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• Economy

  Farmgate prices flat in June

  

  Agricultural producer prices overall remained unchanged in June 2018 compared to June 2017, resulting from an increase of 3.5% in the average price of crop products and a decline of 5.6% in prices of livestock and animal products, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Tuesday.

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 12:59

  • agriculture
  • producer price
  • farmgate
  • livestock
  • crops
  • ksh
• Budapest

  Despite skyscraper ban, MOL cleared to build HQ

  

  Hungaryʼs government has discussed a ban on skyscrapers in Budapest to preserve the traditional profile of the capital. However, the ban would not apply to the planned office building of national oil and gas company MOL.

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 12:50

  • MOL
  • office
  • skyscraper
  • ban
  • budapest
• Finance

  ÁKK sells HUF 50 bln of 3-month T-bills, over plan

  

  The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 50 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, HUF 10 bln over its original offer of HUF 40 bln.   

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 12:18

  • akk
  • t-bill
  • auction
  • yield
• News

  Low water levels cut Danube freight capacity

  

  Low water levels on the Danube have reduced freight capacity on the stretch of the river that runs through Hungary by two-thirds. High temperatures in August and drought have severely lowered the Danube water level, now at 93 centimeters in Budapest.

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 11:00

  • danube
  • freight
  • capacity
  • water level
  • drought
• Economy

  GDP growth exceeds expectations in Q2

  

  In the second quarter of 2018, gross domestic product (GDP) in Hungary rose by 4.4% according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted and reconciled data, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a flash report released on Tuesday.

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 10:48

  • gdp
  • growth
  • ksh
  • flash report
• Real Estate

  Rising prices lure real estate investors

  

  The main reason for real estate acquisition in Hungary is investment, according to a recent study by real estate broker Duna House. Interestingly, entrepreneurs ranked only second as the most active buyers of property.

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 09:00

  • real estate
  • property
  • duna house
  • investment
• Finance

  Banking sector liquidity narrows further in July

  

  Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector narrowed in July from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in a decrease in the average stock of one-day deposits, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said in a report based on preliminary data on Monday.   

   Tue, Aug. 14, 2018, 08:30

  • banking
  • liquidity
  • mnb
  • deposits
  • interest
• Analysis

  One in five pensioners would take a job, says GKI survey

  

  One-fifth of Hungarian pensioners, or about half a million people, would be willing to take a job, shows a survey carried out by the GKI economic research institute in June 2018, cited by state news agency MTI on Monday.

   Mon, Aug. 13, 2018, 14:16

  • pensioner
  • work
  • labor shortage
  • gki
  • survey
• Economy

  KSH confirms 4.2% rise in June industrial output

  

  In June 2018, the volume of industrial output in Hungary grew by 4.2% year-on-year, according to a second estimate of data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), confirming the headline figure released on August 8. Based on working day-adjusted data, production rose by 3.1%.

   Mon, Aug. 13, 2018, 12:28

  • industry
  • output
  • production
  • ksh
  • statistics
• Real Estate

  MOM Park sale transaction completed

  

  Real estate developer and investment company Wing Zrt. announced on Friday the sale of the MOM Park shopping mall and office property building complex in Buda. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.

   Mon, Aug. 13, 2018, 10:30

  • mom park
  • wing
  • otp
  • sale
  • shopping mall