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S&P Bumps Hungary Back Into Investment Grade
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s raised its longand short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary to ‘BBB-/A-3’ from ‘BB+/B’, putting the country back in investment grade. S&P also raised its rating for the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’. The outlook on both Hungary and the NBH is stable.
Consumer Prices Edge Down 0.1 Pc In August
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.1 percent in August, dropping for the fourth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The decline slowed from 0.3 percent in July. CPI dropped on a 4.1 percent fall in prices for the category of goods that includes vehicle fuel.
Inflation Edges Down 0.1% In August
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.1% in August, dropping for the fourth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The decline slowed from 0.3% in July. CPI dropped on a 4.1% fall in prices for the category of goods that includes vehicle fuel. Food prices were up by 0.6%, the price of alcohol and tobacco climbed by 1.9% and service prices rose by 1.1%.
Hungary Q2 GDP Growth Rate Confirmed At 2.6%
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy grew by an annual 2.6% in the second quarter, up from 1.1% in the first quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data. KSH revised Q1 upward by two-tenths of a percentage point on the back of better farm sector output.
Investment Volume Down 20.3% In Q2
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Investment volume in Hungary fell by an annual 20.3% in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office reported. Investment volume fell after already dropping by 12.6% in the first quarter of the year. For the first half of 2016 investment volume was down 17.3%.
Ministry: Hungary Unemployment Rate At Record Low
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment rate has broken a new record and its 5% unemployment rate is at a record low level since the change in political system, the economy ministry said commenting on the Central Statistical Office’s jobs report.
Analysts Say Construction Turnaround Comes Next Year
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Today’s news that construction activity was down 25.3% in the first half of the year was expected, and a turnaround is likely, as building construction picks up the slack of civil engineering projects and more EU funding becomes available, Zsófia Antal, news editor of Hungarian professional portal magyarepitok.hu, told the Budapest Business Journal.
MNB Foundations Spend HUF 15 Billion On Yet Another Luxury Office Building
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The old Post Service building at Budapest’s Moscow Square will be converted into a luxury office building at a cost of some HUF 7 billion (USD 25.5 million), reports Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet. The buyer is reported to be none other than the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) scandal-ridden Pallas Athéné foundations.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.
S&P Bumps Hungary Back Into Investment Grade
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s raised its longand short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary to ‘BBB-/A-3’ from ‘BB+/B’, putting the country back in investment grade. S&P also raised its rating for the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’. The outlook on both Hungary and the NBH is stable.
Consumer Prices Edge Down 0.1 Pc In August
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.1 percent in August, dropping for the fourth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The decline slowed from 0.3 percent in July. CPI dropped on a 4.1 percent fall in prices for the category of goods that includes vehicle fuel.
Inflation Edges Down 0.1% In August
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.1% in August, dropping for the fourth month in a row, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The decline slowed from 0.3% in July. CPI dropped on a 4.1% fall in prices for the category of goods that includes vehicle fuel. Food prices were up by 0.6%, the price of alcohol and tobacco climbed by 1.9% and service prices rose by 1.1%.
Hungary Q2 GDP Growth Rate Confirmed At 2.6%
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy grew by an annual 2.6% in the second quarter, up from 1.1% in the first quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data. KSH revised Q1 upward by two-tenths of a percentage point on the back of better farm sector output.
Investment Volume Down 20.3% In Q2
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Investment volume in Hungary fell by an annual 20.3% in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office reported. Investment volume fell after already dropping by 12.6% in the first quarter of the year. For the first half of 2016 investment volume was down 17.3%.
Ministry: Hungary Unemployment Rate At Record Low
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment rate has broken a new record and its 5% unemployment rate is at a record low level since the change in political system, the economy ministry said commenting on the Central Statistical Office’s jobs report.
Analysts Say Construction Turnaround Comes Next Year
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Today’s news that construction activity was down 25.3% in the first half of the year was expected, and a turnaround is likely, as building construction picks up the slack of civil engineering projects and more EU funding becomes available, Zsófia Antal, news editor of Hungarian professional portal magyarepitok.hu, told the Budapest Business Journal.
MNB Foundations Spend HUF 15 Billion On Yet Another Luxury Office Building
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The old Post Service building at Budapest’s Moscow Square will be converted into a luxury office building at a cost of some HUF 7 billion (USD 25.5 million), reports Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet. The buyer is reported to be none other than the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) scandal-ridden Pallas Athéné foundations.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 4 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Retail sales also rose by 5.7 percent year on year when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace slowed from an unadjusted 6.8 percent and was unchanged from a calendar-year-adjusted 5.7 percent rise in May.