National Economy Minister meets Israel's minister for tourism in Budapest
Last year, over 215,000 Israeli visitors spent 693,000 guest nights in Hungary, generating revenue of HUF 21bn.
Last year, over 215,000 Israeli visitors spent 693,000 guest nights in Hungary, generating revenue of HUF 21bn.
Minister Nagy said that Hungary's economy could grow two percentage points faster than Germany, so the Hungarian government's 3 percent growth forecast for this year was "more and more realistic".
The ministry listed chicken, pork, cooking oil, eggs, milk, dairy products, flour and sugar as the staple products where prices must be reduced.
Minister Nagy said an earlier launched economic policy action plan that aimed to boost purchasing power, ensure affordable housing and scale up SMEs had been expanded.
Minister Nagy said the US decision to withdraw from the agreement on the global minimum tax could present problems for the EU.
Minister Nagy said Germany had been in recession for two years and the economy was expected to continue contracting this year, too.
Minister Nagy said innovation was always a key element of Hungarian identity and culture.
Minister Nagy said the EU "must be saved before it dies," as its economy cannot compete with the United States and China under the current circumstances.
The National Economy Ministry said that "intensive negotiations" with EC experts to clarify issues had preceded the EC's endorsement of Hungary's national medium-term fiscal-structural plan.
Minister Nagy said households had felt the positive turnaround from September already and the trend would continue in 2025.
Minister Nagy said that his ministry wanted to establish an "outstanding cooperation" with the National Bank of Hungary (NBH).
Minister Nagy said putting the budget balance in the black, excluding debt servicing costs, was of "key importance".
Minister Nagy said the EU needed to catch up with the US and China if it didn't want the competitiveness gap to widen further.