Bank governor attacks Budapest ‘pressure’

Hungary’s central bank governor Andras Simor has accused the government in January 2011 of exerting 'blatant political pressure' in at attempt to erode the institution’s independence.

Website: Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB): Central Bank of Hungary http://english.mnb.hu/

ESO: Background information: Hungary raises rates for second month http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungary-raises-rates-for-second-month/

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