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Wellis Sales up 32% Last Year

The net sales revenue of Hungarian hot tub maker Wellis rose 32% to HUF 50.8 billion last year, according to...

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Motor Fuel Sales in Hungary Fall 18% in Q1

Motor fuel sales in Hungary fell 18.2% year-on-year to 896 million liters in the first quarter, data compiled by the...

Analysis

Business, Consumer Confidence Improve in April

Business and consumer confidence improved in April from the previous month, state news wire MTI reports, citing a gauge of...

Analysis

Moldova Industrial Output Shrinks in February 

Moldova's industrial production decreased 4.9% year-on-year in February, following an upwardly revised 7.6% slump in the prior month, the National...

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Estonian Producer Inflation Falls in March

Estonian producer prices increased by 7.9% year-on-year in March, easing from 11.6% rise in the previous month, data released by...

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Bulgaria’s Household Spending up 19.1% in 2022

The average household expenditure per capita in Bulgaria went up by 19.1% on the year in 2022, whereas the average...

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Bulgaria Inflation Eases to 14% in March

Bulgaria's consumer price inflation eased for the third straight month in March to the lowest level in a year, though...

Analysis

Half of Companies in Poland Admit to Have Delays in Payments 

In a survey 'Reliability in business', conducted in February, on behalf of Rzetelna Firma, 49% of entrepreneurs representing micro, small,...

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Croatia Inflation Eases in March 

Croatia's consumer prices increased by 10.7% year-on-year in March, and were 0.9% higher month-on-month, the Zagreb-based Croatian Bureau of Statistics...

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Bosnia’s Federation Net Salary Down on Month in Feb

The average net monthly salary in Bosnia's Federation stood at BAM 1,193 (EUR 610) in February, up by 0.9% year-on-year...

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Poland Inflation Slows in March

Poland's consumer price inflation eased to the lowest level in seven months amid a sharp slowdown in transport costs, though...

Analysis

More Businesses Have Crisis Plan

A survey conducted by the Niveus Consulting Group on the economic expectations of Hungarian businesses revealed that 83% of companies...

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Montenegro March Inflation Rate Lowest in a Year

Montenegro's consumer price index (CPI) increased by 10.5% year-on-year in March, after rising by an annual 15.1% in February, the...

Analysis

Is a Pakistani Sovereign Default Looming Ahead on the Horizon?

With the attention of economists and financial analysts absorbed by the banking crisis, other clouds on the horizon are being...

Analysis

Industry Still Suffering from High Energy Prices

The Hungarian industrial sector showed weak performance at the beginning of the year, and the latest data confirms that it...

Analysis

Bosch-Richter Survey Finds Hungarians Open to AI, Health Tech and Safer Mobility

A survey presented at BoschxRichter Innovators’ Day suggests Hungarians prioritize health and financial stability while welcoming technology that improves safety...

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Hungary’s Inflation at 1.6% in September 2026

Consumer prices in Hungary rose 1.6% year-on-year in September, while prices increased 0.2% from August, according to data from the...

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Government Opens HUF 2.2 bln in Funding for Hungarian Communities Abroad

Two funding schemes supporting ties with ethnic Hungarian communities abroad open for applications this week, offering HUF 2.2 bln for...

Analysis

Hungary’s Business Confidence Improves in September

Business sentiment improved in Hungary in September, while consumer confidence remained largely unchanged, according to a monthly survey by economic...

Analysis

EBRD Maintains Hungary Growth Forecast at 1.8% for 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary’s economy will expand by 1.8% in 2026 and 2.5% in...

Analysis

MBH Forecasts 1.8% Hungarian Growth and Inflation as Consumption Supports Recovery

Hungary’s economy could grow 1.8% in 2026 while average annual inflation slows to the same rate, according to MBH Analysis...

Bosch-Richter Survey Finds Hungarians Open to AI, Health Tech and Safer Mobility

A survey presented at BoschxRichter Innovators’ Day suggests Hungarians prioritize health and financial stability while welcoming technology that improves safety...

Hungary’s Inflation at 1.6% in September 2026

Consumer prices in Hungary rose 1.6% year-on-year in September, while prices increased 0.2% from August, according to data from the...

Government Opens HUF 2.2 bln in Funding for Hungarian Communities Abroad

Two funding schemes supporting ties with ethnic Hungarian communities abroad open for applications this week, offering HUF 2.2 bln for...

Hungarian Investment Fund Inflows Fall to HUF 138 bln in August

Net subscriptions to Hungarian investment funds reached HUF 138 bln in August, down from HUF 271 bln in July, according...

Hungary’s Budget Deficit Reaches 6.2% of GDP in H1 2026

Hungary’s general government deficit reached HUF 2.810 tln, or 6.2% of GDP, in the first half of 2026, as expenditure...

Hungary to Raise Lowest Pensions From January

Hungary will raise the minimum pension to HUF 120,000 and introduce tiered increases for other low pensions from Jan. 1,...

TI Hungary: Private Equity Funds Still Opaque Despite Stricter Rules

Transparency International Hungary found that despite tighter regulations, ownership of Hungarian private equity funds remains opaque, with major gaps in...

Hungary Lifts Debt Issuance Plan to HUF 8.7 tln as Financing Needs Grow

Hungary’s Gov't Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) has raised its 2026 net issuance target to HUF 8.717 tln, citing a larger-than-expected...

Hungary’s Business Confidence Improves in September

Business sentiment improved in Hungary in September, while consumer confidence remained largely unchanged, according to a monthly survey by economic...

Hungary Could Adopt Euro in 2033 at Earliest, Equilor Says

Hungary could adopt the euro in 2033 at the earliest, with high public debt and a substantial budget deficit posing...

EBRD Maintains Hungary Growth Forecast at 1.8% for 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary’s economy will expand by 1.8% in 2026 and 2.5% in...

MBH Forecasts 1.8% Hungarian Growth and Inflation as Consumption Supports Recovery

Hungary’s economy could grow 1.8% in 2026 while average annual inflation slows to the same rate, according to MBH Analysis...

Hungary’s Average Gross Earnings up 7.5% in July

Average gross monthly earnings for full-time employees in Hungary rose 7.5% year-on-year to HUF 745,500 in July 2026, while average...

O3 Partners Posts EUR 1.45 mln First-Half Profit as Revenue More Than Quadruples

Budapest-listed O3 Partners reported a EUR 1.45 mln after-tax profit for the first half of 2026, reversing a EUR 470,000...

Hungary Annual Inflation Reaches 1.3% in August

Consumer prices in Hungary rose by 1.3% year-on-year in August 2026, and 0.2% from July, according to data published by...