42 result(s) for hungarian central bank governor in Business
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Forint Joins CLS Multi-Currency Cash Settlement System
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint has become part of the CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) system that settles payment instructions relating to underlying FX transactions, the company (CLS Group - CLS) said. The Hungarian unit is the first central and eastern European currency to be added to the CLS settlement system, and the 18th overall, they said. “CLS ... has started settling payment instructions in the ...
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
Central Bank Governor Matolcsy: Europe Needs New Narrative
- 2 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Europe needs a new narrative following the European Central Bank’s launch of its monetary policy programmes, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said.
Hungarian Forint Wobbles Then Mostly Stable On Interbank Market
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 318.39 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 319.66 late on the previous day. At 319.94 to the euro early Wednesday, the forint moved between 318.38 and 320.87, after it fell to a new three-year low at 321.35 on Tuesday.
Matolcsy: Forint Weakening Not Related To Hungary Fundamentals
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
There is no special Hungarian story behind the latest weakening of the forint, the central bank’s governor György Matolcsy said. The National Bank of Hungary has no exchange rate target and is not compelled to intervene to stop the currency’s weakening, he said, adding that bank’s international reserves provided a decent buffer.
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Forint Joins CLS Multi-Currency Cash Settlement System
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint has become part of the CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) system that settles payment instructions relating to underlying FX transactions, the company (CLS Group - CLS) said. The Hungarian unit is the first central and eastern European currency to be added to the CLS settlement system, and the 18th overall, they said. “CLS ... has started settling payment instructions in the ...
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
Central Bank Governor Matolcsy: Europe Needs New Narrative
- 2 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Europe needs a new narrative following the European Central Bank’s launch of its monetary policy programmes, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said.
Hungarian Forint Wobbles Then Mostly Stable On Interbank Market
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 318.39 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 319.66 late on the previous day. At 319.94 to the euro early Wednesday, the forint moved between 318.38 and 320.87, after it fell to a new three-year low at 321.35 on Tuesday.
Matolcsy: Forint Weakening Not Related To Hungary Fundamentals
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
There is no special Hungarian story behind the latest weakening of the forint, the central bank’s governor György Matolcsy said. The National Bank of Hungary has no exchange rate target and is not compelled to intervene to stop the currency’s weakening, he said, adding that bank’s international reserves provided a decent buffer.