April 26, 2012, 1:39 pmThe European Commission's announcement that it will start financial aid talks with Hungary is positive, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. Nonetheless, the process of securing assistance will be uncertain...
April 25, 2012, 4:52 pmThe European Commission’s decision to give the go-ahead to Hungary starting negotiations on financial assistance with the EU and the IMF can be seen as a positive step, but worries over Hungary remain...
March 19, 2012, 7:15 amFitch Ratings thinks Hungary will set out a credible deficit reduction plan to secure multilateral funding from the EU and IMF this spring. This would likely result in the EU reversing its decision to...
March 1, 2012, 8:33 amCentral and Eastern Europe’s fiscal financing needs are manageable, but risks remain, Fitch Ratings said in a report published on Wednesday. Hungary’s capacity to obtain market financing on...
January 16, 2012, 11:01 amFitch Ratings downgraded Hungarian banks CIB Bank Zrt's (CIB) and Kereskedelmi és Hitelbank Zrt's (K&H) Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'BBB' from 'A-' with Negative Outlook and CIB's, K&H's...
January 10, 2012, 2:22 pmFitch Ratings has announced on Tuesday that the ratings of Hungarian oil and gas group MOL are unaffected by the downgrade of Hungary's ratings on 6 January. 2012.01.10 12:32Fitch says Hungary will need...
January 10, 2012, 12:32 pmHungary is left with no choice but to agree with the IMF/EU on a credit line and it should do so by the end of June, said Paul Rawkins, head of the emerging Europe sovereign ratings group at Fitch Ratings...
January 6, 2012, 4:19 pmHungary’s forint first hit a new all-time low at 324 versus the euro then gained six units on Thursday, and its firming momentum has not faded on Friday morning. The appreciation came about over...
January 6, 2012, 2:33 pmFitch Ratings has on Friday downgraded Hungary's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) by one notch to 'BB+' and 'BBB-', from 'BBB-' and 'BBB' respectively. The Outlook on the...
January 6, 2012, 2:15 pmFitch Ratings has on Friday downgraded Hungary's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) by one notch to 'BB+' and 'BBB-', from 'BBB-' and 'BBB' respectively. The Outlook on the...
December 22, 2011, 11:51 amHungarian government bonds yields rose 25 to 30 bp in Thursday morning trade on news of a S&P downgrade the night before, Portfolio.hu has learned from a trader representing a primary dealer who wished...
December 22, 2011, 7:51 amStandard & Poor's has downgraded Hungary's sovereign debt from BBB- to BB+, which means the country now has junk rating. To make matters worse, the rating comes with negative outlook. This means Hungarian...
December 7, 2011, 11:35 am(Expands, adds charts) Fitch Ratings has said on Wednesday it was unlikely to change Hungary's credit rating until it has more information on the outcome of the country's talks with the International...
November 28, 2011, 3:05 pmFitch Ratings has on Monday affirmed Hungarian oil and gas group MOL’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB-' with Stable Outlooks and Short-term foreign and...
November 23, 2011, 4:56 pmTurning its stance around Hungary announced last week that it would start talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on an “insurance-type, precautionary" credit deal. The news came totally...
November 18, 2011, 5:06 pmFitch Ratings has said on Friday that the potential agreement of a new IMF programme to support Hungary would be “a positive step and could reduce downward pressure on the sovereign rating." It warned...
November 14, 2011, 10:09 pmFitch Ratings has on Monday revised its rating outlook on Hungary’s Kereskedelmi és Hitelbank Zrt's (K&H) to Negative from Stable, and affirmed the bank’s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR)...
November 14, 2011, 8:37 amStrandard & Poor’s lowered Hungary's BBB- negative outlook rating to “CreditWatch with negative implications", which means a cut to junk is imminent, expected within the next month, Peter Attard...
November 12, 2011, 9:02 pmStandard&Poor's Ratings Services on Friday placed its 'BBB-/A-3' foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, it has placed...
November 12, 2011, 5:45 pmHungary is now the closest possible to junk grade at Fitch Ratings as the credit rating agency has revised the Outlooks on the country’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings...