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Serbia Consumer Prices Ease Further in March

The annual inflation rate in Serbia fell to 5% in March from 5.6% in the previous month, data released by...

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IMF Lowers Hungary 2024 GDP Growth Forecast to 2.2%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected Hungary's GDP would grow 2.2% this year in its latest World Economic Outlook released...

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Real Net Wage in Romania Rises in February

Romania's average net monthly wage rose by a real 6.5% year-on-year in February, following a 6.3% gain in January, the...

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Serbia Interest Rate Unchanged for 9th Month

The National Bank of Serbia maintained its benchmark interest rate at 6.5% for the ninth consecutive month in April, meeting...

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Bamosz Investment Fund NAV Reaches HUF 15.624 tln in March

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

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Czech Inflation Remains Stable at 2% in March

The Czech Republic's consumer price inflation held steady at the end of the first quarter, data from the Prague-based Czech...

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‘Net Worthy’ Program Expands Nationwide

An agreement has been signed between Magyar Telekom and the Association of IT and Libraries (IKSz) to take the Netrevalók...

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2 Companies, 1 Venture: Combining Expertise and Reputation

When DVM group and Greenfield Development decided to go public with the announcement of their joint venture recently, it was...

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Editorial: In Praise of the Backstory

The feedback we have received thus far from our decade-celebrating Expat CEO of the Year gala has been highly positive....

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Central Bank Says Monetary Policy Enters New Phase

The key interest rate was lowered by 75 basis points to 8.25% at the latest rate-setting meeting of the National...

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Kinstellar to Take Over Noerr in Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia

Noerr’s practices in Budapest, Bratislava, Bucharest and Prague are to be transferred to Kinstellar, the two law firms have announced....

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The Future is Being Built in Debrecen, Says PwC

PwC Hungary will host the Debrecen Business Forum 2024 on April 9, the first in what is intended to be...

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Breaking the Subcontracting Spiral, Adding Value, Supporting ESG

You don’t need to have been in Hungary very long to discover that much of the country seems to exist...

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Hungary Inflation at 3.6% in March

Consumer prices in Hungary were 3.6% higher on average in March 2024 than a year earlier, according to data published...

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Hungarians Believe Shop Operation Environmentally Unsustainable

Nationwide, a third of Hungarians (36%) and nearly half of Budapest residents (49%) do not consider the current operation of...

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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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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Hungary’s Industrial Output Rises 4.7% in July

The volume of industrial production in Hungary rose 4.7% year-on-year in July, according to unadjusted data published by the Central...