Hungarian rates to remain at record lows this year

The Hungarian MPC kept its policy interest rate unchanged earlier today and the accompanying statement remained dovish in spite of a jump in inflation at the end of 2016. Looking ahead, with growth set to fall short of the central bank’s lofty expectations and inflation likely to be weaker than anticipated, we expect interest rates to remain at their historic lows over the course of this year.

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