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Hungary Retail Sales Down 8.3% y.o.y. in June

In June 2023, the volume of sales in retail trade in Hungary decreased by 7.8% according to raw data, and...

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Croatia Producer Inflation Slows Further in July

Croatia's industrial producer prices rose by 1.9% year-on-year in July, after rising by 2.2% in the previous month, the Zagreb-based...

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Village Shops Awarded HUF 8 bln in Subsidies

The government has awarded HUF 8 billion in subsidies to ensure shops in Hungary's smallest settlements stay open, government commissioner...

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MOL Earnings Fall on Narrower Margins, Windfall Profit Taxes

Q2 net income of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL fell 74% year-on-year to HUF 78.5 billion as margins narrowed...

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Romania Producer Prices Fall Further in June

Romania's producer price index (PPI) increased 3.8% year-on-year in June, after a 7.6% growth in May, data from the National...

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Zwack Unicum Earnings Fall as Inflation Hits Sales

After-tax profit of Zwack Unicum, Hungary's biggest spirits maker, fell 36% year-on-year to HUF 0.8 billion in the first quarter...

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Garantiqa Surety Stock Climbs to HUF 2.545 tln

Surety stock of Garantiqa, a guarantor controlled by the state of Hungary, rose 2% to HUF 2.545 tln in the...

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Few Career Starters Have Savings

Few career starters have savings, and young people are saving significantly less this year than last, the Work Force HR...

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Poland Factory Activity Shrinks Further in July

Poland's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 43.5 in July from 45.1 in June, remaining contractionary for the 15th...

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Over 28,000 Students Participate in Summer Jobs Scheme

More than 28,200 students are participating in a government-subsidized summer jobs scheme this year, state secretary for employment policy Sándor...

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Record Number of Applicants Admitted to Elte

A record number of applicants were admitted to the Loránd Eötvös University (Elte), writes the business daily Világgazdaság....

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Poland Inflation Eases in July

Poland's annual inflation rate eased to 10.8% in July from 11.5% in the previous month, preliminary results from the Warsaw-based...

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Bourse Turnover Reaches HUF 188 bln in July

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) came to HUF 188 billion in July, the bourse told state news...

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Industrial Producer Prices up 6.4% y.o.y. in June 2023

Industrial producer prices in Hungary were about 6.4% higher in June 2023 than in the same month of 2022, according...

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Hungarian Unis Accept Close to 95,000 New Students

Hungarian universities have accepted 94,785 of 126,449 new applications for enrollment in the fall semester, state secretary for higher education...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 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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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 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...

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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...

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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...