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Hungary’s economy has six years left to reach the EU target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55%. This requires a joint effort from all economic players, and financial institutions play a major role in helping households and businesses to make the sustainability transition. The 2023 Sustainability Report of K&H shows that the financial institution is helping to create a more sustainable economy through a lending policy focused on renewable energy production, via green investment and retail products, and with unique calculators. Moreover, thanks to the innovative services of K&H, almost everything can be arranged by pressing only a few buttons. 

• K&H Bank’s profit after tax reached HUF 108 billion in 2023
• K&H Insurance posted only a HUF 1.1 billion result due to the windfall tax
• K&H result was influenced by HUF 56 billion negative impact of various government measures (windfall tax, interest rate cap, other bank taxes)
• Bank’s costs rose more than the income, by 14.5 percent and 13 percent respectively, due to increased bank taxes, inflationary costs and growing business
• The Bank’s loan portfolio grew by 10 percent in 2023, reaching HUF 2,829 billion. The volume of new loans granted in 2023 totalled HUF 630 billion. The corporate loan portfolio increased by 13 percent over just one year.
• All K&H clients are enjoying now a new enhanced mobile bank application and voice-command HUF transfer in its digital financial assistant, Kate
• K&H remains committed to sustainability, having been named best ESG bank in Hungary in 2023 by Euromoney Award for Excellence whilst it continues its digital transformation as award winner of Best Digital Bank in 2023 in Hungary as well. Also ranked as market leader in Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) and in digital solutions by Euromoney.

The mandate of K&H Bank’s Supervisory Board Chairman, Nomination Committee Chairman and Audit Board Committee member Elemér Terták ends on 30th of April 2023.  KBC Bank appointed Krisztina Horváth as the new Chairman of the Bank’s Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of Audit Committee. The appointment has been approved by the National Bank of Hungary. Krisztina Horváth assumes her position as from 1 May 2023.

Financial institutions have an important role to play in the transition to sustainability, not only through their own operations but also through the loans and investment opportunities they provide to households and businesses to drive the low-carbon economy. K&H's Sustainability Month has also raised awareness of the importance of protecting the environment and is contributing to an innovative future with digital financial solutions, according to the K&H Group Sustainability Report 2022.

The bank's profit after tax is down by 48% to HUF 31 billion in the first three quarters of 2022 from HUF 59 billion in the corresponding period of 2021 after recording HUF 55 billion extra cost to mitigate the effects of the crisis for the households and businesses.  Similarly, the net profit of K&H Insurance dropped to HUF 1.8 billion in the first three quarters of the year. The bank's total loans increased by 24% year-on-year; deposits grew by 14% yoy.  

• the Bank's profit after tax decreased to HUF 31 billion in the first three quarters of 2022 from HUF 59 billion in the corresponding period of 2021, down by 48%, due to the extra bank tax and other crisis related measures and impacts
• similarly, the net profit of K&H Insurance dropped to HUF 1.8 billion in Q1-Q3 2022 from HUF 4.8 billion in the corresponding period of 2021 windfall tax
• K&H's total loan portfolio increased by 24% to HUF 2562 billion, with new loan production (Retail and Corporate) reaching HUF 517 billion in (in the first three quarters of 2022)
• K&H managed to improve its market position in both retail and corporate lending in Q3
• deposits increased by 14 yoy % to HUF 3710 billion
• K&H's commitment to sustainability continues with the introduction of measurable targets for reducing future CO2 emissions
• K&H continues its digital transformation by introducing Kate, its digital personal assistant

The Bank's underlying profit increased by 26% to HUF 73.9 billion last year. K&H Bank's profit after tax rose from HUF 42 billion in 2020 to HUF 75 billion in 2021. The 2020 profit had been reduced by impairments of HUF 30 billion primarily due to the pandemic related expected loss and modification loss on moratorium (while in 2021 HUF 3 billion impairment was released). The net profit of K&H Insurance reaches HUF 6.7 billion in 2021.

• K&H Bank's total assets exceed HUF 5,000 billion in 2021
• K&H's total loan portfolio increased by 13% to HUF 2,156 billion, while the volume of new loans reached HUF 608 billion
• Income went up by 13%
• K&H's range of services was further expanded with Green Home loans and Széchenyi GO cards
• Digital transformation continued: K&H was the first financial institution to introduce an investment fund determined with the help of Artificial Intelligence-controlled models, and K&H has the most diverse range of smartwatch payment options
• K&H's commitment to sustainability remains unbroken: by 2021 K&H achieved full carbon neutrality in its own operation

K&H Bank reported a net profit of HUF 59 billion, while K&H Insurance posted a net profit of HUF 4.8 billion for the first nine months of 2021. The Bank’s underlying profit grew by 30% driven by increasing loan and deposit volumes. 

