238 result(s) for banks in Business
Foreign Parents To Be Hit By FX Bailout Costs In Hungary, Says Fitch
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Foreign owners will need to inject capital into their Hungarian units because of compensation lenders are asked to pay as part of a new law on relief for borrowers, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday.
Owner Of Hungary’s K&H Bank Prepares For Losses
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC, owner of Hungary’s K&H Bank, announced on Tuesday that it is setting aside €162 million in provisions for likely losses due to the foreign-currency loan bill passed on Friday.
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.”
No Need For New Special Taxes Due To FX Conversion In Hungary
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Despite the views of some analysts, the possible conversion of forex loans into forint denominated ones will not generate the need to introduce any new special taxes, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in connection with a critical report published by the European Commission.
Hungarian Forint Slides To Two-Month Low On Inter Bank Market
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 308.41 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, down from 307.02 late Wednesday. Also at 307.02 to the euro early Thursday, the forint moved between 306.62 and 309.26, a two-month low, during the day.
OTP To Lend Budapest HUF 20 Billion
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Online daily napi.hu reports that Budapest has signed six loan agreements with the OTP Bank for a total of HUF 20 billion (USD 89 million), proceeds of which are to be used to help fill a huge hole in the city budget this year.
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”.
IMF: Hungary Economy Recovering But Shockprone
- 10 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is recovering but remains “susceptible to shocks”, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff report said on Friday. “The economy is recovering gradually, helped by supportive macroeconomic policies, favourable external conditions, and improved market confidence,” the IMF staff said, noting that this had supported Hungary’s financial stability during volatility in emerging ...
Foreign Parents To Be Hit By FX Bailout Costs In Hungary, Says Fitch
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Foreign owners will need to inject capital into their Hungarian units because of compensation lenders are asked to pay as part of a new law on relief for borrowers, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday.
Owner Of Hungary’s K&H Bank Prepares For Losses
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Belgian financial group KBC, owner of Hungary’s K&H Bank, announced on Tuesday that it is setting aside €162 million in provisions for likely losses due to the foreign-currency loan bill passed on Friday.
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.”
No Need For New Special Taxes Due To FX Conversion In Hungary
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Despite the views of some analysts, the possible conversion of forex loans into forint denominated ones will not generate the need to introduce any new special taxes, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in connection with a critical report published by the European Commission.
Hungarian Forint Slides To Two-Month Low On Inter Bank Market
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 308.41 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, down from 307.02 late Wednesday. Also at 307.02 to the euro early Thursday, the forint moved between 306.62 and 309.26, a two-month low, during the day.
OTP To Lend Budapest HUF 20 Billion
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Online daily napi.hu reports that Budapest has signed six loan agreements with the OTP Bank for a total of HUF 20 billion (USD 89 million), proceeds of which are to be used to help fill a huge hole in the city budget this year.
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”.
IMF: Hungary Economy Recovering But Shockprone
- 10 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is recovering but remains “susceptible to shocks”, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff report said on Friday. “The economy is recovering gradually, helped by supportive macroeconomic policies, favourable external conditions, and improved market confidence,” the IMF staff said, noting that this had supported Hungary’s financial stability during volatility in emerging ...