National Economy Minister Márton Nagy met with executives of the Bank of China (BoC) and the China Construction Bank (CCB) during his official visit to Beijing.
The National Economy Ministry (NGM) said on Wednesday that the aim of the talks was to continue the dialogue for the financing of energy and infrastructure developments in Hungary.
The Bank of China opened its Budapest office in 1997 and the China Construction Bank has been operating an office here since 2022.
The sides discussed bilateral economic cooperation, and the minister called for deepening relations further, especially in finance.
China's global financial role continues to grow, and Hungary has become the number one target for Chinese investments in Central and Eastern Europe, which contributes to the country becoming a regional financial hub. The partnership of the Bank of China and the China Construction Bank can help more Hungarian banks enter the Chinese market and help bring more Chinese investments to Hungary, the ministry said.
The Chinese partner banks focus on infrastructure projects approved by the government, including energy, digitalisation and e-mobility, presented by the ministry early this year in Beijing. After the projected completion of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line next summer, the V0 freight rail ring road bypassing Budapest, the railway connection between the city centre and Liszt Ferenc Airport and the development of the border crossing between Hungary and Serbia could be the next strategic investments implemented in Hungary with Chinese co-financing, the ministry said.