RBI received and evaluated several offers, the statement added, but the owners decided that selling the bank at a depressed price would trigger further losses, Reuters news agency reported.

The tiny Széchenyi Bank, with 49% state ownership, reportedly offered €1 for Raiffeisen’s Hungarian operations, with the promise of taking over all of its claims and non-performing loans.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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