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London analysts expect deep recession
According to recent macroeconomic analysts in London, a recession similar to the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, or much deeper, is expected this year due to the economic impact of...
Read moreThe German banking association expects a drastic economic downturn
According to the German Banking Association, gross domestic product in Germany could fall by 4-5 percent this year as a result of measures to curb the coronary epidemic. At the...
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Magazine: The world economy in 2020
Euromonitor International’s Global Economy in 2020 study reveals that forecasts downgraded the global GDP’s annual growth to 2.9 percent for 2019 and 3.1 percent for 2020. Emerging and developing economies...
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The euro area economy is performing poorly
In the fourth quarter of last year and in 2019 as a whole, gross domestic product growth in the euro area has been the smallest since 2013 – according to...
Read moreThe European Commission has improved its forecast for Hungarian GDP growth in 2020
The European Commission has revised its forecast for the Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020. Brussels estimates that economic growth in Hungary is expected to be 3.2 percent...
Read moreAnalysts have positively surprised with Q4 GDP
Last year’s fourth-quarter GDP figures gave a positive surprise, according to analysts reporting to MTI, but the slowdown is expected to continue this year. According to the first estimate released...
Read moreAccording to GKI, the economy may grow by 3-3.5 percent this year
The Hungarian economy expanded last year at around 5 percent, one of the fastest in the European Union. Overall, the October-November data do not yet indicate a slowdown, but the...
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Euro area GDP grew less than expected
Euro area’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, compared with the previous three months. The European Union’s Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat) first released estimates...
Read moreAnalysts at the Savings Bank raised their GDP forecast for this year
Due to easing external risks and strong FDI inflows, Savings Bank analysts have raised their GDP growth forecast from 3.7 percent to 4 percent this year, and expect 3.5 percent...
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What will the near future bring?
Tamás Flesch, president of the Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (MSZÉSZ) has recently told at a conference that 1 January 2020 will bring the dawning of a new era. On...
Read moreSzázadvég: economic growth can be 5 percent this year
The Századvég Economic Researcher expects the Hungarian economy to grow close to or even 5 percent in 2019, one of the highest growth rates among EU countries. Slower growth of...
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The gap between the richest and poorest EU member state is narrowing but still huge
Slightly reduced but still huge gap between richest (Luxembourg) and the poorest country (Bulgaria), according to a report released last Thursday by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)....
Read moreGDP growth of the G20 was 0.7 percent in the third quarter
Similarly to the second quarter, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the G20, which comprises the 19 largest economies and the European Union, grew by 0.7 percent in the third...
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Forecast for 2020
The growth rate of Hungary’s GDP accelerated to around 5 per cent in 2018 and 2019, one of the fastest in the EU. Thus, the Hungarian growth rate exceeded all...
Read moreThe IMF has improved the growth forecast for the Hungarian economy further for this year and next
The IMF has further improved Hungary’s forecast for economic growth for this year and for the next year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased it to 4.9 percent for 2019...
Read moreThe OECD has improved its GDP growth forecast for Hungary for 2019 and 2020
GDP growth is slowing compared to last year, but Hungary’s economic growth this year and next year will be faster than previously expected, according to the latest OECD forecast released...
Read moreKSH: economy continues to boost
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.0 percent in the third quarter, according to the raw data, and 4.8 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period last...
Read moreThe European Commission has revised its forecast for the Hungarian economy this year
The European Commission has revised its forecast for the Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) growth, according to which economic growth is expected to be 4.6 percent this year, the third...
Read moreThe strengthening of the digital economy could increase GDP by 4,000 billion HUF in 2023
The rapid introduction of new technologies in the digital economy (5G, IoT, MI, blockchain) would increase Hungarian GDP by 4,000 billion HUF by 2023, according to a survey by the...
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GDP growth slowed down and inflation decelerated as well
he Hungarian economy increased outstandingly in the first half of 2019, by 5.1 per cent, the same rate as last year. Until now, this rate has been the fastest in...
Read moreCoface: growth in the region may slow in the coming years
Although the Central and Eastern European region’s GDP growth is impressive at EU level, growth may slow in the coming years, with regional GDP rising by 3.6 percent in 2019...
Read moreThe IMF has significantly improved its GDP growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its Hungarian GDP growth forecast in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast released on Tuesday. The Hungarian economy is forecast to grow by...
Read moreTHe analysts of Savings Bank raised their GDP growth forecast to 4.9 percent this year
Analysts at the Savings Bank raised their GDP growth forecast from 4.7 percent to 4.9 percent -was said at the press conference of the bank in Budapest. Suppan Gergely, senior...
Read moreAnalysts: economic growth will slow down in the second half of the year
Economic growth will slow in the second half of the year, but may still be close to 4.5 percent throughout the year – analysts told MTI commented on Friday’s detailed...
Read moreKSH: services and investments contributed the most to the GDP growth in the second quarter
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.9 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period of last year, up 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the...
Read moreGerman GDP decreased in the second quarter
German gross domestic product declined in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter – according to a communication released on Tuesday by Destatis, the German Federal Bureau of Statistics....
Read moreEconomist: GDP increased due to the good performance of several sectors
Due to the good performance of several sectors, Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.1 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period of the previous year...
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Economic growth slowed in the second quarter in the euro area and in the EU
Economic growth both in the European Union and in the euro area slowed down significantly in the second quarter. According to the first estimate released by the European Union Bureau...
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Cheerful statistics, gloomy expectations
According to April-May data, the growth rate of the Hungarian economy started to slow down in the second quarter compared to the record high dynamism of the first quarter. However,...
Read moreSzázadvég: economic growth may even reach 5 percent
The Századvég Economic Research Co. has improved its growth expectations, and in favorable cases it is also not excluded that it will approach or even reach the 5 percent growth...
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