The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index, the BUX, ended the week at 134,545.20 points, up 0.57% compared to last Friday’s close. Total trading volume rose from HUF 96.26 billion to HUF 120.60 billion on a weekly basis, with leading stocks posting mixed results. Thanks to favorable international sentiment, the BUX closed higher on Monday, […]

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF 3,849.8 billion at the end of April, 70.7% of the full-year target, the Ministry of National Economy said in a preliminary release of data. As reported by MTI, the central budget deficit reached HUF 3,743.4 billion and the social security funds were HUF 150.3 billion in the […]

Hungary's annualised consumer price index rose to 2.1% in April from 1.8% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Food prices rose 1.5%, but fell 0.9% excluding the price of eating out. Pork prices fell 8.5% and potato prices dropped 11.4%, but fresh fruit prices rose 7.0%. Household energy […]

From an economic perspective, demographic trends are vital, as they determine the size of the workforce, tax revenues, pension expenditures and the future trajectory of healthcare spending. Declining population – and its possible impact on employment – is one of the longer-term challenges faced by the new Hungarian government, headed by Péter Magyar, coming to […]

Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose 6.7% year-on-year in March, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday shows. Output climbed 3.7% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output increased in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output in the computer, electronic and optical products […]

The head of the Hungarian Banking Association, Radovan Jelasity called for "more professional discourse" with economic policy makers at a conference organized by business news portal Portfolio. "The time has come again to become much, much more professional, and to acknowledge that economics also has its laws," he said. With the new government set to […]

Hungary's banking system is capable of boosting its lending to HUF 40,000 billion, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) governor Mihály Varga said at a conference organized by business news portal Portfolio on Tuesday. Local banks' liquidity position is stable and their lending capacity is sufficient, Varga told the conference on lending. The latest data from […]

After a period of relative stability, the Budapest Stock Exchange regained momentum following the parliamentary elections. The BUX index closed April at 133,787.99 points, representing a 10.2% increase compared to March. Stock market activity picked up even further, with trading volume exceeding the previous month’s level. In terms of the most popular stocks, OTP Bank, […]

Industrial producer prices in Hungary were 1.2% higher on average in March 2026 than in the same period of the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. Domestic output prices went up by 1.2% and non-domestic ones by 1.3% compared to March 2025. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices were 3.3% and […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index, the BUX, barely changed this week compared to last Friday’s close: it fell by 0.06%, or 84.26 points, to close the week’s final trading day at 133,787.99 points. Total trading volume fell from HUF 142.41 billion to HUF 96.26 billion on a weekly basis, but due to the […]

The incoming minister of economy and energy, István Kapitány said kickstarting economic growth was one of the most important pillars of building a functioning Hungary in a video posted on social media on Saturday. István Kapitány said manoeuvering an economy was more like steering a mother ships than a sailboat. "We cannot promise to correct […]

Hungary had a EUR 924 million trade surplus in March, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Exports rose 3.6% year-on-year to EUR 14.045 billion. Imports climbed 10.6% to EUR 13.121 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 76% of Hungary's exports and 69% of its imports during the month. […]

Conflicting trends are emerging among the world’s central banks. Several countries are rapidly increasing their gold reserves, while others are forced to sell. Geopolitical risks, pressure in the foreign exchange market and deliberate reserve management decisions are driving this process. Hungary's gold reserves lost a lot of value very quickly. In 2026, emerging economies in […]

Hungary's GDP rose 1.7% in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday shows. Growth was the same when adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects. Growth was driven mainly by services, especially professional, scientific, technical and administrative activities, […]

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) left the base rate unchanged at 6.25% after reviewing the latest economic and financial developments. The O/N deposit rate and the O/N lending rate also remained unchanged, at 5.25% and 7.25%, respectively. The central bank will continue to ensure positive real interest rates in order […]