Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 6.2% in December, when adjusted for calendar year effects, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. According to unadjusted data, retail sales rose by 6.7%, picking up from 3.8% in the previous month. Adjusted food sales increased by 2.7% and non-food sales were up 8.7%.
Parties of the united opposition presented their ideas concerning a possible introduction of the euro, taxes, inflation, job creation and budget management at a roundtable organised by the Civitas Institute on Thursday.
Cooperation between Hungary and Azerbaijan has been a “real success story” and highly beneficial for both countries, the Hungarian minister of foreign affairs and trade said in Baku on Thursday.
The government aims to import natural gas from Azerbaijan to Hungary, the foreign minister said during a visit to Baku.
What is happening in the fuel sector at the moment is unbelievable, Holtankoljak.hu points out in its announcement. Wholesale prices for petrol and diesel will also continue to rise on Friday. In the case of petrol this means HUF 3 gross, in the case of diesel the increase is HUF 5 gross. With this step, […]
Hungary’s seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 50.7 points in January from 65.5 in December, Halpim, the company that compiles the index, said.
Hungary posted a trade deficit of 76 million euros in November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data.
Substantive talks on increasing the amount of Russian long-term gas deliveries to Hungary by one billion cubic metres a year can move forward, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after five hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Gasoline and diesel will also become significantly more expensive: on Wednesday, the purchase price of petrol will increase by HUF 5 gross, and we will have to pay HUF 6 gross more for diesel, writes holtankoljak.hu.
German supermarket chain Lidl’s new logistics hub in Ecser, near Budapest, has been completed as part of a 36 billion forint (EUR 100m) project that received government support of 1.2 billion, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday, adding that the investment is creating 413 jobs.
