News in Brief IMF commends Hungary’s strong economic growth Dec 06, 2019 The IMF projects Hungary’s GDP growth at 4.9 percent this year and the economy will expand by 3.5 percent next year.
News in Brief IMF predicts Hungary’s 2021 GDP growth at 2.9 percent Nov 07, 2019 Within its November 2019 Regional Economic Outlook report for Europe, the IMF said inflation could reach 3.3 percent in the same year.
News in Brief IMF raises its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth Oct 16, 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth to 4.6 percent this year in its fresh World Economic Outlook.
News in Brief OPINION: Hungary aims for balanced budget in 2020 Jun 24, 2019 Péter Novoszáth writes that Hungary will have a balanced budget in 2020, which shows how far the economic policy of the current government has taken the country in the past nine years.
News in Brief IMF raises Hungary's GDP growth forecast to 3.6 percent Apr 10, 2019 The monetary fund sees the unemployment rate dropping to 3.5 percent in 2019 and to 3.4 percent in 2020
News in Brief IMF sees Hungary’s macroeconomic position as “stable” Jun 28, 2018 In a new report, the IMF said it considers Hungary’s 2018 growth prospects strong and next year’s draft budget reassuring
News in Brief EBRD and IMF bullish on Hungary's growth forecast for 2018 May 10, 2018 In its Regional Economic Prospects, the EBRD upwardly revised a former prediction on Hungary’s economic growth for this year by 0.4 points to 3.8 percent GDP
News in Brief IMF raises its prediction for Hungary's GDP growth by 0.4 percentage points Apr 19, 2018 IMF's move supports international economic institutions and analysts who acknowledge that Hungary’s pro-growth economic policy, based on tax cuts and wage hikes, has been effective
Blog Economic growth in Hungary more dynamic than in the West, Swiss daily says Nov 15, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Lately, Central Europe has become the driving force behind the European Union’s economic development. In the third quarter of this year, the EU’s economy expanded by 2.5 percent while Hungary’s GDP grew by 3.6 percent, and the V4 as a whole have been out-performing much of the rest of the EU.
News in Brief Hungary's economy is booming as IMF forecasts GDP growth, construction output is up and industrial sector expands Nov 14, 2017 The International Monetary Fund has forecast Hungary’s GDP growth by 2.8% in 2019, the construction sector output rose by 23.8% in September year-on-year and the industrial sector output grew by 5.4 percent
News in Brief IMF raises its forecast for Hungary's GDP growth Oct 11, 2017 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Hungary’s GDP growth to 3.2 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook
News in Brief The IMF says Hungary's outlook is 'favorable' Mar 10, 2017 Hungary's economic growth is projected to be 3 percent this year. Employment is expected to grow further and the economy may begin to operate at full capacity in the course of 2017
Blog ‘We don’t like to live off of other peoples’ money’ Apr 12, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács Yes, the loan is paid off. Commenting last week on the good news, Prime Minister Orbán said that “Every Hungarian family has a good reason to open a good bottle of red wine tonight and drink to the health of the country because yesterday we succeeded in settling the old debt that the previous government took on in 2008."