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    Revolut to Withdraw Crypto Services from Hungary

    9 Dec 2025

    Revolut will fully discontinue its cryptocurrency services in Hungary following changes in the regulatory environment. More >>

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  • Forint Hits 18-Month High

    Forint Hits 18-Month High

    • 20 Nov 2025 6:45 AM

    By early Wednesday evening, the euro's exchange rate approached 381 Forints, marking an 18-month high for the Hungarian currency. The euro stood above 384 Forints on Wednesday morning, but the Forint began to strengthen steadily from 11 AM, with the rate falling below 381.7 Forints just before 7 PM.

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  • Financial Crisis Looms in Budapest Without Government Cooperation, Municipality Warns

    Financial Crisis Looms in Budapest Without Government Cooperation, Municipality Warns

    • 20 Nov 2025 6:40 AM

    Talks with the government on Budapest's financial situation are yet to begin, even though the municipality is ready to start negotiations, the director-general of the mayor's office, Ambrus Kiss, said at a panel discussion .

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  • Analysis: National Bank of Hungary Holds Key Base Rate Steady at 6.50%

    Analysis: National Bank of Hungary Holds Key Base Rate Steady at 6.50%

    • 19 Nov 2025 7:42 AM

    The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.50pc at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday.

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  • Par'lt Approves Measures Easing Tax, Administrative Burden for Small Businesses in Hungary

    Par'lt Approves Measures Easing Tax, Administrative Burden for Small Businesses in Hungary

    • 19 Nov 2025 7:22 AM

    Lawmakers approved measures to reduce the tax and administrative burdens of small businesses in a vote on Tuesday.

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  • Hungary Scores 63 on Mastercard Digital Payment Index

    Hungary Scores 63 on Mastercard Digital Payment Index

    • 12 Nov 2025 5:36 AM

    Hungary's score on the Mastercard Digital Payment Index has reached 63 on a scale of 1 to 100. Hungary's score on the index, which assesses the digitalisation of consumer payments in the areas of market readiness, digital payment adoption and consumer knowledge and attitudes, improved twelve points in five years, Mastercard said.

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  • OTP Complaints to Constitutional Court Over ATM Act in Hungary

    OTP Complaints to Constitutional Court Over ATM Act in Hungary

    • 11 Nov 2025 5:54 AM

    OTP Bank, along with several other credit institutions, filed a constitutional complaint with the Constitutional Court, asking the court to declare unconstitutional certain provisions of Act XVIII/2025 on the installation of automated banknote dispensing machines and other related regulations, the bank said.

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