• K&H’s total loan portfolio grew by 11% to HUF 2,071 billion, while new loan production reached HUF 444 billion 
• Deposits volume grew to HUF 3,254 billion up by 12% and investment funds grew to HUF 744 billion up by 14%
• K&H further improved its services: green loan was launched and Széchenyi GO card is available 
• As many as 85% - i.e. 600 thousand clients - of K&H’s customers are digitally active
• Digital transformation continued: K&H was the first to launch an investment fund whose assets are determined with the help of AI-controlled models, also K&H offers the widest range of smartwatch payment  
• K&H’s commitment  to sustainability continues: it is to  achieve full carbon neutrality  of its own operation in 2021

K&H Bank closed H1 2021 with a net profit of HUF 37.4 billion and K&H Insurance booked a net profit of HUF 4.2 billion.

• The bank’s underlying profit grew by 22% year-on-year and reached HUF 31.2 billion
• K&H’s total loan portfolio grew by 13% to HUF 1,875 billion and new retail loan production reached  HUF 150 billion growing by 44% 
• K&H has continued its digital transformation in innovation:  40% of account opening is through K&H instant account opening application and K&H Insurance launched instant electronic green card service for MTPL clients
• K&H remains one of the market leaders in the financing of renewable energies, whose volume reached HUF 100 billion by the end of June 2021

K&H Bank recorded HUF 12.6 billion net profit and K&H Insurance reached a net profit  of HUF 2.6 billion in 2021Q1.

Guy Libot, former Senior General Manager of Group Finance at KBC Group, replaces David Moucheron as CEO of K&H Group. Guy Libot has a long history of broad international experience in the financial sector, having worked for K&H for four years before. David Moucheron, former CEO of K&H Group, has been appointed CEO of KBC Bank Belgium.

K&H continued delivering its innovations in the banking mobile app with the launch of the K&H+ mobility solution on mobile and a unique instant account opening service.

K&H Bank had resilient financial results in 2020, recording HUF 42.3 billion net profit, a 6% increase yoy on underlying basis excluding the HUF 12.7 billion negativ pre-tax impact of exceptional items. In 2020 K&H Insurance reached a profit after tax of HUF 8.3 billion.

K&H has earned the recognition of international financial magazine ‘Global Finance’ and was named winner of the “Best Trade Finance Provider in Hungary” award for the eighth time.

K&H Bank had resilient financial results  in the first 9 months of 2020, recording HUF 31.7 billion net profit, a 11% increase yoy on underlying basis excluding the HUF 11.2 billion negative pre-tax impact of exceptional  items.

In the first 9 months of  2020, K&H Insurance reached a profit after tax of HUF 7  billion.

• In the first nine  months of the year, K&H provided a total of HUF 457 billion new loans and its total loan volume  increased by 16% yoy reaching HUF 1,863 billion driven by strong Q3.  
• Transactional turnover in Q3  recovered from its bottom in Q2.  Strong business volumes have been driven  by the economic rebound of Q3, while a new slowdown is expected in Q4 due to the 2nd wave of the pandemic. 
• Retail loans new production market share increased to 13.6% in Q3 (vs. 10.0% in Q32019).  
• K&H has so far contracted Funding For Growth Hajrá loans in the value of HUF 130 billion. 
• K&H is continuing its digital innovations by launching K&H+, offering a mobility solution in its mobile bank app, automatically available to more than 460 000 mobile bank users.

K&H Bank closed H1 2020 with net profits of HUF 7.1 billion including HUF 22.6 billion Covid-19 related exceptional negative items. Despite high credit costs, positive net result was reported in both quarters (Q1 2020: HUF 6.5 billion, Q2: HUF 0.6 billion). K&H Bank’s underlying profit increased by 12% yoy. In H1 2020, K&H Insurance reached a profit after tax of HUF 5.5 billion. In the first six months of the year, K&H provided a total of HUF 293 billion in new loans.  K&H continues its digital transformation and investments during Covid-19 pandemic. K&H is the first on the Hungarian market to offer fully digital, automated Home, Travel and MTPL insurance in a bank mobile application.

