News in Brief FM: OECD should help rather than lecture members Jan 18, 2021 The foreign minister has said that the incoming secretary general of the OECD should ensure that the organization “helps rather than lectures” its member states.
News in Brief OECD raises its projections for Hungary’s GDP growth Nov 22, 2019 The OECD raised its forecast for this year’s growth to 4.8 percent in its latest Economic Outlook from 3.9 percent in the previous issue released in May.
News in Brief OECD acknowledges Hungary's improving education system Sep 11, 2019 The government’s vocational training strategy developed jointly with market players provides up-to-date training and an attractive learning environment that will create career paths and livelihoods for participants, this in turn would help to further strengthen Hungary’s economy.
News in Brief OECD says Hungary's economic development will remain strong in the coming years Feb 01, 2019 The OECD expects a GDP growth of 3.9 percent this year and 3.3 percent in 2020, compared with a 4.6 percent growth in 2018
News in Brief OECD raises growth forecast for Hungary in both 2018 and 2019 Nov 22, 2018 The OECD increased its forecast for Hungarian GDP growth to 4.6 percent from 4.4 percent this year, and to 3.9 percent from 3.6 percent in 2019
News in Brief Hungary backs Croatiaʼs accession to the OECD Nov 20, 2018 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will make an official visit to Croatia in a sign that relations between the two countries are improving
News in Brief OECD releases positive report on Hungary's education system Sep 12, 2018 Zoltán Maruzsa said the conclusions included in the report caused no surprised to the education department
News in Brief OECD reports Hungary's “significant progress” in environmental policies, defines new goals Jun 29, 2018 In the latest OECD environmental performance review, the official body said Hungary needs to use more renewable energy sources and step up efforts to address air and water pollution
News in Brief OECD predicts Hungary’s economic growth at 4.4 percent for 2018 May 31, 2018 Mihály Varga, minister of Finance, said the OECD had revised former estimates from November 2017 for both this year and next by 0.8 percentage points each
News in Brief OECD raises economic growth forecasts for Hungary Nov 30, 2017 The Economy Ministry said international organizations, analysts, ratings agencies and investors continue to acknowledge the achievements and positive outlook of the Hungarian economy
News in Brief Hungary spends more on its education system than the OECD and EU averages Sep 13, 2017 Hungary's education spend has increased continuously since 2015, and while the allocation earmarked for education amounted to 1,386 billion HUF in 2013, according to estimated data, this sum will be in excess of 2,100 billion HUF next year
News in Brief Hungary announces that it won't back Croatia's and Romania's bid for OECD membership Sep 11, 2017 During the Council of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris on Friday, Hungary indicated that it will not support the membership applications of either Croatia or Romania
News in Brief The OECD says Hungary's economy is moving in the right direction Mar 21, 2017 The OECD acknowledges that the Hungarian government has implemented several structural reforms that are in line with the organization’s prior recommendations
News in Brief Hungarian government's allocation for families is unparalleled in Europe Dec 29, 2016 The government will spend 4.7 percent of GDP on family subsidies in 2017, a share unparalleled in Europe
News in Brief Hungary joins anti-tax evasion initiative Dec 24, 2016 Fifty countries have so far signed the agreement under which OECD tax authorities will share country-by-country reports on transfer pricing standards
News in Brief OECD predicts Hungary's GDP will grow by 2.5 percent next year Nov 29, 2016 The OECD improved its 1.6 percent summer projection for Hungary’s growth this year to 1.7 percent
News in Brief Hungary plans to cut payroll taxes Nov 02, 2016 The tax cuts should make Hungary's job market more competitive and bring the country in line with other European nations