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Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 5, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Analysis

German Companies Skeptical of Hungarian Business Upturn

The Hungarian economy is facing difficult times, as underlined by recent statistical data, and also reflected in the results of...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 16, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Analysis

EBRD Puts Hungary GDP Growth at 1.5% in 2025, 2.7% in 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary's GDP will grow by 1.5% in 2025 and 2.7% in...

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MOL Profit Climbs in Q1

Consolidated first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL rose 47% year-on-year to USD 412 million, with all...

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Hungary’s Inflation Eases to 4.2% in April, Monthly Growth Slows

Hungary’s annual inflation rate stood at 4.2% in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported Friday, a moderate pace compared...

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Editorial: From ‘Spaghetti Programming’ to ‘Architectural Salad’

Whether you are making a phone or video call, sending an SMS, using a bank, or even attending a conference,...

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Stable Labor Market, Slowing Wage Increases

A pair of important labor market indicators were released in the past couple of weeks. The Central Statistical Office (KSH)...

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Hungary Bids Farewell to Pope Francis With National Day of Mourning

The funeral Mass of Pope Francis was both a farewell and an “uplifting, hopeful event,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told...

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Businesses Adapt to Uncertain Environment – DUIHK Survey

Businesses in Hungary are adapting to an uncertain environment, a recently published survey by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and...

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Hungary PMI Slips to 50.2 in April

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 points in April, edging down from 51.4 in the previous month,...

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Duna House Shareholders Approve HUF 750 mln Dividend

Shareholders of listed real estate broker Duna House approved a proposal to pay a HUF 750 million dividend on ordinary...

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Hungarian Economy Stalls in Q1, Undermining Government’s Growth Hopes

Hungary’s economy failed to gain traction in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP down 0.4% year-on-year, the Central Statistical...

Analysis

Sándor Demján Program Boosts SME Lending in Hungary

Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy said the Sándor Demján Program, launched by the government to scale up local SMEs,...

Analysis

Editorial: The Certainty of Uncertain Times

If there is one word that sums up the economic world today, it must be “uncertain.” Look at the comments...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 5, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Analysis

German Companies Skeptical of Hungarian Business Upturn

The Hungarian economy is facing difficult times, as underlined by recent statistical data, and also reflected in the results of...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 16, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Analysis

EBRD Puts Hungary GDP Growth at 1.5% in 2025, 2.7% in 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary's GDP will grow by 1.5% in 2025 and 2.7% in...

Figures

MOL Profit Climbs in Q1

Consolidated first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL rose 47% year-on-year to USD 412 million, with all...

Figures

Hungary’s Inflation Eases to 4.2% in April, Monthly Growth Slows

Hungary’s annual inflation rate stood at 4.2% in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported Friday, a moderate pace compared...

Analysis

Editorial: From ‘Spaghetti Programming’ to ‘Architectural Salad’

Whether you are making a phone or video call, sending an SMS, using a bank, or even attending a conference,...

Analysis

Stable Labor Market, Slowing Wage Increases

A pair of important labor market indicators were released in the past couple of weeks. The Central Statistical Office (KSH)...

Analysis

Hungary Bids Farewell to Pope Francis With National Day of Mourning

The funeral Mass of Pope Francis was both a farewell and an “uplifting, hopeful event,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told...

Analysis

Businesses Adapt to Uncertain Environment – DUIHK Survey

Businesses in Hungary are adapting to an uncertain environment, a recently published survey by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and...

Analysis

Hungary PMI Slips to 50.2 in April

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 points in April, edging down from 51.4 in the previous month,...

Figures

Duna House Shareholders Approve HUF 750 mln Dividend

Shareholders of listed real estate broker Duna House approved a proposal to pay a HUF 750 million dividend on ordinary...

Figures

Hungarian Economy Stalls in Q1, Undermining Government’s Growth Hopes

Hungary’s economy failed to gain traction in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP down 0.4% year-on-year, the Central Statistical...

Analysis

Sándor Demján Program Boosts SME Lending in Hungary

Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy said the Sándor Demján Program, launched by the government to scale up local SMEs,...

Analysis

Editorial: The Certainty of Uncertain Times

If there is one word that sums up the economic world today, it must be “uncertain.” Look at the comments...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 5, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

German Companies Skeptical of Hungarian Business Upturn

The Hungarian economy is facing difficult times, as underlined by recent statistical data, and also reflected in the results of...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, May 16, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

EBRD Puts Hungary GDP Growth at 1.5% in 2025, 2.7% in 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts Hungary's GDP will grow by 1.5% in 2025 and 2.7% in...

MOL Profit Climbs in Q1

Consolidated first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL rose 47% year-on-year to USD 412 million, with all...

Hungary’s Inflation Eases to 4.2% in April, Monthly Growth Slows

Hungary’s annual inflation rate stood at 4.2% in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported Friday, a moderate pace compared...

Editorial: From ‘Spaghetti Programming’ to ‘Architectural Salad’

Whether you are making a phone or video call, sending an SMS, using a bank, or even attending a conference,...

Stable Labor Market, Slowing Wage Increases

A pair of important labor market indicators were released in the past couple of weeks. The Central Statistical Office (KSH)...

Hungary Bids Farewell to Pope Francis With National Day of Mourning

The funeral Mass of Pope Francis was both a farewell and an “uplifting, hopeful event,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told...

Businesses Adapt to Uncertain Environment – DUIHK Survey

Businesses in Hungary are adapting to an uncertain environment, a recently published survey by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and...

Hungary PMI Slips to 50.2 in April

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 points in April, edging down from 51.4 in the previous month,...

Duna House Shareholders Approve HUF 750 mln Dividend

Shareholders of listed real estate broker Duna House approved a proposal to pay a HUF 750 million dividend on ordinary...

Hungarian Economy Stalls in Q1, Undermining Government’s Growth Hopes

Hungary’s economy failed to gain traction in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP down 0.4% year-on-year, the Central Statistical...

Sándor Demján Program Boosts SME Lending in Hungary

Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy said the Sándor Demján Program, launched by the government to scale up local SMEs,...

Editorial: The Certainty of Uncertain Times

If there is one word that sums up the economic world today, it must be “uncertain.” Look at the comments...