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NBH partners with authorities to inform public about cybercrime
Attacks by digital criminals have become more frequent and target customers directly through psychological manipulation and scams.
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NBH: Fiscal and monetary policy will have to be coordinated to bring down inflation
Barnabás Virág said fiscal and monetary policy will have to be coordinated to bring down inflation, and the government should focus on the spending side to restore balance to the...
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Central bank rate-setters hike base rate to 2.40%
The National Bank of Hungary’s Monetary Council also raised both sides of the interest rate corridor by 30 basis points to 4.4 percent.
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Hungary's central bank raises base rate to 1.50 percent
The Council also decided on 30 basis point base rate hikes at policy meetings in June and July, amid spiking inflation.
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NBH Monetary Council raises base rate to 0.90 percent
The central bank base rate was raised by 30 basis points to 0.90 percent at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday.
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National Bank of Hungary Governor: “We have had great success over the last seven years, but this does not save us from the danger of a new attack”
György Matolcsy, governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), announced new monetary measures focused on supporting the protection of Hungary’s economy.
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Central Bank Governor: Hungarian economy must learn the fine art of overtaking on corners
The governor said growth rates are consistently 3 percent above the European Union average and Hungary has again taken the lead in the region from Poland.
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MNB governor calls for reform of the eurozone and a “rethink” of the Maastricht criteria
György Matolcsy has called on members of the European community to start a dialogue on reforming the eurozone.
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Central Bank keeps base rate on hold at 0.90 percent
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has kept the central bank’s base rate at 0.90 percent and the O/N deposit rate at -0.05 percent at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday.
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Hungarian Central Bank increases both economic growth and inflation forecast
The Central Bank has increased its 2019 inflation forecast from 2.9 to 3.1 percent and its GDP growth forecast from 3.5 to 3.8 percent
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New 500 forint banknote enters circulation today
The old 500 forint bills will be withdrawn from circulation on November 1st, 2019
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MNB keeps central bank’s base rate on hold at 0.90 percent
The National Bank of Hungary’s Monetary Council has announced that it will keep the central bank’s base rate on hold at 0.90 percent at a monthly policy meeting held on Tuesday
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National Bank of Hungary figures show house prices continue to rise at phenomenal rate
Official figures recorded in Budapest show a price increase of 23.5 percent nominally and by 19.2 percent in real terms, above the national average in both cases