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IMF forecast: Hungarian economy to return to growth this year
The IMF forecasts 3.3 percent growth for 2025, and only Malta, Romania and Poland are expected to grow at a faster clip of 3.5-4.0%.
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IMF projects Hungary’s GDP will grow by 2.2% in 2024
For 2025, the IMF puts GDP growth at 3.3% and average annual inflation at 3.5%.
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IMF acknowledges results of Hungary's fiscal discipline policy
The IMF’s latest forecast puts Hungary’s GDP growth at around 5% for 2022, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in the region.
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IMF bumps up its projection for Hungary’s economic growth
The IMF has bumped up its projection for Hungary’s economic growth in 2022 to 5.7%, among the highest in the region.
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IMF and EBRD raise Hungary's growth forecast
The IMF has revised its forecast of Hungary’s economic growth to 6.2 percent in 2021 and the EBRD raised its GDP growth projection to 5.5 percent.
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IMF statement praises Hungary’s pandemic response and recovery measures
Significant policy support, a successful vaccination campaign, a trade recovery, and the disbursement of EU funds will greatly contribute to Hungary’s economic rebound, according to the IMF.
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IMF commends Hungary’s strong economic growth
The IMF projects Hungary’s GDP growth at 4.9 percent this year and the economy will expand by 3.5 percent next year.
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IMF predicts Hungary’s 2021 GDP growth at 2.9 percent
Within its November 2019 Regional Economic Outlook report for Europe, the IMF said inflation could reach 3.3 percent in the same year.
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IMF raises its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth
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
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
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”
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
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