Hungary

The Hungarian government's decision to extend 'crisis taxes' on key sectors of the economy through to 2014 will further erode the Fidesz administration's business-friendly credentials... 2010-11-11

Our outlook for the emerging Europe banking sector is mixed, reflecting the divergent growth trajectories that we forecast for the region. We believe that the ongoing, domestic demand-led,... 2010-10-28

Having risen by 1.0% month-on-month (m-o-m) in July, retail sales in Hungary took another dip in August falling 0.6% m-o-m and remained unchanged compared to the same month last year.... 2010-10-25

Hungary's new budget measures will ease the tax burden for the consumer at the expense of large corporates, with key sectors set to be hit by temporary windfall taxes. While helping... 2010-10-20

The centre-right Fidesz party's comprehensive victory in municipal elections on October 3 has strengthened the party's control over the policy-making process and secured a mandate for... 2010-10-04

Retail sales in Hungary over the course of the first seven months of the year fell by 3.8% y-o-y. However, in July, sales actually rose for the first time in more than 40 months, by... 2010-09-23

Local elections in Hungary on October 3 are expected to reinforce Fidesz's large majority in the national legislature given the party's strong popularity in recent opinion polls.... 2010-09-21

The Hungarian government's recent proposal for a new mortgage relief plan to help troubled borrowers will, if enacted, negatively impact profitability within the banking sector, particularly... 2010-09-17

According to recent data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, industrial production (excluding water and waste management) recorded a 15.8% y-o-y increase in June,... 2010-08-25

Latest data showing Hungarian real GDP growing by 1.0% y-o-y in the second quarter supports our view that the recovery will be weak, and we hold to our forecast for 1.1% full-year growth.... 2010-08-16