Wednesday switch auction

Hungary's State Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 27 billion of bonds maturing in 2029, 2031 and 2034 in exchange...

Trade

Albania 9-month trade gap widens

Albania's trade deficit rose by 23.9% year-on-year in the nine months through September, reaching ALL 290 billion (EUR 2.4 billion),...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 15 bp to 1.8%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 15...

Banking

Eximbank launching new tranche of bonds

Eximbank will launch the first tranche of 2022/5 bonds and the third tranche of 2029/1 bonds on October 25, according...

Debt

Poland c/a deficit jumps in Aug

Poland's current account posted a EUR 1,686 million deficit in August, switching from a EUR 995 million surplus in the...

Ratings

Moody’s changes Romania’s outlook to stable from negative

Moody's Investors Service said it has changed the outlook on Romania to stable from negative and affirmed the 'Baa3' foreign...

Banking

OTP establishes 2 employee stock ownership programs

Shareholders of OTP Bank decided to establish two "Special Employee Stock Co-ownership Programs" (SECOPS) and sell them up to HUF...

Banking

EBRD lending EUR 5 mln to UniCredit’s Bosnian unit to support SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday it is providing a loan of up to EUR...

Debt

Latvia c/a switches to deficit in August

Latvia's current account switched to a deficit of EUR 28 million in August from a EUR 1 million surplus in...

Debt

Hungary C/A deficit widens in August 

Hungary's current account had a deficit of EUR 1.035 billion in August, widening from a EUR 267 million gap in...

MNB

Banking sector liquidity declines in September

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector declined in September, primarily due to the swap facility providing euro liquidity at the...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 65 bln of securities at auction, above plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 65 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 10...

Banking

EBRD approves EUR 4 mln loan to Bosnian microfinance firm for residential green investments

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it has approved a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR...

Trade

Bulgaria trade gap widens in August

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 715.2 million (EUR 365.7 million) in August from BGN 441.5 million in the corresponding...

Banking

Serbia c. bank’s FX reserves rise in Sept

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 16.802 billion at the end of September,...

Debt

ÁKK sold HUF 27 bln of bonds at Wednesday switch auction

Hungary's State Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 27 billion of bonds maturing in 2029, 2031 and 2034 in exchange...

Trade

Albania 9-month trade gap widens

Albania's trade deficit rose by 23.9% year-on-year in the nine months through September, reaching ALL 290 billion (EUR 2.4 billion),...

MNB

Policymakers raise base rate 15 bp to 1.8%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 15...

Banking

Eximbank launching new tranche of bonds

Eximbank will launch the first tranche of 2022/5 bonds and the third tranche of 2029/1 bonds on October 25, according...

Debt

Poland c/a deficit jumps in Aug

Poland's current account posted a EUR 1,686 million deficit in August, switching from a EUR 995 million surplus in the...

Ratings

Moody’s changes Romania’s outlook to stable from negative

Moody's Investors Service said it has changed the outlook on Romania to stable from negative and affirmed the 'Baa3' foreign...

Banking

OTP establishes 2 employee stock ownership programs

Shareholders of OTP Bank decided to establish two "Special Employee Stock Co-ownership Programs" (SECOPS) and sell them up to HUF...

Banking

EBRD lending EUR 5 mln to UniCredit’s Bosnian unit to support SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday it is providing a loan of up to EUR...

Debt

Latvia c/a switches to deficit in August

Latvia's current account switched to a deficit of EUR 28 million in August from a EUR 1 million surplus in...

Debt

Hungary C/A deficit widens in August 

Hungary's current account had a deficit of EUR 1.035 billion in August, widening from a EUR 267 million gap in...

MNB

Banking sector liquidity declines in September

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector declined in September, primarily due to the swap facility providing euro liquidity at the...

Debt

ÁKK sells HUF 65 bln of securities at auction, above plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 65 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 10...

Banking

EBRD approves EUR 4 mln loan to Bosnian microfinance firm for residential green investments

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it has approved a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR...

Trade

Bulgaria trade gap widens in August

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 715.2 million (EUR 365.7 million) in August from BGN 441.5 million in the corresponding...

Banking

Serbia c. bank’s FX reserves rise in Sept

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 16.802 billion at the end of September,...

ÁKK sold HUF 27 bln of bonds at Wednesday switch auction

Hungary's State Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 27 billion of bonds maturing in 2029, 2031 and 2034 in exchange...

Albania 9-month trade gap widens

Albania's trade deficit rose by 23.9% year-on-year in the nine months through September, reaching ALL 290 billion (EUR 2.4 billion),...

Policymakers raise base rate 15 bp to 1.8%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to raise the central bank base rate by 15...

Eximbank launching new tranche of bonds

Eximbank will launch the first tranche of 2022/5 bonds and the third tranche of 2029/1 bonds on October 25, according...

Poland c/a deficit jumps in Aug

Poland's current account posted a EUR 1,686 million deficit in August, switching from a EUR 995 million surplus in the...

Moody’s changes Romania’s outlook to stable from negative

Moody's Investors Service said it has changed the outlook on Romania to stable from negative and affirmed the 'Baa3' foreign...

OTP establishes 2 employee stock ownership programs

Shareholders of OTP Bank decided to establish two "Special Employee Stock Co-ownership Programs" (SECOPS) and sell them up to HUF...

EBRD lending EUR 5 mln to UniCredit’s Bosnian unit to support SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday it is providing a loan of up to EUR...

Latvia c/a switches to deficit in August

Latvia's current account switched to a deficit of EUR 28 million in August from a EUR 1 million surplus in...

Hungary C/A deficit widens in August 

Hungary's current account had a deficit of EUR 1.035 billion in August, widening from a EUR 267 million gap in...

Banking sector liquidity declines in September

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector declined in September, primarily due to the swap facility providing euro liquidity at the...

ÁKK sells HUF 65 bln of securities at auction, above plan

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 65 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, HUF 10...

EBRD approves EUR 4 mln loan to Bosnian microfinance firm for residential green investments

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it has approved a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR...

Bulgaria trade gap widens in August

Bulgaria's trade deficit widened to BGN 715.2 million (EUR 365.7 million) in August from BGN 441.5 million in the corresponding...

Serbia c. bank’s FX reserves rise in Sept

The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Serbia's central bank rose to EUR 16.802 billion at the end of September,...