It is quite astonishing: Viktor Orbán’s heyday in Hungary began when, following the end of massive currency speculation (carry trades) that had massively overvalued the Hungarian forint, the forint plummeted and left many homeowners who had taken on debt in foreign currencies (Swiss francs or Japanese yen) due to low interest rates in enormous difficulty. Orban promised that the state would absorb a significant portion of the speculative losses – and won.
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