980 result(s) for gdp
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.
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.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.
Economic Growth Pattern Is Healthy, GKI Says
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The pattern of Hungary's economic growth is healthy, as it is driven by export and investments, the CEO of economic research company GKI László Akar told a forum in Veszprém, west Hungary, on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Growing GDP Amid Increasing Shortage Of Manpower In Hungary
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst is confident that growth rates of 3 to 5 per cent are attainable in the foreseeable future, while a left-wing commentator thinks that the shortage of manpower will cause serious problems.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Varga: No Hurry To Adopt Euro
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Mihály Varga, the economy minister, said Hungary is in no hurry to adopt the euro and will not join the ERM-II system next year. In an interview to Figyelő he said adopting the euro in 2020 would be hasty from the economy’s point of view, adding that competitiveness must be improved first.
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.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
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.
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.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.
Economic Growth Pattern Is Healthy, GKI Says
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The pattern of Hungary's economic growth is healthy, as it is driven by export and investments, the CEO of economic research company GKI László Akar told a forum in Veszprém, west Hungary, on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Growing GDP Amid Increasing Shortage Of Manpower In Hungary
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst is confident that growth rates of 3 to 5 per cent are attainable in the foreseeable future, while a left-wing commentator thinks that the shortage of manpower will cause serious problems.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Varga: No Hurry To Adopt Euro
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Mihály Varga, the economy minister, said Hungary is in no hurry to adopt the euro and will not join the ERM-II system next year. In an interview to Figyelő he said adopting the euro in 2020 would be hasty from the economy’s point of view, adding that competitiveness must be improved first.
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.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.


















