Hungary

Gyorgy Matolcsy, economic strategist of Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party (SZDSZ), has stated that his party will seek to finalise a fresh economic deal with the IMF and the... 2009-11-20

The Hungarian forint continued to rally through the first half of Q409, appreciating to HUF264.02/EUR at one point on November 18. The broad based uptrend in financial markets since... 2009-11-20

Consumer price inflation in Hungary took a slight leg down in September, coming in at 4.9% y-o-y, compared to 5.0% and 5.1% in August and July, respectively. Though utility price... 2009-10-26

Hungary's centre-right opposition Fidesz party remains the most popular political force in the country according to latest opinion polls, underscoring our long-held view that the... 2009-10-26

Industrial output in Hungary took a slight leg down in July, contracting by 19.4% y-o-y, slightly lower than the fall of 18.8% recorded a month earlier. July's reading brought the... 2009-09-21

The Hungarian economy contracted by 7.6% year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of the year, eclipsing the 6.7% contraction recorded in Q1. Though the pace of decline continued... 2009-08-26

Hungary's main opposition Hungarian Citizens Party (Fidesz) look set to win a landslide majority in next year's parliamentary elections, according to the latest public opinion data... 2009-07-27

Consumer price inflation in Hungary came in at 3.7% y-o-y in June, compared to 3.8% and 3.4% in May and April, respectively. The main driver behind the slight downtick in consumer... 2009-07-27

An amendment to Slovakia's State Language Act, signed by President Ivan Gasparovic in early July and due to come into force on September 1, has raised tensions with neighboring Hungary... 2009-07-27

On June 25, Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai stated that he has complete confidence in National Bank of Hungary (NBH) Governor Andras Simor, and called Simor the victim of a... 2009-06-26