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Ministry of Agriculture supports the food industry’s adaptation to new challenges
Date: 2025-12-08 09:30:50
Global climate change affects all areas of food production, and has an impact on the natural environment and the economy. By reviewing the entire food system, every step of the...
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Companies are getting tired, individual entrepreneurs are getting stronger – October company trend in light of the new tax package
Date: 2025-12-02 12:05:56
According to the October company trend, partnerships are still under pressure, while there is a recovery among sole proprietorships. The newly adopted 11-point tax and administration reduction package modifies several...
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Hungarian exports are gaining new momentum: medium-sized companies are increasingly managing exchange rate risk and opening up to new markets
Date: 2025-12-02 11:16:13
Hungarian exports continue to strengthen, with medium-sized enterprises playing an increasingly important role. Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) already account for more than half of Hungarian exports, available data...
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Márton Nagy: fiscal policy will play a greater role in economic recovery
Date: 2025-12-01 12:00:22
Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy spoke at his annual hearing on Monday in the Budget Committee of the Parliament: the war environment and the weakness of the German economy...
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Coface: After this year’s weak growth, acceleration may come, but the Hungarian economy is vulnerable
Date: 2025-11-28 12:25:16
The Hungarian economy may gradually accelerate after this year’s weak performance. After the 0.5 percent expansion expected in 2025, a 2 percent GDP growth can be expected in 2026, according...
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NGM: Moody’s continues to recommend Hungary for investment
Date: 2025-11-28 11:47:44
Moody’s has once again confirmed Hungary’s Baa2 sovereign debt rating, so the credit rating agency, like Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings, continues to recommend our country for investment –...
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Therapeutic cuteness or “crisis plush” – Labubu is the “little man’s Hermès bag”
Date: 2025-11-28 10:45:23
My daughter is almost 11 years old and now, sitting on the crest of her 3rd or 4th “plush wave” with her, I wonder why these toy fads that appear...
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Márton Nagy: the government expects 2-3 percent growth next year
Date: 2025-11-27 12:36:23
The new central pillars of the government’s economic policy are the 3 percent loan programs, the continuous tax cuts and the reconstruction of the 14th month pension, with which GDP...
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After three months of increase, the GKI Business Index corrected back in November
Date: 2025-11-27 12:13:12
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – conducted with the support of the EU – the business sector’s outlook barely changed in November, while consumers expressed slightly...
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The forint may remain relatively strong, even permanently
Date: 2025-11-26 12:49:11
After this year’s 0.2 percent, the Hungarian economy could expand by 2 percent next year. The possible elimination of the margin stop could temporarily increase the rate of currency depreciation,...
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OECD GDP growth slows in third quarter
Date: 2025-11-21 12:32:40
The economies of the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) grew by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous...
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Akcenta’s commentary on the MNB’s decision
Date: 2025-11-19 11:19:14
Today’s decision by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) to leave the key interest rates unchanged – the base rate at 6.50%, the overnight deposit rate at 5.50%, and the overnight...
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KSH: in September, the gross average salary was 687,100 forints, 9.5 percent higher than a year earlier
Date: 2025-11-18 11:30:21
In September 2025, the average gross salary of full-time employees was 687,100 forints, and the average net salary was 475,100 forints. The average gross salary was 9.5, the average net...
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Hungarian SMEs would consider a 5% minimum wage increase acceptable in 2026
Date: 2025-11-18 11:14:24
The government has planned a 13% minimum wage increase and a 10% guaranteed minimum wage increase for 2026. This is because in 2024, employer and employee interest organizations and the...
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We spend record amounts during Black Friday sales, wage transparency is more than compliance
Date: 2025-11-14 12:14:25
Unlike previous years, Black Friday no longer consists of just one day in November, but consumers are bombarded with a series of promotions lasting several days or weeks. However, only...
