The turnover in 2021 exceeded HUF 1 billion.

"Annual sales will be only slightly below the record year of 2020, even though there was an unprecedented interest in investment gold as a result of the pandemic," said Ádám Kovács, commercial director of BÁV.

He added that, as part of a long-term investment portfolio, Hungarians still keep their money in gold," pointing out that the pawn broker's turnover data last year demonstrates this as well.