464 result(s) for currency
Budapest Municipal Court Postpones Raiffeisen Ruling To September
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Municipal Court of Budapest has postponed to September 10 its final ruling regarding a lawsuit filed by Raiffeisen Bank against the Hungarian state in connection with conditions for loans made in foreign currency. In its Tuesday decision, the court also turned down Raiffeisen’s request for an appeal to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects K&H Bank’s Suspension Request
- 27 Aug 2014 5:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank moved to suspend the court case in which it is defending unilateral changes it made to foreign currency borrowers’ contracts, but the court turned down its request. The bank had asked the Budapest Municipal Court to appeal to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice over the case.
Hungarian State Wins First FX Loan Trial
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Capital Court has ruled in favour of the state against savings co-operative Kéthely és Vidéke in the first court decision since Parliament passed a law to help foreign-currency borrowers in July.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungarian Lenders May Have To Take A Hit On FX Car Loans
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Consumers who borrowed in foreign currencies in order to purchase cars should be also be helped out, as the Kúria also declared their contracts to be unfair, PMO Minister János Lázár told tabloid Blikk in an interview.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungary’s OTP: Refunds For Borrowers’ Relief Could Be Bigger Than Expected
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The impact of National Bank of Hungary guidelines on calculating refunds to be paid under borrowers’ relief legislation could generate bigger than expected losses for OTP Bank, the lender has said.
Moody’s Downgrades Hungary’s Erste, FHB Banks
- 13 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the deposit ratings of Erste Bank Hungary and FHB Mortgage Bank both to B3 from B2 on Tuesday, the ratings agency announced. Moody’s maintained the negative outlook for both banks, citing “increased risk of losses” resulting from recently adopted borrowers’ relief legislation and “ongoing negative pressure on...financial fundamentals”.
Hungarian Leasing Companies Hurt By FX Law
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The law on foreign-currency loans will shake up the leasing sector, leading to the demise of smaller, mostly local companies, Leasing Association head Gábor Lévai told Napi Gazdaság.
Budapest Municipal Court Postpones Raiffeisen Ruling To September
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Municipal Court of Budapest has postponed to September 10 its final ruling regarding a lawsuit filed by Raiffeisen Bank against the Hungarian state in connection with conditions for loans made in foreign currency. In its Tuesday decision, the court also turned down Raiffeisen’s request for an appeal to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects K&H Bank’s Suspension Request
- 27 Aug 2014 5:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank moved to suspend the court case in which it is defending unilateral changes it made to foreign currency borrowers’ contracts, but the court turned down its request. The bank had asked the Budapest Municipal Court to appeal to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice over the case.
Hungarian State Wins First FX Loan Trial
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Capital Court has ruled in favour of the state against savings co-operative Kéthely és Vidéke in the first court decision since Parliament passed a law to help foreign-currency borrowers in July.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungarian Lenders May Have To Take A Hit On FX Car Loans
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Consumers who borrowed in foreign currencies in order to purchase cars should be also be helped out, as the Kúria also declared their contracts to be unfair, PMO Minister János Lázár told tabloid Blikk in an interview.
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungary’s OTP: Refunds For Borrowers’ Relief Could Be Bigger Than Expected
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The impact of National Bank of Hungary guidelines on calculating refunds to be paid under borrowers’ relief legislation could generate bigger than expected losses for OTP Bank, the lender has said.
Moody’s Downgrades Hungary’s Erste, FHB Banks
- 13 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the deposit ratings of Erste Bank Hungary and FHB Mortgage Bank both to B3 from B2 on Tuesday, the ratings agency announced. Moody’s maintained the negative outlook for both banks, citing “increased risk of losses” resulting from recently adopted borrowers’ relief legislation and “ongoing negative pressure on...financial fundamentals”.
Hungarian Leasing Companies Hurt By FX Law
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The law on foreign-currency loans will shake up the leasing sector, leading to the demise of smaller, mostly local companies, Leasing Association head Gábor Lévai told Napi Gazdaság.