Hungary completed a EUR 3 billion issue of euro bonds on Monday, the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) has said in a statement. As MTI reported Tuesday morning, ÁKK sold EUR 1.5 billion of a five-year bond and EUR 1.5 billion of a ten-year bond. The five-year bond had a yield of 3.62% and a […]
The financial and real estate broker DH Group delivered a record second quarter in 2026: despite the forint’s approximately 11% year-on-year appreciation against both the euro and the zloty, intermediated loan volumes grew so strongly that Group-level volumes exceeded HUF 400 billion for the first time in the Group’s history, with all three countries reaching […]
After parliamentary sessions on Monday and Tuesday and a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the second half of the week will focus on Brussels and ECOFIN, finance minister András Kármán said on social media on Monday. The government will also take the final legal steps required by the European Union "to bring home the funds due […]
K+H’s large company growth index improved to 9 points in the second quarter from -3 points in Q1, Tibor Bodor, K+H’s corporate division said on Monday presenting the lender’s report. The macroeconomic subindex jumped 31 points in one quarter to a record high of 17 points. The corporate subindex increasing by 5 points to 6 […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.8% year-on-year in May, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show. Retail sales rose 4.8% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 3.2%, non-food sales rose 7.4% and turnover at petrol stations climbed 8.4%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for 8.6% […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector edged down 0.4% year-on-year in May, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), and reviewed by MTI, on Monday shows. Output rose 5.4% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output fell in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output in the […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) stock index, the BUX, rose 2.35% from last week’s close to reach a record high of 143,072.29 points on Friday. Weekly trading volume rose from HUF 103.0 billion to HUF 137.5 billion; leading stocks posted mixed results, with OTP setting a new all-time high. The stock market index started the […]
Korean culture and various other aspects of Korean lifestyle were once again in focus in Budapest in the middle of June with this year's KoreaON festival organized by the Korean Embassy, the Korean Cultural Center and the Han You Hungarian-Korean Arts Foundation at the Kristály Színtér event venue on Margaret Island on the Danube in […]
Toyota has strengthened its leading position in the Hungarian new car market in the first half of 2026; the Japanese brand increased its market share to 12.9% with sales of 9,929 vehicles, Toyota Central Europe informed MTI in a press release. Its sales grew by 16.1% in the first half of the year, outpacing the […]
The Hungarian Mol Group has successfully completed the pricing of its first Polish zloty-denominated bond issue on the Polish market; the five-year bond has a total issue amount of PLN 850 million, the company has informed MTI. According to the announcement, the transaction marks an important milestone in the implementation of the Mol Group’s long-term […]
The number of new passenger car registrations in Hungary rose 13.3% to 74,905 in the first half from the same period a year earlier, the Hungarian Association of Vehicle Importers (MGE) said on Friday. Growth in the electric vehicle segment remains strong. In the first six months, 7,498 electric passenger cars were registered, representing a […]
Balaton Shipping Co. (Bahart), which is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year, is welcoming passengers through the end of August with extended peak-season service, a more frequent schedule, and popular program boats, the company informed MTI in a press release this week. The shipping company’s scheduled ferry services connect 16 towns around Lake Balaton, with […]
Over HUF 500 billion worth of energy tenders were called on Thursday, Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány has said in a social media post. The electricity grid and smartmeter upgrades will pave the way for connecting more renewables capacity to the grid in order to boost safety of supply and reduce Hungary's vulnerability, […]
Innovation is the key to Hungary's future success and its most important resource, Minister of Science and Technology Zoltán Tanács said at the Demo Day of the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) in Budapest on Friday. The government views science, innovation and technological development as strategic areas, the minister said. Hungary's long-term competitiveness is not […]
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL will launch a scheme dubbed MOL Plugee Partner Program supporting businesses that install new, high-capacity electric vehicle charging points with up to HUF 3.6 million per company, MOL said on Friday. The aim of the program is to increase the number of reliable, publicly available charging points at viable […]
