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Hungary’s talks with IMF/EU won’t be plain sailing

The passage of Hungary’s new Central Bank Act has lifted the last obstacle to the start of negotiations with the IMF and European Union. But this is merely the beginning. Numerous issues will need to be ironed out before a deal is concluded, and we doubt that the government will concede ground easily unless forced to by strains in the financial markets.

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