Forint Recovers from Historic Low

  • 3 Mar 2022 5:12 PM
  • Hungary Matters
Forint Recovers from Historic Low
The forint traded at 380.77 to the euro around 5.30pm on Wednesday, regaining some ground after hitting a new record low of 383 earlier in the day.

The Hungarian currency weakened from 376.15 to the euro late Tuesday, and fell to 343.41 from 329.35 against the dollar and slipped to 372.29 from 367.98 to the Swiss franc.


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