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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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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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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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Road Accidents Involving Injury Fall 13% in Q2

The number of road accidents involving injury in Hungary fell 13% year-on-year to 3,616 in the second quarter, according to...

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Investment Fund Subscription at HUF 453 bln 

Net subscription of units of Hungarian investment funds reached HUF 453 billion in August, up from HUF 339 bln in...

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Czech Firms Report Lower Gas Consumption in 2022

Czech companies used almost one-fifth less natural gas year-on-year in 2022, data released by the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) on...

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Overdue Debt of Young Poles Grows

At of the end of July, debts of individuals aged 18 to 24 in Poland reached PLN 1 billion, (around...

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Romania Producer Prices Fall Further in August

Romania's industrial producer prices dropped by 3.33% year-on-year in August, following a 0.88% decline in the prior month, partly due...

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Minimum Wage Could Rise 10-15% in 2024 – Minister

Hungary's minimum wage could rise by 10-15% next year, Economic Development Minister Márton Nagy said at a conference on Monday...

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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...

Hungary’s Unemployment Rate Stands at 4.6% in September

Hungary’s unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in September, with 224,000 people unemployed, according to data published by the Central Statistical...

Hungary’s 2027 Budget Assumes 2.4% GDP Growth, 3% Inflation

Hungary’s draft 2027 budget assumes GDP growth of 2.4% and average annual inflation of 3%, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said...

Hungary’s Gross Wages Rise 8.4% to HUF 740,600 in August

Average gross monthly earnings for full-time employees in Hungary rose 8.4% year-on-year to HUF 740,600 in August, according to the...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

BUX Hits Record High in August as Budapest Stock Exchange Trading Remains Active

The Budapest Stock Exchange’s benchmark BUX index continued to rise in August, reaching a new all-time high during the month...

Hungary Births Fall 8.2% in July, Marriages Rise

A total of 6,197 children were born in Hungary in July, about 8.2% fewer than a year earlier, while the...

Hungary Average Gross Earnings Reach HUF 754,700 in June

Average gross earnings in Hungary reached HUF 754,700 in June, up 7.1% year-on-year, while average net earnings rose 9.4% to...