129 result(s) for banking in Business
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Hungary’s Banking Association Accepts “Unfair” Kúria Ruling
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Banking Association on Monday called “unfair” a decision by the Kúria concerning forex loan agreements, but said that it accepted the ruling. Levente Kovács, the association’s general secretary, insisted that including an exchange rate spread in foreign currency-denominated loan agreements was justified, and served to finance the “considerable cost of covering hard currency positions”.
Fitch Ratings Affirms Hungary At BB+, Outlook Stable
- 10 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Hungary’s long-term foreign currency rating at ‘BB+’ with stable outlook, and its local currency rating at ‘BBB ’. Fitch said Hungary’s gross general government debt, at 79.2% of GDP in 2013, was around twice the ‘BB’ and ‘BBB’ medians and remained “Hungary’s key rating weakness”.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary’s Central Bank Official Hints Bank’s Profits Could Be Higher
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks’ profits should be neither too high nor too low in the long term, according to a paper published on the National Bank of Hungary’s website. Banking sector ROE (return on equity) of 10-12% would “best serve the development of the Hungarian economy”, NBH managing director Márton Nagy and director Balázs Vonnák wrote in the paper, titled “The 10 Measures of a Well-Functioning ...
Hungary Banking Sector Becomes Profitable In 2013
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector had combined pre-tax profit of 155.2 billion forints in 2013, helped by higher revenue from commissions and fees as well as one-off items, preliminary data published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Hungary’s Banking Association Accepts “Unfair” Kúria Ruling
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Banking Association on Monday called “unfair” a decision by the Kúria concerning forex loan agreements, but said that it accepted the ruling. Levente Kovács, the association’s general secretary, insisted that including an exchange rate spread in foreign currency-denominated loan agreements was justified, and served to finance the “considerable cost of covering hard currency positions”.
Fitch Ratings Affirms Hungary At BB+, Outlook Stable
- 10 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Hungary’s long-term foreign currency rating at ‘BB+’ with stable outlook, and its local currency rating at ‘BBB ’. Fitch said Hungary’s gross general government debt, at 79.2% of GDP in 2013, was around twice the ‘BB’ and ‘BBB’ medians and remained “Hungary’s key rating weakness”.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Hungary’s Central Bank Official Hints Bank’s Profits Could Be Higher
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks’ profits should be neither too high nor too low in the long term, according to a paper published on the National Bank of Hungary’s website. Banking sector ROE (return on equity) of 10-12% would “best serve the development of the Hungarian economy”, NBH managing director Márton Nagy and director Balázs Vonnák wrote in the paper, titled “The 10 Measures of a Well-Functioning ...
Hungary Banking Sector Becomes Profitable In 2013
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector had combined pre-tax profit of 155.2 billion forints in 2013, helped by higher revenue from commissions and fees as well as one-off items, preliminary data published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show.
Hungary Exports 95% Of GDP
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian exports as a share of gross domestic product are 95%, the highest in central and eastern Europe next to Slovakia, Zoltán Cséfalvay, state secretary of the economy ministry, told a joint press conference held with the head of Hungary’s Eximbank.