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Economic expectations in Germany deteriorated slightly, while the eurozone economic sentiment index rose in November
Date: 2025-11-11 10:20:11
In November, the ZEW economic sentiment index for Germany deteriorated slightly, while the sentiment indicator reflecting economic expectations in the euro area improved compared to the previous month. The ZEW...
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OPTEN: The annual decrease may again be in the order of tens of thousands
Date: 2025-11-06 12:23:38
Based on the data for the third quarter of 2025, the number of companies in the Hungarian business world continues to decline. New establishments are still unable to offset the...
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Despite the increase in average wages, saving has become the privilege of the richest
Date: 2025-11-05 11:10:25
Blochamps Capital’s previous forecast is echoed in the latest data from the MNB and the Central Bank: wealth concentration in Hungary is at an extraordinary level. According to István Karagich,...
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KSH: industrial producer prices in September 2025 were on average 0.4 percent lower than the previous month and 2.4 percent higher than a year earlier
Date: 2025-10-31 13:44:15
In September 2025, industrial producer prices were on average 2.4 percent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 0.5 percent and export sales by 3.3 percent compared...
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Alanex Ltd. has recalled several of its spice blends due to the presence of olive leaves.
Date: 2025-10-31 09:29:15
Due to the presence of olive leaves, Alanex Kft. has initiated a consumer recall of the crumbled oregano and several spice mixtures it sells – the National Trade and Consumer...
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K&H Analyst Commentary: The Hungarian economy is still performing modestly
Date: 2025-10-30 14:43:41
In the third quarter, the Hungarian economy expanded by 0.6 percent compared to a year earlier, and GDP stagnated at a quarterly level, according to the first estimate of the...
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Hungarian GDP stagnated in the third quarter – services dragged, industry and construction weakened
Date: 2025-10-30 13:01:39
The performance of the Hungarian economy in the third quarter of 2025 exceeded the same period of the previous year by 0.6 percent, while compared to the previous quarter it...
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KSH: the foreign trade surplus in goods was 589 million euros in September
Date: 2025-10-29 11:37:43
In September, the goods foreign trade surplus was 589 million euros, the balance deteriorated by 297 million euros compared to a year earlier. The volume of exports increased by 0.5...
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Conference Board: US consumer sentiment worsened in October
Date: 2025-10-28 11:18:36
The Conference Board’s consumer sentiment index for the United States deteriorated more significantly than analysts expected in October. The US consumer sentiment index fell to 94.6 points in October, the...
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AI is spreading rapidly in the service sector, while adoption in other sectors is only sluggish
Date: 2025-10-27 11:02:24
In July 2025, GKI conducted a survey among companies on the prevalence of artificial intelligence, to which 390 companies responded. Which sectors are being transformed by AI? Do companies trust...
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K&H: more than half of large companies would finance their major investments from EU funds
Date: 2025-10-24 11:00:14
While the SME sector has seen a significant increase in the willingness to apply for European Union tenders, interest in international funding opportunities among large companies is moderate. Research data...
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The outlook continued to improve in October, with the GKI business climate index reaching a thirteen-month high
Date: 2025-10-24 07:00:40
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – conducted with the support of the EU – both the business sector and consumers expressed slightly more optimistic expectations in...
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Analyst commentary: when is an interest rate cut expected?
Date: 2025-10-21 12:24:21
In line with market expectations, the decision-making body of the Hungarian National Bank did not change the base rate at 6.5 percent. Dávid Németh, the chief analyst at K&H, evaluated...
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HIPA: new rules come into effect in the support system awarded through individual government decisions
Date: 2025-10-21 11:40:23
Based on the decree amending the government decree on the use of the investment promotion target appropriation, new rules will come into effect from October 18, 2025 in the support...
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The index of price increases perceived by the population remains high
Date: 2025-10-16 15:01:37
The consumer price index fell from a very high level in 2022-23 to below 5% by early 2024 and has only temporarily risen above this level for 2 months since...
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