Hungary
Serbia's Jelasic apprehensive on intervention
Government intervention has had little success so far in taming market sentiment, said Radovan Jelasic, the governor of the National Bank of Serbia.
IMF pledges $18.6bn to Ukraine, Iceland
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed multi-billion dollar loans with Reykjavik and Kiev, and said it is close to agreeing terms for Hungarian assistance.
Forint's slide prompts drastic hike in Hungary
The National Bank of Hungary on Wednesday hiked rates by 300 basis points to 11.5% on Wednesday after the forint's slump against the euro intensified.
ECB to loan Hungary up to €5 billion
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday granted the National Bank of Hungary a €5 billion ($6.8 billion) credit line following sharp declines in the forint and local stocks the day before.
Smaller MPCs rely more on staff views
The use of staff-policy recommendations by central banks' monetary policy committees is negatively related to the size of the rate-setting board, research published by the National Bank of Hungary finds.
We've got money to burn: Hungary
The National Bank of Hungary is offering bricks made up of its cancelled banknotes for charities to burn for fuel.
National Bank of Hungary - 2007 Annual Report
The National Bank of Hungary initiated several major changes in 2007 in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of the money supply.
Hungary surprises markets with rate hold
The National Bank of Hungary confounded expectations by opting to keep rates at 8.5%.
Inflation target appropriate: Hungary's Simor
Andras Simor, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, has defended the central bank's 3% inflation target in the face of political opposition.
EBRD appoints Mirow as chief
Thomas Mirow, the state secretary of the German Finance Ministry, will replace Jean Lemierre as head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the development bank for most of Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary raises rates by half a point
The National Bank of Hungary hiked rates by 50 basis points on Monday 31 March from 7.5% to 8%.
Former Hungarian governor joins race for EBRD job
Budapest has nominated Gyorgy Suranyi, a former governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to succeed Jean Lemierre as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Hungary abandons euro peg
The Hungarian authorities have abandoned the forint's peg to the euro and moved to a floating exchange rate in a bid to lower inflation and speed up euro-accession.
Euro expectations stabilise currencies
Relatively stable market expectations for euro-locking rates have fixed the exchange rates of three central European currencies, research published by the National Bank of Hungary finds.
Hungary holds rates at 7.5%
The National Bank of Hungary's rate-setting council voted on Monday to keep its benchmark base rate at 7.5%.
Hungary holds rates on inflation fears
The National Bank of Hungary's rate-setting board voted on Monday to hold rates at 7.5% after the central bank's inflation report revealed inflation would decline more slowly than anticipated.
Hungary was split on October rate hold
The Central Bank of Hungary's rate-setting board was evenly split on whether to hold or cut rates on 29 October, minutes out on Friday show.
Hungary holds rates at 7.5%
The National Bank of Hungary's rate-setting board voted on Monday to keep its benchmark central bank base rate at 7.5%.
Poland set to join ERM II in 2009, says Skrzypek
Slawomir Skrzypek, the governor of the National Bank of Poland, said the country looked likely to join the pre-euro exchange rate mechanism, ERM II, in 2009.
World Bank to invest $5 billion in bonds for poor
The World Bank will set up a $5 billion fund to invest in bonds denominated in currencies of poor nations.
Hungary cuts rates, looks to abolish two coins
The National Bank of Hungary decided on Monday to lower its base rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% after announcing on Friday that it would withdraw its one and two forint coins.
Hungary maintains base rate
The National Bank of Hungary held the base rate at 7.75% on Monday 27 August.
Hungary keeps rates on hold - as expected
As expected by analysts the National Bank of Hungary, the country's central bank, kept its policy rate unchanged today at 7.75% after its monthly review of interest rates.
Hungary's Simor questions Maastricht criteria
Andras Simor, the president of Hungary's central bank, told reporters in Bucharest on 17 July that the Maastricht criteria for the adoption of the euro "might not be as appropriate for emerging countries as for the more developed ones."