529 result(s) for price rise
5 Top Budget Bars In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2017 2:40 AM
- entertainment
Once upon a time you could enjoy an affordable drink even in Budapest’s most upscale bars. As the city has grown increasingly popular in recent years it follows that prices for a decent alcoholic beverage have also risen. Now there are still places like Stifler, and the various 4/6 pubs, offering 'dribble' for a few hundred forints, but if you’re preference is not to sit in a cheap joint along ...
KSH: New Home Prices Up 8.2% In Q1
- 31 Oct 2017 7:48 AM
- property
Average new home prices rose by 8.2% in the first half of 2017 while the price of resale homes increased 9.3%, according to a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Prices for new homes have risen for four and a half years in a row for new homes and for three and a half years for resale homes.
Used Car Sales Up 4% In Third Quarter
- 18 Oct 2017 8:51 AM
- getting around
Used car sales and average prices have both risen in the third quarter in Hungary. Prices have grown most for MPVs, according to online used car portal hasznaltauto.hu.
IMF Raises GDP Growth Forecasts For Hungary
- 11 Oct 2017 3:00 AM
- business
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth this year to 3.2 percent in its fresh World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday. The projection was raised from 2.9 percent in a forecast published in April. The IMF raised its forecast for GDP growth in 2018 to 3.4 percent from 3.0 percent. Hungary’s government projects GDP growth of 4.1 percent for 2017 and ...
Home Prices Rising Faster Than Wages
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- property
The average price of a 75m2 home in Hungary was slightly above Ft 20 million in the second quarter, property agency Otthon Térkép calculates.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Strong Growth In Hungary SME Lending Continued In 2017 Q2
- 29 Aug 2017 11:42 AM
- business
In 2017 Q2, developments in corporate and household lending showed a further improvement. The annual growth rate of total corporate loans accelerated to 7 per cent. Lending to SMEs, including the self-employed sector, expanded by 13 per cent. As a result, SME lending was able to grow on market basis following the termination of the Funding for Growth Scheme.
Most Popular Eastern European Hotels Are In Budapest
- 16 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- travel
Vg.hu reports that in Eastern Europe only Austria is more popular than Hungary from the point of view of guest nights. Almost two million people lodged in commercial quarters in Budapest by the end of June, and domestic tourism is thriving as well.
Jobbik Likely Behind New Wave Of “Public Service Message” Billboards
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
A new wave of billboards has begun to appear on advertising space across Hungary in support of an initiative to equalize wages across the European Union. The media company that owns the ad space will only say the campaign was initiated by a “private person,” but the content of the ads aligns closely with a political initiative sponsored by radical-right party Jobbik.
5 Top Budget Bars In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2017 2:40 AM
- entertainment
Once upon a time you could enjoy an affordable drink even in Budapest’s most upscale bars. As the city has grown increasingly popular in recent years it follows that prices for a decent alcoholic beverage have also risen. Now there are still places like Stifler, and the various 4/6 pubs, offering 'dribble' for a few hundred forints, but if you’re preference is not to sit in a cheap joint along ...
KSH: New Home Prices Up 8.2% In Q1
- 31 Oct 2017 7:48 AM
- property
Average new home prices rose by 8.2% in the first half of 2017 while the price of resale homes increased 9.3%, according to a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Prices for new homes have risen for four and a half years in a row for new homes and for three and a half years for resale homes.
Used Car Sales Up 4% In Third Quarter
- 18 Oct 2017 8:51 AM
- getting around
Used car sales and average prices have both risen in the third quarter in Hungary. Prices have grown most for MPVs, according to online used car portal hasznaltauto.hu.
IMF Raises GDP Growth Forecasts For Hungary
- 11 Oct 2017 3:00 AM
- business
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth this year to 3.2 percent in its fresh World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday. The projection was raised from 2.9 percent in a forecast published in April. The IMF raised its forecast for GDP growth in 2018 to 3.4 percent from 3.0 percent. Hungary’s government projects GDP growth of 4.1 percent for 2017 and ...
Home Prices Rising Faster Than Wages
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- property
The average price of a 75m2 home in Hungary was slightly above Ft 20 million in the second quarter, property agency Otthon Térkép calculates.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Strong Growth In Hungary SME Lending Continued In 2017 Q2
- 29 Aug 2017 11:42 AM
- business
In 2017 Q2, developments in corporate and household lending showed a further improvement. The annual growth rate of total corporate loans accelerated to 7 per cent. Lending to SMEs, including the self-employed sector, expanded by 13 per cent. As a result, SME lending was able to grow on market basis following the termination of the Funding for Growth Scheme.
Most Popular Eastern European Hotels Are In Budapest
- 16 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- travel
Vg.hu reports that in Eastern Europe only Austria is more popular than Hungary from the point of view of guest nights. Almost two million people lodged in commercial quarters in Budapest by the end of June, and domestic tourism is thriving as well.
Jobbik Likely Behind New Wave Of “Public Service Message” Billboards
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
A new wave of billboards has begun to appear on advertising space across Hungary in support of an initiative to equalize wages across the European Union. The media company that owns the ad space will only say the campaign was initiated by a “private person,” but the content of the ads aligns closely with a political initiative sponsored by radical-right party Jobbik.


















