Economy

Follow the latest news on the economy in Hungary — investments, inflation, business trends, and key financial developments shaping the country.

magyar péter opposition party hungary tisza 2025

48 Days to the election: Péter Magyar on democracy, campaign plans, and threats – interview

Kosovo's Ambassador to Hungary Delfin Pllana interview

Kosovo eyes Hungarian investors and travellers in 2026: Exclusive interview with Ambassador Delfin Pllana

András Kármán economic advisor of Tisza Party

Tisza Party’s economy expert shares when Hungary could adopt the euro

Samsung

Looks like the Samsung battery plant’s management tried to make the Hungarian government halt investigations into poisoning workers

Hungarian forint inflation wage

Lessening pressure? Inflation in Hungary is at an 8-year low

Samsung

Telex: Samsung poisoned its Göd plant workers for years with the Orbán cabinet’s help – updated

Hungarian euro introduction

Poll-leader Péter Magyar makes historic pledge on the Hungarian euro introduction

Bulgarian euro

Inflation shock and investment prospects: how Bulgaria adopted the euro and why this experience matters for Hungary

development

China–Hungary cooperation deepens as Budapest underscores support for Chinese enterprises

China–Hungary cooperation deepens as Budapest underscores support for Chinese enterprises

Hungary tourism 2026 hortobágy

Hungary leaves Austria and Croatia behind as tourism smashes all records in 2025 – latest data

Kyrgyzstan and Hungary open a new economic chapter in Budapest

Kyrgyzstan and Hungary open a new economic chapter in Budapest

Hungary's most infamous roundabout

Hungary’s most infamous roundabout explained: why it leads from nowhere to nowhere – photos, video

SME business brunch

Hungarian SMEs at crossroads: Inflation, growth barriers, and a new era of industrial real estate

forint

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Hungarian currency guide: Everything visitors and expats need to know about money in Hungary

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Hungarian forint on a roll: gaining strength against global currencies

Hungarian euro introduction

Poll-leader Péter Magyar makes historic pledge on the Hungarian euro introduction

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Hungarian forint to surge higher and higher against the euro and dollar

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Can the forint repeat its record-breaking 2025 run? Investors beware: April elections could shake the market

inflation

Hungarian forint inflation wage

Lessening pressure? Inflation in Hungary is at an 8-year low

Bulgarian euro

Inflation shock and investment prospects: how Bulgaria adopted the euro and why this experience matters for Hungary

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Surprising! Hungary ranks among the top countries globally for real wage growth

Shopping Budapest mall Spar margin cap Hungary

What was Hungary’s inflation rate in 2025? Fresh official data explains

Shopping inflation Hungary

Favourable inflation figures emerged, yet prices for gas, margarine, flour and milk have still soared dramatically

Expats in Hungary

guest workers

The national interest exception: How guest workers “find a way” into Hungary

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How to find an English-speaking job in Hungary as an expat

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Cost of living in Hungary 2025: Prices, salaries, and daily life

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Increasing number of Romanians moving to small Hungarian villages after EU accession

Shocking Eurostat data shows how property prices skyrocketed in Hungary between 2010 and 2024 hungary news renting in hungary airbnb

Property tax for foreign buyers could be imposed in Hungary

United States

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Foreign policy by friendship: government says Orbán-Trump bond protects Hungary’s interests

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Hungarian forint hits four-year high against US dollar

Orbán and Putin in Moscow (3)

Strategic Serbian refinery could come under Hungarian control thanks to close Trump–Orbán and Putin–Orbán ties

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Hungarian energy giant MOL emerges as frontrunner to buy Russian stake of Serbian oil company

Trump and PM Orbán in the White House

PM Orbán claimed Trump promised financial shield for Hungary — but the U.S. President denies it

China

China–Hungary cooperation deepens as Budapest underscores support for Chinese enterprises

China–Hungary cooperation deepens as Budapest underscores support for Chinese enterprises

Halms Hungary chinese supplier

Chinese automotive industry supplier starts production in Miskolc in 2026

CATL plant Debrecen Hungary employees layoff

Hungarian railway company to close busy railway line because of a Debrecen battery factory

Temu online market hungary hits record high

Temu takes over: Hungarian online shoppers now spend more abroad than at home!

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Hungary pushes to become financial bridge between East and West

Russia

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Breaking: Hungary stopped diesel fuel deliveries to Ukraine

Csárdi visit Paks Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority Hungary

Russian executive linked to Hungary’s Paks II project detained over alleged funding of Ukrainian army

MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi

Massive Hungarian MOL-Russian Gazprom deal may reshape the Central European energy market

Orbán and Putin in Moscow (3)

Strategic Serbian refinery could come under Hungarian control thanks to close Trump–Orbán and Putin–Orbán ties

nis russia serbia mol stakes

Hungarian energy giant MOL emerges as frontrunner to buy Russian stake of Serbian oil company