New investments worth 4,000 billion forints are coming to our country

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 01. 15. 11:00

Last year was the second most successful year in the history of the Hungarian economy in terms of investment promotion, with 4,000 billion forints of new investment coming to our country based on the agreements concluded in 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Budapest on Thursday.

According to a statement from the ministry, the Minister emphasized that recent years have been characterized by dangers and crises, the effects of which have also rippled through the economy.

“Armed conflicts, terrorist threats, health crises – all have caused extraordinary difficulties for players in the global economy,”

– he pointed out.

In this regard, he explained that a new global economic era has begun as a result of all this, and the changes have triggered extremely fierce global competition for investments. According to him, which countries can be among the winners of the new era will be determined mainly by who can attract the most advanced technological investments.

“And in this competition
Hungary performed excellently last year, despite the extraordinary difficulties
(…) 2024 became the second most successful year in the history of the Hungarian economy in terms of investment promotion”
– he underlined.

He also reported that the government had signed agreements with seventy-seven companies on new investments, which totaled 4,000 billion forints.