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Hungary’s MPC hints at possible rate hike in March

The slightly more hawkish tone of the Hungarian central bank’s post-meeting statement supports our view that the central bank will deliver a 10bp hike in the overnight deposit rate next month. However, the MNB is a dovish institution and, with inflation likely to fall and growth to slow, we think that interbank interest rates will be lower than their current level by year-end.

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