Optimistic forecasts on this year's GDP

While the government and central bank forecast predicts a 0.2 percent decrease in GDP for this year, the economic research institute expects at least stagnation, or a 0.8 percent growth in their latest reports.

The Ecostat and the GKI Economic Research forecasts that the Hungarian economy is expected to stagnate in 2010, Pénzügykutató expects a 0.5 percent, Kopint-Tárki expects a 0.8 percent growth in the Hungarian Gross Domestic Product for this year after  last year’s a 6.3 percent decline – reports MTI Eco.