Lázár met with Raiffeisen Bank International CEO Karl Sevelda, while Orbán held talks with Erste chief Andreas Treichl.

The cabinet is trying to assess how much pain banks can take without hurting lending, the weekly said, citing Magyar Nemzet.

Erste did not comment on the report, but said it strives to maintain normal relations with governments in the region.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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