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Lower-than-expected Inflation to Speed Interest Rate Cuts?

The year-end brought a positive surprise with inflation data that was more favorable than expected. Due to the lower index,...

Analysis

Editorial: Hungary Last Man Standing on Sweden

We marked a somber anniversary on Jan. 24, on month shy of two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion...

Figures

Bourse Turnover Reaches HUF 273 bln in January

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange came to HUF 273 billion in January, the bourse said on Thursday, according...

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Majority Concerned by State Pension Dependence

A majority consider it important that they do not have financial difficulties in their old age, but they do not...

Analysis

Poland GDP Expands 0.2% in 2023

Polish economic growth eased markedly during the year 2023, a flash estimate from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) on...

Analysis

Hungary PMI Edges Under 50-point Mark in January

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slipped to 49.9 points in January from 51 in December, a hair under the...

Analysis

Czech Economy Rebounds in Q4

The Czech Republic's economy expanded as expected in the final quarter after contracting in the previous quarter, preliminary figures from...

Analysis

Slovenia Retail Sales Continues to Fall in December

Retail sales in Slovenia dropped 15% year-on-year in December, accelerating from a downwardly revised 10.9% fall in the previous month,...

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Number of Debt Collection Procedures Reaches 419,000 in 2023

The number of debt collection procedures launched in Hungary rose 2.5% to 419,000 last year, the Hungarian National Chamber of...

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Hungary’s Population Falls to 9.58 Million

Hungary's population stood at an estimated 9.58 million at the end of 2023, according to data released by the Central...

Analysis

Market Would Accept 2024 Deficit of 4-4.5% of GDP – Varga

Finance Minister Mihály Varga said the government was weighing bringing the general government deficit under the 3%-of-GDP Maastricht threshold in...

Figures

Serbia’s Real Net Wage up in November

Serbia's average net wage increased by a real 6.3% year-on-year in November, following a 6.1% annual increase in October, figures...

Figures

Bosnia Inflation Accelerates in December

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated to 2.2% in December, up from a nearly two-and-a-half year low...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, January 12, 2024

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

Analysis

The Budapest Business Journal Wish List 2024 – Trust, Investing in Children, Picking Mushroom and a Diplomatic Cry for Better Communication With Youths

For the seventh consecutive year, Kester Eddy rounds up a gathering of the great and the good, including voices that...

Analysis

Lower-than-expected Inflation to Speed Interest Rate Cuts?

The year-end brought a positive surprise with inflation data that was more favorable than expected. Due to the lower index,...

Analysis

Editorial: Hungary Last Man Standing on Sweden

We marked a somber anniversary on Jan. 24, on month shy of two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion...

Figures

Bourse Turnover Reaches HUF 273 bln in January

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange came to HUF 273 billion in January, the bourse said on Thursday, according...

Figures

Majority Concerned by State Pension Dependence

A majority consider it important that they do not have financial difficulties in their old age, but they do not...

Analysis

Poland GDP Expands 0.2% in 2023

Polish economic growth eased markedly during the year 2023, a flash estimate from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) on...

Analysis

Hungary PMI Edges Under 50-point Mark in January

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slipped to 49.9 points in January from 51 in December, a hair under the...

Analysis

Czech Economy Rebounds in Q4

The Czech Republic's economy expanded as expected in the final quarter after contracting in the previous quarter, preliminary figures from...

Analysis

Slovenia Retail Sales Continues to Fall in December

Retail sales in Slovenia dropped 15% year-on-year in December, accelerating from a downwardly revised 10.9% fall in the previous month,...

Figures

Number of Debt Collection Procedures Reaches 419,000 in 2023

The number of debt collection procedures launched in Hungary rose 2.5% to 419,000 last year, the Hungarian National Chamber of...

Figures

Hungary’s Population Falls to 9.58 Million

Hungary's population stood at an estimated 9.58 million at the end of 2023, according to data released by the Central...

Analysis

Market Would Accept 2024 Deficit of 4-4.5% of GDP – Varga

Finance Minister Mihály Varga said the government was weighing bringing the general government deficit under the 3%-of-GDP Maastricht threshold in...

Figures

Serbia’s Real Net Wage up in November

Serbia's average net wage increased by a real 6.3% year-on-year in November, following a 6.1% annual increase in October, figures...

Figures

Bosnia Inflation Accelerates in December

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated to 2.2% in December, up from a nearly two-and-a-half year low...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, January 12, 2024

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

Analysis

The Budapest Business Journal Wish List 2024 – Trust, Investing in Children, Picking Mushroom and a Diplomatic Cry for Better Communication With Youths

For the seventh consecutive year, Kester Eddy rounds up a gathering of the great and the good, including voices that...

Lower-than-expected Inflation to Speed Interest Rate Cuts?

The year-end brought a positive surprise with inflation data that was more favorable than expected. Due to the lower index,...

Editorial: Hungary Last Man Standing on Sweden

We marked a somber anniversary on Jan. 24, on month shy of two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion...

Bourse Turnover Reaches HUF 273 bln in January

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange came to HUF 273 billion in January, the bourse said on Thursday, according...

Majority Concerned by State Pension Dependence

A majority consider it important that they do not have financial difficulties in their old age, but they do not...

Poland GDP Expands 0.2% in 2023

Polish economic growth eased markedly during the year 2023, a flash estimate from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) on...

Hungary PMI Edges Under 50-point Mark in January

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slipped to 49.9 points in January from 51 in December, a hair under the...

Czech Economy Rebounds in Q4

The Czech Republic's economy expanded as expected in the final quarter after contracting in the previous quarter, preliminary figures from...

Slovenia Retail Sales Continues to Fall in December

Retail sales in Slovenia dropped 15% year-on-year in December, accelerating from a downwardly revised 10.9% fall in the previous month,...

Number of Debt Collection Procedures Reaches 419,000 in 2023

The number of debt collection procedures launched in Hungary rose 2.5% to 419,000 last year, the Hungarian National Chamber of...

Hungary’s Population Falls to 9.58 Million

Hungary's population stood at an estimated 9.58 million at the end of 2023, according to data released by the Central...

Market Would Accept 2024 Deficit of 4-4.5% of GDP – Varga

Finance Minister Mihály Varga said the government was weighing bringing the general government deficit under the 3%-of-GDP Maastricht threshold in...

Serbia’s Real Net Wage up in November

Serbia's average net wage increased by a real 6.3% year-on-year in November, following a 6.1% annual increase in October, figures...

Bosnia Inflation Accelerates in December

The annual inflation rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated to 2.2% in December, up from a nearly two-and-a-half year low...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, January 12, 2024

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

The Budapest Business Journal Wish List 2024 – Trust, Investing in Children, Picking Mushroom and a Diplomatic Cry for Better Communication With Youths

For the seventh consecutive year, Kester Eddy rounds up a gathering of the great and the good, including voices that...