A package of proposals Hungary is putting forward to increase support for the European Unionʼs beekeepers as well as tighten restrictions on cheap, adulterated honey from Asia won the support of 13 member states at a meeting of EU farm ministers in Brussels on Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture told state news wire MTI.

Hungarian pensions are in the lower third in terms of purchasing power, compared to the European Union average, uzletem.hu reports citing a study published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). 

Hungaryʼs state debt stood at 66.4% of GDP at the end of September, down from 66.5% of GDP at the end of June and down from 70.2% a year earlier, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said on Monday concerning preliminary data of Hungaryʼs financial accounts, state news wire MTI reports.

Hungary signed an economic cooperation agreement with Malaysia on Friday, state news wire MTI reports.

Hungarian-owned MÁV-REC signed an agreement with Chinaʼs Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) to cooperate in the area of railway logistics in Beijing on Thursday, MÁV-REC told Hungarian news agency MTI.

Finance Minister Mihály Varga on Thursday said he would review the Itemised Tax for Small Businesses (KATA) and weigh recommendations on the tax form made by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), state news wire MTI reports.

Hungaryʼs Minister of Agriculture put this yearʼs maize harvest at 7.8-7.9 million tonnes in a statement on Thursday, state news wire MTI reports.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount twelve-month T-bills at auction on Thursday, in line with the original offer, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Hungary’s central bank will conduct a review of its inflation-targeting system next year as part of its regular practice, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said, adding that the current system has been working well, reuters.com reports.

The Hungarian-Serbian mixed economic committee held its 10th meeting in Budapest on Wednesday, with topics such as trade, investment, and business cooperation on the agenda, state news wire MTI reports.

Hungaryʼs GDP rose 5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, state news wire MTI reports, citing a first reading of data by the Central Statistical Agency (KSH).

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20 billion of bonds maturing in 2026, accepting ones expiring in 2022 as payment at a switch auction on Wednesday, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

State-owned bus company Volanbusz and its fleet manager Volán Buszpark have signed contracts with Kravtex worth more than HUF 21 billion for the purchase of 352 buses, Volánbusz told state news wire MTI.

Foreign investments have already reached a record level this year, with agreements concluded on 62 major investment projects, meaning the creation of some 9,682 new workplaces, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his annual hearing before Parliament’s Economic Committee.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line with the original offer, state news wire MTI reports.

The volume of construction output, based on raw data was 17.8% higher in September 2019 than a year earlier, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

The number of tourism nights decreased by 1.3%, while the sales revenues of commercial accommodation establishments grew by 6.9% in September 2019, compared to the same month of last year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports.

Farmland prices continued to rise in 2018, increasing by an average of 11%, with the pace of price increases accelerating from 5.6% in 2017, a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows, state news wire MTI reports.

The external trade surplus amounted to EUR 566 million in September, with both the value of exports and imports increasing year-on-year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports.

Domestic demand for goose meat concentrates around St. Martin’s Day (today) and Christmas in Hungary, according to a report by hellovidek.hu.