The Budapest Stock Exchange closed out a volatile week, with the BUX index ending trading down 0.70% at the end of a period marked by geopolitical tensions. While Mol and Magyar Telekom managed to gain ground, OTP and Richter saw their share prices fall in a market with slightly declining trading volume, the financial website […]

Fitch Ratings affirmed Hungary's 'BBB' long-term issuer default ratings with a negative outlook at a scheduled review, MTI reports. "Hungary's 'BBB' rating is supported by strong structural indicators, including GDP per capita well above the peer median. These strengths are balanced against high public debt, a record of unorthodox economic policies, vulnerability to energy prices, […]

According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial production increased by 0.9% year-on-year and declined by 1.1% compared to the previous month, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday shows. The Office points out that working-day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. Production volume decreased in […]

The European Commission said Hungary continues to face vulnerabilities related to high government debt and government financing needs, competitiveness, and home prices in a package of policy guidance for member states adopted on Wednesday. An in-depth look at of the Hungarian economy conducted by the EC earlier in 2026 showed an increase in state debt […]

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts Hungary's GDP growth will accelerate to 1.6% in 2026 and 2.0% in 2027 in its latest Economic Outlook published on Wednesday. "A stronger than expected energy shock may deteriorate growth and fiscal prospects, but progress in the discussions around blocked EU funds may boost confidence and […]

Hungary had a EUR 2.463 billion surplus in trade of services in the first quarter, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI. Exports of services rose 4.5% year-on-year to EUR 8.753 billion. Imports of services climbed 4.8% to EUR 6.290 billion. The tourism surplus reached EUR 659 million, […]

Hungary's GDP rose 1.7% in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data released on Tuesday. Growth was the same when adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects. Services lifted headline GDP growth by 1.4 percentage points, including a 0.5 percentage […]

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 points in May, edging down from 50.4 in the previous month, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) is quoted by MTI. The PMI remained over the 50-point threshold, signalling expansion in the manufacturing sector. Among the PMI sub-indices, the new orders index […]

Weekly trading volume on the stock market totaled HUF 130.11 billion, down from HUF 135.5 billion the previous week, with leading stocks on the rise, MTI reports. In its weekly summary, Equilor Investment Ltd. highlighted that Richter announced its dividend payment schedule, according to which the company will pay a dividend of HUF 655.4545 per […]

S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary in a scheduled review, the outlook remains negative, MTI reports. "The negative outlook reflects our view of risks to Hungary's fiscal and economic stability over the next two years. Large budgetary deficits, high debt, and elevated interest […]

Hungary had a EUR 104 million trade surplus this April, data released by the Central Statisticals Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI show. Exports rose 6.4% year-on-year to EUR 13.178 billion. Imports climbed 16.4% to EUR 13.074 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 74% of Hungary's exports and 69% of its […]

Industrial producer prices were 0.3% higher on average in Hungary in April 2026 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 2.2%, while non-domestic output prices lessened by 0.5% compared to April 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices remained […]

Analyzing the prospects of adopting the euro, along with its potential advantages and disadvantages, a new research study examines the impact that Hungary’s joining the monetary union would have on domestic interest rates. In line with global and European trends, interest rates in Hungary remained low during the second half of the 2010s. The 10-year […]

The economic sentiment index improved in the eurozone and the European Union in May compared to the previous month, while it deteriorated in Hungary, according to final data released Thursday by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). As MTI reports, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) improved to 93.5 points in […]

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.25% at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday, MTI reports. The Council also left the O/N deposit rate at 5.25% and the O/N collateralized loan rate at 7.25%. The rates mark the ends of the […]