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Banking Sector Reform in Hungary: Lessons Learned, Current Trends and Prospects

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  • György Szapáry

    (Magyar Nemzeti Bank)

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This paper reviews the reform of and current trends in the Hungarian banking system and draws some lessons that can be useful for countries where the reforms are less advanced. The point is made in the paper that since the weak financial position of state enterprises has been one of the major sources of difficulties encountered by the banks in transition economies, it is crucial that the restructuring of the banks and enterprises go hand in hand. One lesson learned is that consolidation should be based on an accurate assessment of the difficulties of the banks to reduce the cost of consolidation and should be accompanied by a strengthening of regulation and supervision to prevent the reproduction of losses. The paper also discusses the reasons for the low depth of financial intermediation in Hungary and concludes that this situation will change only slowly.

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  • György Szapáry, 2001. "Banking Sector Reform in Hungary: Lessons Learned, Current Trends and Prospects," MNB Working Papers 2001/5, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary).
    • Handle: RePEc:mnb:wpaper:2001/5
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    1. Max Gillman & Anton Nakov, 2004. "Granger causality of the inflation–growth mirror in accession countries," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 12(4), pages 653-681, December.
    2. Daniel Stavarek, 2005. "Efficiency of Banks in Regions at Different Stage of European Integration Process," Finance 0502020, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Király, Júlia & Nagy, Márton & Banai, Ádám, 2010. "Az aranykor vége Magyarországon. "Külföldi" és "lokális" bankok - válság előtt és válság után [End of the golden age in Hungary. "Foreign" and "local" banks ," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(2), pages 105-131.
    4. Adam Banai & Julia Kiraly & Marton Nagy, 2011. "The demise of the halcyon days in Hungary: “foreign” and “local” banks – before and after the crisis," BIS Papers chapters, in: Bank for International Settlements (ed.), The global crisis and financial intermediation in emerging market economies, volume 54, pages 195-224, Bank for International Settlements.
    5. Daniel Stavarek, 2003. "Banking Efficiency in Visegrad Countries Before Joining the European Union," Finance 0312010, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Brzoza-Brzezina, Michał, 2005. "Lending booms in the new EU Member States: will euro adoption matter?," Working Paper Series 543, European Central Bank.

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