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MNB ex-governor Matolcsy taken into custody
22nd October, 2026
Former MNB governor Gyorgy Matolcsy was taken from his home early on Wednesday morning to the Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office, on suspicion of economic fraud causing significant financial loss and of using a forged private document, according to his lawyer, Pal Batki.
Govt in no hurry to join ERM II
22nd October, 2026
Hungary could adopt the euro as early as 2032 if it reduces the budget deficit to less than 3% of GDP by 2030, Finance Minister Andras Karman told Reuters on Wednesday.
MOL denies report of agreement on NIS sale
22nd October, 2026
MOL denied a report by Serbian Finance Minister Siniša Mali yesterday that it had signed a contract on buying the Russian-owned stake in Serbian oil company NIS.
Prosecutors drop Szolo utca sexual abuse case
22nd October, 2026
Prosecutors have terminated proceedings against Peter Pal Juhasz, former director of the Szolo utca juvenile correctional institution, who was accused of sexual abuse and exploitation of child prostitution by Sandor Bango, HVG reports.

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