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A Digital Future Awaits Hungarian Agriculture

With support from government financing programs, many Hungarian farmers are leaning into digitization and the modernization of the domestic agricultural...

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Hungary Inflation Falls to 3.7% in February

Hungarian consumer prices were 3.7% higher on average in February 2024 than a year earlier., according to data published by...

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Serbia Annual Inflation Slows in February, C. Bank Chief Says

Serbia's annual inflation is estimated to have slowed down to 5.5% in February, from January's 6.4%, central bank Governor Jorgovanka...

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OECD Acknowledges Return of Growth, Urges Price Pressure Vigilance

The OECD acknowledged the restart of economic growth and receding CPI in Hungary, but said fiscal and monetary policy needed...

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Investment Fund Subscription at HUF 451 bln

The net subscription of units of Hungarian investment funds reached HUF 451 billion in January, rising from HUF 412 bln...

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Czech Real Wages Drop Further in Q4

The average real monthly wages in the Czech Republic dropped 1.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, following a...

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Slovakia Real Wages Grow for 1st Time in 2 Years

The real wage in Slovakia grew 3.9 year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, marking the first growth since the...

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Economic Recovery Depends on Easing Household and Corporate Caution

Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy said the recovery in retail consumption and a pickup in corporate investment required an...

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Croatia Inflation Rate Steady in February

Croatia's annual inflation rate stood at 4.1% in February, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) said on Friday citing preliminary...

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Serbia Retail Sales Rise on Year in January

Serbia's retail sales increased by real 4.1% year-on-year in January, after rising by 3.6% in December, the Belgrade-based Central Statistical...

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Slovenia Inflation Rate Edges up in February

Slovenia's consumer prices grew by 3.4% year-on-year in February, after rising by 3.3% in January, figures from the Statistics Bureau...

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Q4 Investment Volumes Fall 3%

Investment volume in Hungary fell 3% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, slowing from double-digit declines in the previous two quarters,...

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Bourse Turnover Reaches HUF 230 bln in February

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange came to HUF 230 billion in February, the bourse said on Friday, according...

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Reading the Real Estate Crystal Ball for 2024

After an economically turbulent 2023, what’s in store for the real estate business in 2024? Senior Colliers experts Kristóf Tóth...

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Hungarian SMEs Gain Ground in Public Procurement Amid Market Shifts

In 2023, successful Hungarian public procurement deals were worth nearly HUF 3 trillion. The competitive landscape intensified as, on average,...

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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...