Analysts at MBH Bank, Hungary's second-biggest lender, put GDP growth at 1.8% in 2026 and 2.5% in 2027 in a forecast released on Thursday. MBH Bank Analyst Center head Zoltán Árokszállási said the pickup in growth would be supported by the arrival of Hungary's unlocked European Union funding, new industrial capacities and improved external demand. […]

Economic research institute Kopint-Tárki put Hungary's GDP growth around 2% for 2026 in a forecast published on Wednesday. According to the research institute’s forecast, economic trends domestically, as well as at the European and global levels, may be influenced by geopolitical developments; as a result, global economic growth will slow this year, with economic growth […]

The Hungarian economy is expected to grow by 1.4% this year and 2.2% next year, while average annual inflation could accelerate to 4.5% in 2027 from 3.2% this year, due to rising energy prices and the potential partial phasing out of certain price-capping measures, Erste Bank shared its latest forecast with MTI. The bank’s analysts […]

According to the latest economic forecast from the Equilibrium Institute, a moderate recovery may follow several years of weak performance, but growth prospects remain subject to significant external and internal risks. Their analysis reviews the expected trends in GDP, inflation, exchange rates, the labor market, consumption and investment. The Institute's spring 2026 forecast predicts that […]

The year 2023 saw inflation peak for more than a quarter of a century and then fall sharply in the second half of the year. The hard part is yet to come, however, as disinflation could slow significantly in 2024, so there is a real risk that price rises could still be stuck at significantly […]