Economic challenges have dramatically reshaped Hungarians’ financial strategies: due to persistent economic pressure, day-to-day survival has significantly overshadowed long-term goals – according to Provident Financial Ltd.’s latest Financial Wellbeing survey, which is conducted annually on a representative sample across nine countries. According to the survey, more than half of the Hungarian population (51%) still has […]

The value of new leases in Hungary rose 8.7% year-on-year to HUF 520 billion in the first half, the Hungarian Leasing Association said on Tuesday. The number of new contracts increased 5.3% to 42,536. Leases of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and motorcycles accounted for HUF 319 billion of the new financing, up 8.5%. New […]

Hungarians are becoming increasingly cautious about taking out loans: nearly two-thirds of them did not take advantage of this option in the past year, and those who were forced to do so – as in recent years – turned first to family members for financial assistance, followed by banks, and then friends and colleagues. That […]

Gránit Pólus Group has renewed the financing of the Westend building complex through a EUR 290 million green loan agreement. This is the largest real-estate refinancing transaction in Hungary over the past five years, and it also stands as a record among domestic transactions linked to a single property, the Group says in a press […]

Finance Minister András Kármán encouraged more households and businesses to take advantage of the investment and financing opportunities offered by the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) at the ceremonial ringing of the opening bell on Friday. The minister noted that the bourse's main BUX index had broken records in recent weeks and was among the best […]

Hungarian Banking Association leaders congratulated the new government in a statement and said lenders were prepared to play an active role in supporting economic growth, as long as there is a predictable economic policy environment based on market mechanisms with a level playing field. The statement was issued after an annual meeting of the association's […]

The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 2 billion capital injection by the state of Hungary into the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The measure, to be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), supports the development of economic activities", the EC said, justifying its approval. According to the statement, the European Commission concluded […]

Hungarian lender MBH Bank has decided to issue another EUR 500 million in MREL-eligible bonds as part of its international bond program: Investor interest was high, with the offering nearly two and a half times oversubscribed; the bank ultimately decided to issue bonds with a total face value of EUR 500 million, the financial institution […]

The financial and real estate broker DH Group delivered a record second quarter in 2026: despite the forint’s approximately 11% year-on-year appreciation against both the euro and the zloty, intermediated loan volumes grew so strongly that Group-level volumes exceeded HUF 400 billion for the first time in the Group’s history, with all three countries reaching […]

The Hungarian Mol Group has successfully completed the pricing of its first Polish zloty-denominated bond issue on the Polish market; the five-year bond has a total issue amount of PLN 850 million, the company has informed MTI. According to the announcement, the transaction marks an important milestone in the implementation of the Mol Group’s long-term […]

Hungary’s biggest commercial lender OTP Bank and oil and gas company MOL took the 398th and the 1,239th place respectively on Forbes’ 2026 Global 2000 list that ranks the largest companies worldwide, MTI reports. OTP took the 993rd place based on revenue, the 360th place based on profit, the 313th place based on assets and […]

In the first five months of the year the credit institution sector reported an after-tax profit of HUF 485 billion, down by 19% compared to the same period a year earlier, preliminary data released by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Wednesday shows. Interest revenue was up 11% at HUF 2,733 billion while interest […]

According to a representative survey by MBH Investment Bank, 81% of the Hungarian adult population has savings, and 93% of savers are able to set money aside on a monthly basis. A savings-oriented mindset continues to dominate, but there are increasing signs that an investment-oriented mindset is also gaining ground: compared to last year, the […]

According to K&H Bank’s ‘Secure Future’ survey, the proportion of middle-aged people who are most financially vulnerable has fallen to a historic low in Hungary, and Hungarians’ financial resilience has improved significantly over the past year, the bank said in a statement sent to MTI on Sunday. Last year, 42% of the population would have […]

More than half of school students aged 7-10 years use some kind of financial app in their daily lives in Hungary, according to representative research presented at a joint press conference held by Erste and Visa. It was also revealed that parents believe ages of 7-10 years are the most appropriate for introducing children to […]