The coronavirus pandemic has proven that it is time to retire unwieldy, passé business models that are not cutting it anymore in the financial sector. As economic uncertainties take center stage the world over, Hungary’s financial managers place their hope in automation and digitalization to weather the storm. The challenges and expectations of financial managers […]

The output volume of the construction industry in Hungary decreased by 13.6% in one year, and increased by 1.9% compared to the previous month. According to data released by the Central Statistical Office, the volume of construction output based on raw data was 13.6% lower in August 2020 compared to the previous year. Output decreased […]

In August 2020, the volume of industrial production declined in Hungary by 2.1% year-on-year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The degree of fall was 34.8 percentage points lesser than the nadir of April. Based on working-day adjusted data, production dropped by 0.2%. The production decreased in the majority of the manufacturing subsections. However, […]

The adversities caused by the coronavirus pandemic are engulfing new sectors of the economy and few are likely to escape unscathed. Experts warn that the Hungarian property market is also set to suffer in the coming quarters with many owners being forced to sell and buyers being few and far between. In recent years, many […]

The Hungarian currency has been on a weakening path for the past weeks and is trading dangerously close to its weakest ever against the euro, seen in April this year. In addition to unfavorable international sentiment, local supporting factors have also vanished and analysts argue that the forint may set new negative records in the […]

Following an EU record 3.8% annual inflation rate in July, this figure rose to 3.9% year on year in August, primarily reflecting increases in the prices of fuel and industrial goods due in part to base effects. A report published this Friday by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is of the view that supply-demand […]

With the intensification of the second wave of the coronavirus and the pricing of local closures spreading again in Europe, the international investor sentiment deteriorated significantly on Monday, which also dragged the Hungarian forint with it after the opening around 360 against the euro. As portfolio.hu reports, already in the morning the forint fell to […]

The adverse effects of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic did not have a significant effect on the domestic payments infrastructure; however, there was a substantial decline in turnover data for almost all payment methods in the second quarter of 2020. According to a report by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), it is primarily […]

The second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is proving optimists wrong. The increasing number of infections recorded over the past weeks is a somber realization that the virus is back with a vengeance and there is an increasing chorus of economic analysts predicting an economic crisis that may last for years. For many people life […]

In July 2020, the volume of industrial production declined by 8.1% year-on-year. The degree of fall was 28.8 percentage point lesser than the nadir of April. Based on working-day adjusted data, production dropped by 7.7%.  A report published this Friday by the Central Statistical Office suggests that the effects of the altered economic processes caused […]

With the number of daily coronavirus infections reaching record highs, it is no longer a question whether Hungary is now in the midst of the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic. Although the border closure was a drastic step, it is evident that the government is working to avoid strict measures in order to shield […]

In July 2020, the volume of industrial production in Hungary declined by 8.1% year-on-year. The degree of fall was 28.8% lesser than the nadir of April. Based on working-day adjusted data, production dropped by 7.7%. The effects of the altered economic processes, caused by the coronavirus epidemic, were still perceptible in this period, the Central […]

Hungary’s forint weakened to levels last seen in April as international currency market movements coupled with a record number in COVID-19 infections in Hungary put the forint under pressure. Could a weaker forint be here to stay in the longer run? The Hungarian forint fell to its weakest level since late April on Wednesday, moving […]

The volume of gross domestic product declined by 13.6% in Hungary in the 2nd quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the country’s Central Statistical Office reports.   The extraordinary situation resulting from the corona virus pandemic had a disadvantageous impact on the performance of most sections of the economy. […]

In the second quarter of 2020, the national economy’s investments further decreased, the volume of developments lagged 9.9% behind, compared to the same period of the previous year. As the Central Statistical Office reports, most sections of the national economy contributed to this trend. The investments of the budgetary units declined in a larger degree […]