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How the Hungarian State-owned Banks were Privatised

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  • C. W. Neale
  • S. Bozsik

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Hungary was the first transition economy to complete the process of privatisating state banks. This article outlines this process in the light of the economic and financial pressures after 1989, which had severely weakened the financial condition of these banks. It describes the ways in which bank balance sheets were consolidated by state-underwritten loan write-offs and injections of capital within a new legislative framework. The main privatisations are described in a set of mini-case studies. The process was effectively complete by end-1997. The EBRD was closely involved as adviser and investor, significant revenue was generated for the state (albeit much lower than the consolidation support required), foreign strategic investors were attracted and no major financial institution had to be liquidated. Despite the attendant controversy and scandal, the Hungarian experience offers useful lessons to other transition economies which have yet to seriously address this issue.

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  • C. W. Neale & S. Bozsik, 2001. "How the Hungarian State-owned Banks were Privatised," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 147-169.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:13:y:2001:i:2:p:147-169
    DOI: 10.1080/14631370120052645
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    1. Ko TAKATA, 2005. "Evolution of Banking Sector Structures within Central-European Countries during Transition," The Journal of Comparative Economic Studies (JCES), The Japanese Society for Comparative Economic Studies (JSCES), vol. 1, pages 103-136, July.

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