• K&H Bank’s net result including one-off impact (HUF 8.4 billion) of COVID-19 pandemic decreased by 47% yoy,  recording a  HUF 6.5 billion after-tax-profit in 2020Q1. Excluding the one-off impact income grew by 7.7%, and net result by 17.4%.
• K&H Insurance reached HUF 2.5 billion net profit in 2020Q1
• K&H Bank remains a stable financial institution with  a strong capital and liquidity position with  HUF 1000 billion liquidity surplus, by April 30  LCR:  187%,  almost double the regulatory minimum and a capital ratio of 16.5% (31 March, 2020)
• K&H successfully ensured full digital and physical service provision for clients during the restrictions. Use of digital channels accelerated. K&H now has 477 000 digitally active clients (+13% yoy). 
• Despite a significant slowdown in March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, underlying business activity also remained solid in 2020Q1 where lending grew by 16% yoy, and assets under management by 5%

K&H Bank had a strong financial performance, recording HUF 59.7 billion pre-tax profit in 2019. Net profit was HUF 50.9 billion, a 7% increase yoy in underlying profit. K&H Insurance reached HUF 5.8 billion net profit in 2019, an increase of 28% yoy. K&H continues to focus on investing in its digital transformation and efficiency. K&H has 450 000 digitally active clients. 600 000 K&H clients have a biometric profile.  More than 10 million tasks were performed by robots on 25 processes at K&H Bank and Insurance in 2019.

K&H has received the “Bank of the Year in Hungary” award at the trade contest of international finance magazine The Banker, a Financial Times publication. Earlier this year K&H has also won the Euromoney “Best Bank in Hungary” Award for Excellence 2019 This is the fourth time that K&H has won both awards in the same year.  Bank of the Year accolade was handed out in London last night.

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in the first 9 months of 2019, recording HUF 37.7 billion net profit, a 5% increase yoy on underlying basis. K&H Bank realised a net profit of HUF 11.4 billion in the third quarter of 2019.  K&H Insurance reached HUF 3.9 billion net profit in the first 9 months of 2019, an increase of 20% yoy. K&H’s innovative end-to-end online cash loan volume in its mobile bank app and e-bank reached 25% of new cash loan production.  K&H Bank was the first on the market this autumn to introduce SRI balanced fund managed in Hungary. By 31 October, K&H baby boom loan application volume amounted to HUF 39 billion.

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in 2019H1, recording HUF 26.3 billion net profit, a 9% increase yoy on underlying basis.  K&H Insurance reached HUF 2.7 billion net profit in 2019H1, an increase of 19% yoy. By 31 August K&H baby boom loan application volume reached HUF 29 billion in July K&H launched the E2E cash loan service in its mobile bank app and e-bank.  K&H received the 2019 Best Bank in Hungary award by Euromoney. K&H was alsonamed the Most Attractive Employer in the financial sector by Randstad, and received the Green Bank award by National Bank of Hungary. 

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in 2019Q1, recording HUF 12.2 billion net profit in 2019Q1, a 4.6% increase yoy excluding exceptional items. In 2019Q1 K&H Insurance reached HUF 1.3 billion net profit, a 20% increase yoy. In 2019Q1 K&H continued its digital transformation and is moving at full speed to implement its own and regulatory initiatives.  K&H launched a full digital sales process for risk life insurance that reduces the contracting time for its clients by 50%.

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in 2018, recording HUF 57.8 billion net profit in 2018, a 38% increase yoy. Excluding exceptional gains from property and financial instruments transactions, K&H recorded HUF 53.6 billion net profit, a 28% increase yoy.  In 2018 K&H Insurance reached HUF 4.5 billion net profit, a 57% increase yoy. In 2018 K&H continued its digital transformation. Over 200 000 clients use the K&H mobile bank services actively, 66% more than a year ago. Every 4th client now already has a biometric profile enabling them to sign their documents electronically in branches. K&H launched a fully digital home insurance and the first fully digitalised cash loan service.  K&H has the largest cash-in ATM network with 212 machines and also the largest tellerless branch network in Hungary with 44 units.

K&H Bank realised a net profit of HUF 13.6 billion in the third quarter of 2018, a yoy increase of 40%. Its net profit reached HUF 45.1 billion in the first nine months of 2018, a yoy increase of 40%.  Excluding a HUF 4.2 billion exceptional gain from property transactions and financial instruments, net profit amounted to HUF 40.9 billion, a 27% increase yoy. The profit growth is primarily due to higher business volumes, the increasing number of customers served and favourable credit costs. K&H increased the corporate loan portfolio by 17% and the retail one by 4%, both faster than the market. In the first 9 months of 2018 K&H Insurance reached HUF 3.2 billion net profit, 20% increase yoy.

K&H Banking Group closed 2018H1 with an after-tax profit of HUF 31.5 billion. Excluding a HUF 4 billion exceptional gain from property transactions and financial instruments, net profit amounted to HUF 27.4 billion, a 22% increase yoy. The profit growth is primarily due to higher business volumes, the increasing number of customers served and favourable credit costs. In 2018H1 income excluding gains from property transactions and financial instruments increased by 11.6 % yoy, driven by 4.6 % net interest income and 12 % fee income growth. K&H Insurance reached HUF 2.2 billion net profit in 2018H1, an increase of 63 % yoy.

