WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is expected to approve $15.7 billion (12.5 billion euros) in financial assistance for Hungary on Nov. 6, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.
The IMF said this week it had reached a 17-month standby loan arrangement with Hungary, which includes $15.7 billion from the IMF and an additional $8.1 billion from the European Union and another $1 billion from the World Bank to help bolster confidence in the economy.

(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio) Keywords: FINANCIAL/IMF HUNGARY tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomsonreuters.com cmr

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