12 result(s) for mnb foundation in Current Affairs
TI: Hungary Remains Most Corrupt EU Member State for 4th Consecutive Year
- 11 Feb 2026 3:36 PM
- current affairs
In 2025, Hungary was once again ranked at the bottom of the European Union, sharing last place with Bulgaria this time, according to the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by the Secretariat of Transparency International in Berlin.
National Bank Scandal: ‘We Nurtured a Snake in Our Bosom with Matolcsy Family’, Say Fidesz Sources
- 17 Mar 2025 7:01 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Ádám Matolcsy, son of the former MNB governor György Matolcsy, used the pseudonym Petra Kovács in corresponding with dozens of company executives regarding the affairs of Quartz Asset Manager, Polish company GTC and Switzerland’s Ultima Capital, the three companies to which, through many steps, the assets that belonged to the many MNB foundations set up by Matolcsy senior were transferred, Válasz ...
Central Bank Of Hungary Unit Buys Paintings For HUF 558 Million
- 3 Mar 2021 9:03 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
MNB Ingatlan has purchased three paintings by Simon Hantai and four by Judit Reigl from private collector Kálmán Ferenc Maklári for a total of Ft 588 million, the property managing subsidiary of the MNB announced on the EU public procurement website.
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
The 10 Most Outrageous Things Matolcsy’s Foundations Have Spent Money On
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundations that were created by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), and cost 260 billion HUF, have recently revealed what they have the money on. There are six foundations, approximately 1 000 items, but 24.hu selected the top 10 most outrageous things.
Hungary’s Prosecutors Renew MNB Property Case
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered police to continue an investigation into the purchase of a property by the MNB’s Pallas Athéné Geopolitikai foundation (Pageo) after police dropped the case. Prosecutors rejected as unfounded the Budapest’s Fifth District police argument that there was no evidence of crime, after a month-long investigation.
Xpat Opinion: National Bank President Still Under Fire
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the debate over the management of the funds of the National Bank (MNB) rolls on, passionate articles abound both in condemnation and in defence of its President.
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.
TI: Hungary Remains Most Corrupt EU Member State for 4th Consecutive Year
- 11 Feb 2026 3:36 PM
- current affairs
In 2025, Hungary was once again ranked at the bottom of the European Union, sharing last place with Bulgaria this time, according to the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by the Secretariat of Transparency International in Berlin.
National Bank Scandal: ‘We Nurtured a Snake in Our Bosom with Matolcsy Family’, Say Fidesz Sources
- 17 Mar 2025 7:01 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Ádám Matolcsy, son of the former MNB governor György Matolcsy, used the pseudonym Petra Kovács in corresponding with dozens of company executives regarding the affairs of Quartz Asset Manager, Polish company GTC and Switzerland’s Ultima Capital, the three companies to which, through many steps, the assets that belonged to the many MNB foundations set up by Matolcsy senior were transferred, Válasz ...
Central Bank Of Hungary Unit Buys Paintings For HUF 558 Million
- 3 Mar 2021 9:03 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
MNB Ingatlan has purchased three paintings by Simon Hantai and four by Judit Reigl from private collector Kálmán Ferenc Maklári for a total of Ft 588 million, the property managing subsidiary of the MNB announced on the EU public procurement website.
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
The 10 Most Outrageous Things Matolcsy’s Foundations Have Spent Money On
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundations that were created by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), and cost 260 billion HUF, have recently revealed what they have the money on. There are six foundations, approximately 1 000 items, but 24.hu selected the top 10 most outrageous things.
Hungary’s Prosecutors Renew MNB Property Case
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered police to continue an investigation into the purchase of a property by the MNB’s Pallas Athéné Geopolitikai foundation (Pageo) after police dropped the case. Prosecutors rejected as unfounded the Budapest’s Fifth District police argument that there was no evidence of crime, after a month-long investigation.
Xpat Opinion: National Bank President Still Under Fire
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the debate over the management of the funds of the National Bank (MNB) rolls on, passionate articles abound both in condemnation and in defence of its President.
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.