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Forint Continues to Firm as National Bank Measures Kick In

• 18 Oct 2022 6:21 AM
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The forint continued to firm on Monday as policy measures announced by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Friday impacted the market.

The NBH started holding regular tenders for O/N deposits at a rate of 18%, well above the 13% base rate.

At the tender on Monday, the facility soaked up a little over 1,201 billion forints of banking sector liquidity.

The forint traded at 412.38 to the euro around 5.30pm, firming from 417.68 late on Friday.

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