251 result(s) for matolcsy
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.
Lending Scheme To Be Expanded To Large Companies In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB would like to extend its present funding for growth program aiming at SMEs to include large companies, central bank governor György Matolcsy told the state radio.
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.
Hungary’s Central Bank To Guarantee MKB Bank
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The government has asked the central bank to contribute towards efforts to reorganise and strengthen MKB Bank. Speaking at a press conference held with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said the National Bank of Hungary would guarantee the “full liquidity” of MKB Bank recently acquired by the state.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
Hungarian National Bank Buys Buda Castle Villa For Ft3bn
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The MNB has bought the Hatvany villa in the Buda Castle district for Ft 3.4 billion, and spent an additional Ft 1.9 billion on purchasing an adjacent building from the Academy of Sciences. These buildings will host an event and training centre and the MNB’s Ph.D. program will be located there, the central bank said.
Hungary’s Central Bank Rejects Opposition Attack On Their Independence
- 8 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties are trying to limit the independence of the central bank, the National Bank of Hungary said. “In recent weeks, some political parties and media outlets close to them have tried, unsuccessfully, to question the legal standing of the NBH in the central bank act and resolutions on its basic tasks,” the bank said.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
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.
Lending Scheme To Be Expanded To Large Companies In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The MNB would like to extend its present funding for growth program aiming at SMEs to include large companies, central bank governor György Matolcsy told the state radio.
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.
Hungary’s Central Bank To Guarantee MKB Bank
- 19 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The government has asked the central bank to contribute towards efforts to reorganise and strengthen MKB Bank. Speaking at a press conference held with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, György Matolcsy, the central bank governor, said the National Bank of Hungary would guarantee the “full liquidity” of MKB Bank recently acquired by the state.
Xpat Opnion: First State-Owned Hungarian Bank Is Already In Trouble
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Great interest preceded a press conference held jointly by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, governor of the Hungarian National Bank (HNB), this morning. What was so important that these two men would have to appear together in public? It had to be something momentous. Well, it was. The newly “nationalized” Magyar Külkereskedemi Bank (MKB) is in serious trouble and the Hungarian ...
Hungarian National Bank Buys Buda Castle Villa For Ft3bn
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The MNB has bought the Hatvany villa in the Buda Castle district for Ft 3.4 billion, and spent an additional Ft 1.9 billion on purchasing an adjacent building from the Academy of Sciences. These buildings will host an event and training centre and the MNB’s Ph.D. program will be located there, the central bank said.
Hungary’s Central Bank Rejects Opposition Attack On Their Independence
- 8 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties are trying to limit the independence of the central bank, the National Bank of Hungary said. “In recent weeks, some political parties and media outlets close to them have tried, unsuccessfully, to question the legal standing of the NBH in the central bank act and resolutions on its basic tasks,” the bank said.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...