Ferenc Karvalits: Current challenges and responsibility of economic policy in Hungary Speech by Mr Ferenc Karvalits, Deputy Governor of Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the central bank of Hungary), at the Reuters Summit, Vienna, 13 October 2010. *  *  *  It is a pleasure to be here today.
Two years had passed since the fall of Lehman Brothers, and while the most acute phase of the crisis is already behind us, it can have lasting effects on the working of our economies. Let me have a look at how our economy fared in this turbulent period, and what challenges lie ahead.