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Romania inflation accelerates in December

Romania's consumer prices rose to 8.2% in December from 7.8% in November, data released by the Bucharest-based National Institute of...

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Construction output volume up 12.3% y.o.y. in November

The volume of construction output in November 2021 surpassed the previous year’s level by 12.3% according to raw data released...

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Poland December inflation rises as estimated

Poland's consumer price inflation rose in December, as initially estimated, final data from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed...

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BAMOSZ investment fund value reaches HUF 7.851 tln

The net asset value (NAV) of investment funds managed by members of the Association of Hungarian Investment Fund and Asset...

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21,219 new COVID cases registered over last 3 days

A total of 21,219 new COVID cases were registered in Hungary between January 14-16, bringing the total number of identified...

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Romania’s real net wage falls on year in November

Romania's average net monthly wage fell by a real 0.8% year-on-year in November, after decreasing by 1.8% in October, the...

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EU-funded fact-checking website in Hungary launches

Lakmusz.hu, the first fact-checking website in Hungary, was launched last week as the result of an EU project with an...

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Szerencsejáték revenue rose 21% last year

Revenue of state-owned lottery company Szerencsejáték rose around 21% to more than HUF 700 billion last year, CEO Alex Bozóky...

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Consumer inflation at 7.4% in December

Consumer prices were 7.4% higher on average in December 2021 than a year earlier, according to data by the Central...

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8,921 new COVID cases registered in Hungary

A total of 8,921 new COVID cases were registered in Hungary yesterday, bringing the total number of identified infections since...

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Czech inflation rises further in December

The Czech consumer price inflation increased further in December, data from the Prague-based Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) showed on Wednesday....

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40% of CEE businesses fear bankruptcies without bailouts

According to an analysis by credit insurance company Atradius, 39% of companies in Central and Eastern Europe fear that with...

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9,216 new COVID cases registered in Hungary

A total of 9,216 new COVID cases were registered in Hungary yesterday, bringing the total number of identified infections since...

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135,000 vaccinated in 1st 3 days of vaccination campaign

The vaccination campaign this month has been highly successful, with more than 135,000 vaccines administered in its first three days,...

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Lithuania producer price inflation slows in December

Lithuania's industrial producer price index (PPI) rose 16.3% year-on-year following a 17.6% increase in November, figures from Vilnius-based Statistics Lithuania...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

IMF Sees Window for Hungary’s Economic Revival, Urges Swift Reforms

Hungary has a “uniquely favorable window of opportunity” to revitalize its economy, but must act quickly to turn market confidence...

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...