May 9, 2012, 2:11 pmAs the Governor of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) revealed on 24 April, one member of the Monetary Council voted to raise the 7.00% base rate by 25 basis points (Deputy Governor Júlia Király) and one...
May 9, 2012, 8:56 amHungary's central bank (NBH) could start carefully reducing interest rates after the government begins talks with international lenders on a new loan to stabilise the country's indebted economy, two policy...
April 24, 2012, 3:06 pmThe Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has on Tuesday reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 7.00%, as expected...
April 24, 2012, 2:00 pmThe rate-setting body of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has decided on Tuesday for the fourth consecutive month to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 7.00%. This has not surprised anyone on the...
April 24, 2012, 8:00 amHungary’s central bank will leave its key policy rate unchanged at 7.00% on Tuesday, according to analysts’ consensus estimate in a Portfolio.hu poll. They say the Monetary Council has no reason...
March 30, 2012, 10:46 amHungary’s central bank (NBH) sees no room to lower its key policy rate, the highest in the European Union, until risk perceptions improve, NBH Deputy Governor, Ferenc Karvalits, told Dow Jones in...
March 27, 2012, 2:24 pm(Adds comment by Erste, Citi, Raiffeisen) The Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has left the base rate unchanged at its monthly policy meeting on Tuesday. The benchmark rate has been...
March 27, 2012, 2:00 pmThe Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has left the base rate unchanged at its monthly policy meeting on Tuesday. The benchmark rate has been on hold since end-December 2011 and at...
March 23, 2012, 2:53 pmHungary’s central bank (NBH) will leave its key policy rate on hold next Tuesday, analysts projected in a Portfolio.hu poll on Friday. This would be the third month in a row when the Monetary Council...
March 14, 2012, 3:12 pmAt the 28 February policy meeting of the Hungarian central bank’s (NBH) Monetary Council, six members voted to maintain the base rate at 7.00% and one member, János Cinkotai, voted to lower it by...
February 28, 2012, 3:04 pmAt its meeting on 28 February, the Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to leave the central bank base rate unchanged...
January 24, 2012, 3:55 pmAt its meeting on 24 January, the Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to leave the central bank base rate unchanged...
January 24, 2012, 3:06 pmHungary’s Monetary Council discussed two proposals at its Tuesday policy meeting, on to hold the base rate unchanged at 7.00% and one to raise it by 50 basis points, central bank (NBH) Governor András...
January 11, 2012, 3:14 pmAt the 20 December 2011 policy meeting of the Hungarian central bank’s (NBH) Monetary Council five members voted to raise the base rate by 50 basis points to 7.00%, while two members (Ferenc Gerhardt...
January 10, 2012, 2:07 pmIn accordance with its meeting schedule, the Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has on Tuesday reviewed the latest economic and financial developments. But instead of its usual one...
December 22, 2011, 4:14 pmThe European Central Bank has once again expressed concern over Hungary's new Cental Bank Act, currently in the legislative phase. The ECB is of the view that increasing the number of Vice Governors and...
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 20, 2011, 3:04 pmOn Tuesday, the Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to raise the base rate by 50 basis points to 7.00%. The MPC reiterated...
December 19, 2011, 6:30 pmSpeaking in Parliament's Economic Committe, Governor of the National Bank of Hungary András Simor took a stance against government plans to appoint one more Vice Governor at the central bank and expand...
December 19, 2011, 4:11 pmNovember’s 0.5 percentage point rate hike may be followed by a second one in Hungary, according to a Portfolio.hu analyst poll. In 2012, interest rate trends will remain driven by financial stability...
