The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) strengthened this week, with a significant increase in turnover. The BUX closed at 51,854.65 points on Friday, 3.93% higher than a week earlier, MTI reported this Sunday, along with an analysis of the week’s trading. The weekly turnover of the stock market was HUF 49.09 billion, […]

The volume of industrial production in Hungary declined in May 2023 by 6.9%, year-on-year. The same figure for the same month in the euro zone was a decrease of 2.2%. As the country's Central Statistical Office reports, production in Hungary dropped in the majority of the manufacturing subsections, however, the production volume increased in the […]

BUX, the stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) weakened this week amid falling turnover, closing at 49,891.95 points on Friday, 1.22% lower than a week earlier, MTI reported this Sunday, along with an analysis of the week’s trading. The weekly turnover of the stock market was HUF 32.04 billion, up from HUF 35.32 […]

The international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its investment-grade rating of 'BBB minus/A-3' on Hungarian government debt obligations in foreign and local currency with long and short maturities. Two weeks ago, Fitch Ratings also affirmed Hungary's sovereign rating at 'BBB', also with a stable outlook. S&P explained its affirmation decision by stressing […]

Consumer prices were 20.1% higher on average in June 2023 than a year earlier, the Central Statisrtical Office (KSH) reports. According to a statement by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), the 1.4% decrease compared to the prevous month was due to lower increase in the prices of food and industrial products. The highest price […]

The forint hit a losing streak this week, weakening to a two-month low against the euro, as investors got jittery over Hungary’s deteriorating finances and the central bank’s loosening monetary policy. Further interest rate cuts may add fuel to the fire, analysts warned. The Hungarian currency’s losses accelerated against the euro this week as markets […]

According to preliminary data, the deficit of the general government sector in Hungary in the 1st quarter of 2023 was HUF 1,728 billion, 9.8% of GDP, the Central Statistical Office reports. The balance deteriorated by HUF 1,265 billion, or by 6.8 percentage points as a proportion of the GDP, compared to the same period of […]

The surplus of the external trade in goods amounted to EUR 366 million in April, the adjusted volume of exports decreased by 2.3%, that of imports lessened by 0.3%, compared to March, the Central Statistical Office says in its latest report released this Monday. In April 2023, the volume of exports declined by 1.1% and […]

The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose this week, with the BUX 50 closing at 505.73 points on Friday, 0.2% higher than a week earlier, MTI reported Sunday morning along with a brief analysis of the week’s trading. Weekly turnover on the stock market was HUF 35.325 billion, up from HUF 32.212 […]

Industrial producer prices rose by 11.2% on average in Hungary in May 2023 compared to one year earlier, the Central Statistical Office reports. Domestic output prices were up by 36.5% and non-domestic output prices lessened by 1.1%. The large difference was primarily due to the domestic output prices of energy industry – producing goods basically […]

The business sentiment index regularly measured by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) rose to -8 points from -10 in the previous month, the institution has reported on its website. The current situation index rose from -28 to -23 points in May, while expectations fell from +9 to +7 points, the lowest in 5 months. […]

According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, business expectations deteriorated markedly in June, falling back to their October/November 2022 level, their latest low. At the same time, consumer expectations improved. In June, employment expectations in the business sector deteriorated sharply; however, the fear of unemployment of […]

The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose this week amid falling turnover, with the BUX 50 closing at 407.86 points on Friday, 0.65% higher than a week earlier, MTI reported on Sunday morning, along with a brief analysis of the week. The weekly turnover of the stock market was HUF 32.21 billion, […]

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has cut its key lending rate by 1 percentage point to 16%, while leaving the base rate unchanged at 13%. The latter is expected to be lowered when the two converge. According to central bank vice-president Barnabás Virág, there are already signs of improvement in inflation, with a figure […]

The economic challenges intensified last year, but Hungary continued to catch up with the EU average, with GDP growth of 4.6%, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in its publication ‘Hungary 2022’, MTI reports. According to the summary published on the KSH website on Tuesday, geopolitical tensions have worsened energy security, increased inflation and […]