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Homecoming: Remember that argument about how Hungarians are emigrating in masses?

Our fellow Hungarians are finally coming home.

Ministerpräsident Orbán: Der Fidesz-KDNP ist nach wie vor die stärkste politische Kraft in Ungarn

Neben einer hohen Wahlbeteiligung von 48,45 Prozent erzielte das Fidesz-KDNP-Bündnis von Premierminister Orbán am Sonntag bei den Kommunalwahlen 2019 in Ungarn einen weiteren Sieg von über 50 Prozent.

Three key takeaways from yesterday’s local elections

Yes, opposition parties prevailed in Budapest, which will now have a new mayor, but there’s a lot more to the story than the capital.

PM Orbán: Fidesz-KDNP still strongest political force in Hungary

With the majority of the votes, Fidesz-KDNP has won a sweeping victory.

Local Elections 2019 - LIVE coverage

Follow the latest news about Hungary's local elections 2019!

PM Orbán: Hungary-US cooperation “a story of success”

Some 1,700 US companies employ more than 106 thousand Hungarians.

IMF

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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‘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."