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Workforce Shortages and Self-diagnosis Among Health Trends

Recent years have seen many changes in healthcare, driven by COVID-19, the energy crisis and accelerated digitalization. However, the most...

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Industry Expands, Promising Signs on the Horizon

There is light at the end of the tunnel, at least regarding Hungarian industrial production: it grew month-on-month, while vehicle...

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Editorial: In Praise of Business Mixers

As has been said many times before, we deal in the currency of facts and figures, the numbers and statistics...

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Gloster H1 Revenue Climbs 24%

First-half net sales revenue of listed IT company Gloster rose 24% year-on-year to HUF 3.2 billion, state news wire MTI...

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Bourse’s CSD Lifts H1 Earnings

First-half after-tax profit of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) climbed 50% year-on-year to HUF 2.6 billion, lifted by earnings of...

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Industrial Producer Prices Down 2.3% y.o.y. in August

Industrial producer prices in Hungary were 2.3% lower on average in August 2023 compared to one year earlier, according to...

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Financial Transformation: Now or Never 

The need for data-driven insights and rapid scenario modeling to support decision-making has never been greater, according to the 2023...

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EBRD Forecasts Slight Contraction for Hungarian Economy in 2023 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary's GDP will contract 0.2% this year in its latest Regional...

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Bosnia Inflation Picks up in August 

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated to 4.7% in August 2023, following nine months of easing and...

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Hungarian Population Continues to Age, Census Data Show

Final data from Hungary's 2022 census show an uptick in the share of women under the age of 30 with...

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Czech Economic Sentiment Weakens in September

The Czech economic confidence index decreased in September to the lowest level in two-and-a-half years, survey results from the Czech...

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Hollywood Strike Will Impact Hungary’s GDP This Year

Film production in Hungary has been hit hard by the U.S. screenwriters’ strike, which began on May 1, and the...

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Varga Augurs Return to Growth in H2 2023

Finance Minister Mihály Varga said Hungary's GDP could start growing again in the second half of the year at a...

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Avg Gross Earnings at HUF 559,100 in July 2023

Full-time employees’ average gross earnings amounted to HUF 559,100 in July 2023, having risen by 15.2% compared with a year...

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President Novák Meets With Elon Musk

President Katalin Novák met with Tesla founder and head Elon Musk at the company's recently inaugurated plant in Austin, Texas,...

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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...