More than 130 individuals participated in the financial awareness and self-sufficiency training program organized by Provident Financial Ltd. and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid. This initiative marks the first year of a partnership aimed at enhancing the financial literacy of disadvantaged groups and promoting self-sufficiency among affected families. Building on the success of the past year, […]

Hungarian banks have disbursed almost HUF 880 billion in loans through the Green Capital Requirement Relief Program of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), according to the aggregate amount disbursed by the end of 2023. The head of MNB's Sustainable Finance Department, Norbert Holczinger said at a press event in Budapest on Wednesday said that […]

CIB Group closed the 2023 financial year with record profits, with profit after tax reaching HUF 63.9 billion, up nearly 80% year-on-year, the financial institution told MTI on Tuesday. As the statement highlights, CIB Group's net operating income amounted to HUF 169.6 billion, up from HUF 135.6 billion in the previous year, while profit before […]

The first green bond issue by the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) was met with keen interest: the auction on the Budapest Stock Exchange raised almost HUF 11 billion in funds, which will help finance green investment by businesses, the bank told MTI on Monday. They said that MFB raised a total of HUF 10.8 billion […]

OTP Bank's consolidated adjusted profit after tax for the last quarter of last year was HUF 229.987 billion, exceeding the average expectations, closing the year at HUF 1,008.583 billion, according to a release published on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday morning. Based on a summary of unaudited individual and consolidated […]

Viktor Boczán took over the position of Country Manager / CEO of Provident Financial Ltd. as of March 1, as his predecessor, Botond Szirmák will continue his career as the European CEO of the company, the company announced on Tuesday. The statement added that under the leadership of Botond Szirmák for 16 years, Provident Financial […]

Global tax reforms are significantly changing the terms of transfer pricing, with companies most concerned about double taxation and inflation affecting the pricing of related party transactions in the long term, according to an Ernst & Young (EY) survey of large corporate executives in more than 40 countries, including Hungary. The international financial advisory firm […]

"On the basis of the information currently available, there is an equal number of arguments in favor of cutting interest rates by 75 basis points or 100 basis points at the end-January policy meeting," Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), Barnabás Virág said at a Euromoney conference in Vienna. The Deputy Governor […]

Both voluntary and private pension funds in Hungary ended 2023 with returns well above inflation. According to calculations by the financial website enpenzem.hu, the vast majority of pension funds grew by 20% or more in 2023, making up for losses in 2022. The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) expects annual average inflation to be around […]

OTP Bank Plc. has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that the Metropolitan Court of Registration has registered a capital increase at Merkantil Bank Plc. Accordingly, the registered capital of Merkantil Bank Plc. was increased to HUF 3,000,000,000 from HUF 2,000,000,000. Merkantil Bank started its operations in 1988 as a subsidiary bank […]

Erste Group Bank AG has repurchased EBRD's 15% stake in Erste Bank Hungary (EBH), making it the sole 100% shareholder of Erste Bank Hungary. In mid-November, it was announced that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) would also return its 15% stake in Erste Group's Hungarian subsidiary to the Austrian banking group. The […]

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has issued a recommendation to Hungarian-based insurers on climate change and environmental risks and on how to integrate environmental sustainability considerations into their operations. The recommendation is aimed at helping insurers to take environmental factors into account and to help them to make the transition to sustainable operations and […]

At the end of 2023 Q3, the credit institution sector consisted of ten banking groups, eight solo credit institutions, two financial enterprises subject to prudential regulation affecting credit institutions, as well as nine branches. The decrease in the number of institutions included in the publication was caused by the consolidation of a single domestic credit […]

The Hungarian banking system remains stable and its resilience to shocks is strong. Profitability is remarkably high, with interest income on central bank deposits as a significant contributing factor, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) says in a statement on its website. Deposits by households and non-bank financial institutions in the banking system declined, although […]

The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing agreement in Luxembourg on supporting projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources, i.e. supporting the green transition, MFB announced on Wednesday. The EUR 100 million EIB loan will enable MFB to provide a wide range […]