Dutch giant adds factoring to its services

In a bid to add debt purchasing and surveillance to its local service portfolio, Dutch debt collecting giant Intrum Justitia B.V. last week launched its second Hungarian subsidiary, Intrum Justitia Rt.

KBC and ABN Merger Goes Ahead

The proposed merger reported last month between Kereskedelmi es Hitelbank (a subsidiary of Belgium’s KBC Bank) and Magyar Bank (owned by the Dutch group ABN Amro) was confirmed yesterday.

Rumours of Changes Amongst Industry Players Persist

Rumours are currently circulating that Budapest Bank are planning to withdraw from the Hungarian factoring market. This would leave only two major industry players in Hungary: Magyar Factors and the Hungarian Foreign Trade Bank.