Varga: Hungary debt management stable

The management of Hungary's public debt is stable and based on several pillars, Mihaly Varga, the finance minister, said in a YouTube video on Monday.

Industrial output edges up in October

The output of Hungary's industrial sector was up by an annual 0.6 percent in October, slowing from a 2.2 percent increase in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

Retail sales fall 2.4 pc in October

Retail sales in Hungary fell by an annual 2.4 percent in October as vehicle fuel and non-food sales dropped, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

Economy set for capacity boost in Q2 2021

Hungary is expected to see an increase in economic capacity from the second quarter of 2021 after businesses begin running the new technologies and machinery they invested in through the government's investment support scheme, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said on ...

Hungary Q3 GDP contracts by 4.6 pc

Hungary's economy shrank by 4.6 percent in the third quarter, according to a second reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday.

Employment down by 0.8 pc in Aug-Oct

The three-month rolling employment figure in August-October was down 0.8 percent at 4,482,000 from the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.

Visegrad Group could power ahead with green policies

Visegrad Group countries could use green policies to multiply the effects of measures taken to restart their economies after the coronavirus pandemic is over, and Hungary could be a winner in the region, a fresh study published on Thursday said.