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Retail Trade Seems Likely to Drop Further

Hungary’s retail sector is still in decline, with the August data proving to be even weaker than expected. With the...

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Editorial: Breaking the Hungarian Nobel Glass Ceiling

The British have a saying: you wait around at a bus stop for hours, and then three buses turn up...

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Price-monitoring Platform Shaves 0.4 pp off CPI

An online platform that monitors the prices of a broad range of food products at Hungary's biggest supermarket chains has...

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Budapest Airport Donates Over HUF 18 mln From Runway Run Fees

Budapest Airport held its annual charity running race, the Runway Run, in September. The popularity of the event, now in...

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Albania Inflation Rate Edges up in September

Albania's annual inflation rate rose to 4.1% in September, from 4.0% in the previous month, the Institute of Statistics (Instat)...

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Business Assoc Gauge Shows Little Change in Business Sentiment

Business association Vosz's measure of business confidence fell to 55 points in the third quarter from 56 in Q2, Ákos...

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Public Procurement Contract Value Nearly Halved in Q1-Q3

The value of public procurements in Hungary fell 47% year-on-year to HUF 1.93 trillion in Q1-Q3, a report published by...

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Czech Inflation Falls Further in September

The annual inflation rate in the Czech Republic slowed for the eighth consecutive month to 6.9% in September from an...

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Summer Measures Boost Gov’t Securities Demand

Measures the government took in the summer to boost demand for government securities have "proven extraordinarily effective", resulting in marked...

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Regional Wage Differential Widens

Hungary's regional wage differential remained "significant" and widened by a small degree in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office...

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Latvia Inflation Rate Eases Further in September

Latvia's annual inflation rate eased for the eighth consecutive month to 3.3% in September, the lowest reading since July 2021,...

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IMF Cuts Hungary GDP Forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Hungary's GDP will contract 0.3% this year in its latest World Economic Outlook released...

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Mapei Domestic Sales Edge up 1% in Q3

Domestic sales of the local unit of Italian building materials maker Mapei inched up 1.1% year-on-year to HUF 26 billion,...

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Estonian Inflation Eases in September

Estonia's consumer price inflation eased further in September to the lowest level in more than two years amid a slowdown...

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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...

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...