According to the latest MNB house price index by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) for the second quarter of 2026, the annual growth rate in house prices has slowed across all types of settlements, the central bank reports on its website. In Budapest, following a 1.9% rise in the first quarter, house prices fell […]
First-half domestic revenue of the local unit of Italian building materials maker Mapei rose 14.6% year-on-year to HUF 20.6 billion, Mapei Ltd. said on Tuesday. Export revenue of the unit, mainly to Romania and Serbia, surged 183.2% to HUF 584 million. The press release quoted Béla Markovich, managing director of Mapei Ltd., who pointed out […]
The financial and real estate broker DH Group delivered a record second quarter in 2026: despite the forint’s approximately 11% year-on-year appreciation against both the euro and the zloty, intermediated loan volumes grew so strongly that Group-level volumes exceeded HUF 400 billion for the first time in the Group’s history, with all three countries reaching […]
K+H’s large company growth index improved to 9 points in the second quarter from -3 points in Q1, Tibor Bodor, K+H’s corporate division said on Monday presenting the lender’s report. The macroeconomic subindex jumped 31 points in one quarter to a record high of 17 points. The corporate subindex increasing by 5 points to 6 […]
Hungary's net issuance of state debt stood at 85.0% of the full-year plan at the end of the second quarter, the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) said in a press release. As MTI reports, net issuance came to HUF 4,615 billion, compared to the HUF 5,455 billion target for the whole year. Net retail issuance […]
Hungary's government sector had a HUF 2,090 billion deficit in the first quarter, equivalent to 9.0% of GDP, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The deficit was HUF 838 billion higher, or 3.1 percentage points higher as a proportion of GDP compared to the same period of the previous year. […]
Hungary's current account had a EUR 251 million surplus in the first quarter of the year, compared to a EUR 353 million surplus in Q4 2025, and a EUR 1.177 billion surplus in Q1 2025, quarterly data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), and reviewed by MTI, on Monday show. The trade surplus […]
Total assets of listed holding company Opus Global stood at HUF 1,017 billion at the end of the first quarter, practically level with end-2025, an earnings report published ahead of the opening bell on Monday shows. Opus said no substantial changes to the composition of its portfolio or its financial, operation or organizations structure had […]
First-quarter revenue from premiums of Hungarian insurers inched up 0.5% year-on-year to HUF 572 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), and reviewed by MTI, show. Revenue from premiums on life insurance policies decreased 8.5% to HUF 212 billion. Revenue from premiums on general insurance policies climbed 6.7% to HUF 360 billion. […]
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, […]
After-tax profit of Zwack Unicum, Hungary's biggest spirits maker, rose 6% to HUF 3.2 billion in its business year ended March 31, an earnings report published on Wednesday shows. As MTI notes, sales, net of excise tax and a DRS deposit fee for bottles, edged up 2% to HUF 24.4 billion. Sales of premium products […]
The volume of investments was 0.5% lower, according to raw data, in the 1st quarter of 2026 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared with the previous quarter, the total value of investments – according to seasonally adjusted data – lessened by 0.4% at comparative prices. […]
The leasing market continued to expand in Hungary in the first quarter of 2026, with both the volume of new financing and the number of contracts on the rise, the Hungarian Leasing Association told MTI on Tuesday. The total value of new financing approached HUF 222 billion, representing a 6% year-over-year increase. The number of […]
ANY Security Printing Company closed the first quarter of 2026 with HUF 2.7 billion net results, and HUF 187 EPS, the company has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The report says ANY Security Printing Company generated revenue of HUF 17.192 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Consolidated net profit for […]
First-quarter after-tax profit of OTP Bank, Hungary's biggest commercial lender, fell 6% year-on-year to HUF 177.0 billion as the lender booked the full-year amount of sectoral taxes during the period, an earnings report released ahead of the opening bell on Friday shows. If OTP had booked the prorated amount of the bank levy and windfall […]
