Never Before Seen Growth in Hungarian Economy: GDP Up Almost 18% in Q2 Hungary's second-quarter GDP grew by an annual 17.9 percent after a double-digit decline in the base period, a first reading... 2021.08.17.
Hungary Budget Deficit at 45% of Increased Annual Plan Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit, excluding local councils, reached 1,803.7 billion forints (EUR 5.09bn) at the end of July,... 2021.08.10.
Family Min: Expanded Family Benefits Correlated with Increase in Marriages, Childbirths As the government has expanded family benefits, so has the number of marriages and childbirths increased, the minister for families... 2021.08.07.
Industrial Output Climbs 22.0 pc in June Hungary's industrial sector increased by an annual 22.0 percent in June, albeit from a low base, the Central Statistical Office... 2021.08.07.
Press Roundup: Matolcsy Cautions Against Rushed Introduction of Euro A left-wing commentator disagrees with the National Bank governor, who does not consider as timely the adoption of the common... 2021.08.06.
Retail Sales Growth Accelerates to 6.2 % in June Retail sales in Hungary grew by an annual 6.2 percent in June, increasing for the third month in a row... 2021.08.04.
LMP Urges Gov’t to Improve Situation of Caretakers of the Elderly An opposition LMP MP on Monday called on the Orbán government to raise the wages of employees working in elderly... 2021.08.02.
Fitch Affirms Hungary ‘BBB’ Rating; Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings affirmed Hungary's 'BBB' sovereign rating with a stable outlook at a scheduled review on Friday. "The 'BBB' ratings... 2021.07.31.
Hungary Unemployment Rate 4% in June, Employment at Historic High Hungary's jobless rate was 4 percent in June, up from 3.9 percent in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office... 2021.07.28.
Central Bank Head: Govt’s Economic Recovery Strategy Over-reliant on ‘Steel and Concrete’ Hungary's sustainable convergence with more developed economies could be inhibited if the government continues to rely on the construction sector... 2021.07.27.
FM Szijjártó: International Lobbying Network Behind ‘Attack on Child Protection Law’ The pressure of a vast international lobbying network is behind the attack against Hungary's child protection law, the foreign minister... 2021.07.26.
FM Szijjártó to BBC: Hungary Under Constant Attack from Brussels Hungary is under "continuous attack from Brussels, whatever we decide, European institutions find a way to put some pressure on... 2021.07.22.
National Bank Governor Suggests North-South Dual Euro Exchange Rate György Matolcsy, the governor of Hungary's central bank, has suggested in an op-ed that the euro area should have two... 2021.07.12.
Finance Minister: Brussels ‘Could Not Thwart’ Hungarian Economy Brussels "could not thwart the Hungarian economy even if it wanted to", Finance Minister Mihály Varga said in an interview... 2021.07.12.
Press Roundup: Hungary Takes over Visegrad-4 Presidency A left-wing commentator sees Prime Minister Orbán’s vision of a strong and influential V4 as pie in the sky. A... 2021.07.08.
National Bank Governor: Hungarian Economy Saved by Private Sector Hungary's management of the coronavirus crisis last year yielded mixed results, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) governor György Matolcsy wrote... 2021.07.06.
Govt Sector Deficit Reaches 6.1% of GDP in First Quarter Hungary's government sector ran a 788 billion forint (EUR 2.24bn) deficit in the first quarter, equivalent to 6.1 percent of... 2021.07.01.