Despite significant costs, achieving the climate target of zero emissions by 2050 may prove a competitive advantage for Hungary, according to a recent study by McKinsey. The analysis outlines a path that will have a clear positive impact not only on climate protection objectives, but also on economic growth, job creation, energy independence and Hungary's […]

Shortage of raw materials has closely caught up with labor shortages among the factors hindering the operation of firms, with 26% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling with the former and 33% with the latter in the first three months of this year, according to the first quarterly results of the K&H SME Confidence […]

In May, consumer prices were on average 10.7% higher in Hungary than a year earlier. Over the past year, food and consumer durables have seen the biggest price increases. Consumer prices rose by an average of 1.7 % in one month, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. In 12 months, compared to May 2021:A price […]

The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose on a downward trend this week, closing at 41,304.36 points on Friday, up 6.88% on the previous week's close of 2,659.79 points, the state news agency MTI reported on Sunday morning. Turnover fell from HUF 132.69 billion the previous week to HUF 99.98 billion, with […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was granted a near-total exemption from the European Union’s embargo on Russian oil. Although the premier hails it as a great victory achieved in Brussels, the exemption may only deepen the rift between the bloc and Hungary. EU leaders agreed this week to grant Hungary a near-total exemption from a […]

Industrial producer prices were 28.8% higher on average in Hungary in April 2022 than a year earlier. Domestic output prices were up by 42.6% and non-domestic output prices by 21.8%, the Central Statistical Office reported this Tuesday. The rate of increase of prices was influenced principally by growths in base material and energy prices as […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange's (BSE) share index, the BUX, closed at 38,644.57 points on Friday, down 7.50% or 3,134.91 points on the previous week. Although turnover rose from 68.31 billion forints the previous week to 132.69 billion forints, leading stocks weakened on the week, the state news agency MTI reported on Sunday morning. Equilor Investment […]

Hungary’s decision to levy extraordinary sectoral taxes is not the first time that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán resorts to unorthodox economic measures to prop up the budget. The announcement on Thursday triggered a selling wave on local financial markets, suggesting that investors are alarmed by the country’s return to economic unorthodoxy. Hungary will impose USD […]

After improving by eight points in April, the GKI economic sentiment index fell by five points in May. This is a very significant fluctuation, but the May figure is about the same as a year earlier. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, business expectations […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange's (BSE) share index, the BUX, rose to 41,779.48 points on Friday, up 523.78 points or 1.27% on the previous week, the state news agency MTI reported this Sunday morning. Weekly turnover fell from HUF 70.882 billion to HUF 68.313 billion, with leading shares performing mixed.  The BUX saw significant fluctuations during […]

Hungary’s incoming government faces some of the biggest economic challenges of the last decade as rampant energy prices may force it to abandon state-imposed price caps, while global disruptions are denting prospects for growth. The new Orbán government may again deploy unorthodox economic measures to guard fiscal stability and prop up the economic outlook. Prime […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange's (BSE) share index, the BUX, closed at 41,255.70 points on Friday, down 2.03% on the previous week at 852.93 points, the state news agency MTI reported this Sunday morning. Turnover rose from HUF 64.233 billion the previous week to HUF 70.881 billion, with only OTP among the leading shares showing some […]

Hungary is opposing the European Union’s proposal for a gradual ban on Russian oil imports, with Budapest claiming the plan would be equivalent to dropping an A-bomb on the country’s economy. Meanwhile, tensions are on the rise within the bloc as a handful of dissenting member states are holding up action on a new package […]

According to the GKI Economic Research Institute, the population perceived a 22% rise in prices, compared to the official inflation figure of 9.5% in April, which is partly due to statistical reasons, but partly to the observation methodology, the research institute told the state news agency MTI. The researchers stressed that the perception of the […]

By the end of April, 83% of the full-year deficit of HUF 3,152.7 billion planned for the public finances had been reached in Hungary. The value of Hungarian exports was 8.7% and that of Hungarian imports 23% larger in EUR terms in March 2022 than in the same period of the previous year. According to […]