The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Hungarian state-owned MKB Bank has launched a reorganization. 300 jobs will be lost by the end of 2015. Management positions in the company have already been cut by 30% since the beginning of the year. The Hungarian state acquired MKB from BayernLB last year. MKB Bankʼs after-tax loss grew to HUF 148.1 bln in 2014 from the previous year’s HUF 122.2 bln.
Sources
10 April 2015: BBJ
10 April 2015: Napi.hu
Citation
Eurofound (2015), MKB, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 79224, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79224.