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Key Elements of the Reform of the Hungarian Banking System: Privatization and Portfolio Cleaning

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  • Várhegyi, Eva

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This paper focuses on some of the major problems of the Hungarian banking system and investigates the possible ways to deal with these problems. It discusses the issue of bank restructuring, concentrating on the large commercial banks for which direct or indirect state ownership is decisive. Special attention is paid to the problem of low quality loan portfolios and the possible ways of cleaning them up, as well as to the ways in which a better ownership structure can be achieved. The paper assumes that these two problems are very strongly linked and thus should be analysed together. Due to its specific intermediary role, a successful reform of the banking system could be an important first step, with a strong positive impact on the rest of the economy as well. The paper argues that the demands of enterprise restructuring can not be met without the active role of the existing commercial banks.

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  • Várhegyi, Eva, 1993. "Key Elements of the Reform of the Hungarian Banking System: Privatization and Portfolio Cleaning," CEPR Discussion Papers 826, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:826
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    Cited by:

    1. Jérôme Sgard, 1995. "Recapitalisations des banques et aléa moral en Hongrie et en Pologne," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03585854, HAL.
    2. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/8101 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Jérôme Sgard, 1995. "Recapitalisations des banques et aléa moral en Hongrie et en Pologne," Post-Print hal-03585854, HAL.
    4. Jérôme Sgard, 1995. "Recapitalisations des banques et aléa moral en Hongrie et en Pologne," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/8101, Sciences Po.

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    Keywords

    Banking; Hungary; Portfolio Cleaning; Privatization;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • P34 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Finance
    • P43 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Finance; Public Finance

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