The Hungarian Banking Association held its Annual General Meeting earlier today in the recently renovated headquarters of GIRO Zrt. The event was attended by bank CEO’s as well as Government leaders responsible for economic and financial affairs. Balázs Hankó, Minister of Culture and Innovation, highlighted the intermediary role of the banking sector in the field of family support schemes, while Zoltán Kurali, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), stressed the importance of co-operation between MNB and the banking sector.
At the General Meeting, the membership decided to publish the following statement.
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