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    • 3 Jan 2024 9:27 AM

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    • 3 Jan 2024 9:00 AM

    Home sales in Hungary rose by an annual 21% to 7,813 in December, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna House shows. For the full year, home sales reached 90,840, down 27% from 2022.

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    The National Bank of Hungary will mark the 100th anniversary of its founding with special events and publications in 2024, the bank said on Tuesday.

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  • Another HUF 170 billion in EU Funding Received by Hungary

    Another HUF 170 billion in EU Funding Received by Hungary

    • 3 Jan 2024 8:07 AM

    Hungary has received another 170 billion forints (EUR 445m) in European Union funding, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Facebook on Tuesday.

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  • International Circus Festival Budapest, 10 – 15 January

    International Circus Festival Budapest, 10 – 15 January

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  • New Year Brings New Road Tolls in Hungary

    New Year Brings New Road Tolls in Hungary

    • 2 Jan 2024 1:01 PM

    From January 1, drivers have to pay tolls on an additional 230km of motorway that were not subject to tolls in 2023.

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    • 2 Jan 2024 12:57 PM

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