Hungarian National Bank
Source Passport
HU-R-00002-0
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- Legal name
- Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB)
- Country
- Hungary
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Head
- Mihály Varga (Governor / elnök, from 4 March 2025)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
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Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Magyar Nemzeti Bank
- MNB
- Central Bank of Hungary
- Registration number Pending check
- (Company limited by shares under Act CXXXIX of 2013 on the Magyar Nemzeti Bank; subscribed capital HUF 10,000,000,000)
- Registered address Pending check
- 1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 8–9.
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Act CXXXIX of 2013 on the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (English text, effective from 23 March 2023, mnb.hu), read 2026-10-16 (Art. 5(1) 'The MNB shall be a legal person functioning in a form of a company limited by shares', seat Budapest; Art. 5(5) subscribed capital HUF 10,000,000,000)
- MNB Annual Report 2025, 30 April 2026, read 2026-10-16 (seat '1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 8–9.'; 'Jegyzett tőkéje: 10 milliárd forint')
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Hungarian State (represented by the minister responsible for public finances) 100% Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Hungarian State (independent central bank; Governor appointed by the President of the Republic on the Prime Minister's proposal)
2 sources
- Act CXXXIX of 2013 (English text), read 2026-10-16 (Art. 5(4) 'The shares of MNB shall be owned by the State', represented by the minister responsible for public finances; Art. 8 bodies; Art. 10(2) governor proposed by the prime minister to the president of the republic, six-year term; Art. 1(2) independence)
- MNB Annual Report 2025, 30 April 2026, read 2026-10-16 (signed 'Varga Mihály / a Magyar Nemzeti Bank elnöke'; owner 'a magyar állam – képviseli: az államháztartásért felelős miniszter'; Monetary Council 2025: Varga Mihály chair from 4 March 2025, Matolcsy György until 3 March 2025, deputy governors Kurali Zoltán, Banai Péter Benő, Sipos-Tompa Levente, Palotai Dániel, external members)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- How it is funded
- Not disclosed
- Budget and funding bodies
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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