Over the past years activities of K&H Bank and KBC Securities Hungary have gradually come closer together. Therefore a decision was made whereby as of 1 July 2018 a separate, full-service corporate finance arm will be created within K&H Bank’s Business Banking Division. Following this decision, within KBC Group, corporate finance activities will be provided in Hungary by K&H Bank. Simultaneously, pursuant to the decision of the KBC Group Executive Committee, the similar services of KBC Securities Hungarian Branch Office will be discontinued.

K&H Banking Group closed 2018Q1 with an after-tax profit of HUF 15.1 billion. Excluding a HUF 2.1 billion exceptional gain from a property transaction, net profit amounted to HUF 12.9 billion, a 30% increase yoy. The profit growth is primarily due to higher business volumes, increasing number of customers served and further decreased credit costs. In 2018Q1 income increased by 8% yoy, driven by 7.5% net interest income and 10.6% fee income growth. K&H Insurance reached HUF 1.0 billion net profit in 2018Q1, an increase of 22% yoy.

K&H Bank recorded an all-time high profit of HUF 41.8 billion in 2017, representing an underlying 18% increase yoy. It realised a net profit of HUF 9.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Its loan portfolio market share increased from 10.2% to 10.5% yoy. It gained 60 000 new clients, some 1200 every week, nearly half of which were from the youth segment. K&H’s assets crossed the HUF 3 trillion mark in balance sheet in 2017. K&H Insurance realised an after-tax profit of HUF 2.9 billion in 2017, representing a 3% increase yoy.

The mandate of K&H Bank’s Chairman Béla Singlovics ends on 31 December 2017.  KBC Bank appointed Dr. Elemér Terták as member and new Chairman of the Bank’s Supervisory Board. The appointment has been approved by the National Bank of Hungary. Dr. Elemér Terták assumes his position as from January 1, 2018.

The Presidium of the Hungarian Bankers’ Association gave a lifetime achievement award to Hendrik Scheerlinck, former CEO of K&H Group, current CFO of KBC Group and member of KBC Group’s Executive Committee. Mr. Scheerlinck received the accolade in recognition of his outstanding professional work as Member of the Board of the Hungarian Banking Association, his valuable work as President of the Foreign Banker’s Club, and his professional contributions to the development of the banking sector.

This year once again, K&H has won the title ‘Best Bank of the Year in Hungary’ following the professional assessment of excellence by the international financial-affairs publication The Banker, owned by The Financial Times. Constant adaptation to the changing needs will continue to keep K&H developing and improving.

K&H Bank realised a net profit of HUF 9.7 billion in the third quarter of 2017. Its net profit reached HUF 32.2 billion in the first nine months of 2017, representing an underlying 8.1% increase year-on-year if excluding the one-off gain on VISA shares in 2016. K&H increased its total loan portfolio by 8% compared to the same period of last year, increasing new loan production by 79% in the first nine months compared to the same period last year. In the first nine months of 2017 K&H Insurance realised an after-tax profit of HUF 2.1 billion by growing both in non-life and in regular life insurances on a year on year basis by 18% and 11%, respectively.

K&H Bank net profit reached HUF 22.5 billion in 1H2017, representing an underlying  16% increase year-on-year if excluding the one-off gain on VISA shares in 2016. The banking group realised a record underlying net profit of HUF 12.4 billion in 2Q2017.  K&H Insurance in 1H2017 realised an after-tax profit of HUF 1.4 billion, representing a 19% decrease y-o-y primarily due to higher insurance tax and lower interest rate environment but it could outperform the market by growing its non-life gross written premium with 20% year-on-year. 

The good repute of a company is an increasingly powerful factor in business, and is driven, in addition to the brand, by such elements as caring for the employees, and the activities pursued for the benefit of the society and the environment. The best source of learning about the social responsibility, environmental protection and HR measures of a company is its CSR report. The recently published sustainability report of K&H Group, one of the leading financial institutions in Hungary, presents the company’s personality as an employer in an impressive and easily understandable way, walking through the main areas supported. 

K&H Banking Group closed 2017Q1 with an after-tax profit of HUF 10.1 billion. This amount compares to a profit of HUF 9.3 billion in 2016Q1 (+8%). The profit increase is due to higher business volumes, increasing number of customers served, continued low level of credit costs, and lower bank and corporate income taxes.  K&H Insurance in 2017Q1 realised an after-tax profit of HUF 846 million, HUF 10 million above same period previous year.

K&H Banking Group closed 2016 with an after-tax profit of HUF 39.2 billion. This amount compares to a profit of HUF 37.9 billion in 2015. The profit increase is due to the combined effect of higher business volumes, more customers, decreasing credit costs and reducing bank tax.  The year also included one-off items such as the non-recurring impact of VISA transaction in Q2 and the negative deferred tax impact of the announced corporate income tax rate reduction in Q4. K&H Insurance in 2016 realised an after-tax profit of HUF 2.8 billion, HUF 881 million above previous year.