Moody’s said the rating action reflected its affirmation of Hungary’s Ba1 government bond rating, with a stable outlook, as well as the affirmation of the country’s Ba2 ceiling for foreign-currency deposits.
“Moody’s continues to assume a very high probability of support from the Hungarian government for MFB, reflected in the framework of explicit and irrevocable state guarantees for funding and foreign-currency risk,” the ratings agency said. It noted that the amount of state guarantee covering MFB’s balance-sheet obligations is HUF 1.8 trillion for 2014, twice the bank’s total liabilities at the end of last year.
The amount of state guarantee for the guarantees provided by MFB is HUF 600 bln, it added. “Taking into account the government guarantee on MFB’s liabilities, we expect that the debt and deposit ratings of MFB will move in line with the rating of the Hungarian government,” Moody’s said.
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