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Hungary’s construction sector at full steam

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

A pro-government columnist comments on the exceptional expansion of the construction sector, and praises the government for boosting the economy. He adds that Hungarian growth may be sturdy enough to continue even if the country gets less EU funding. READ MORE

PM’s competitiveness plans

Friday, March 1st, 2019

A pro-government columnist welcomes PM Orbán’s plan to make Hungary one of the five most competitive countries in Europe. READ MORE

Standard & Poor’s upgrades Hungary

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

A pro-government commentator interprets Hungary’s upgrade as acknowledgement of the government’s good performance. His left-wing counterpart downplays the importance of the credit rating. READ MORE

Hungarian growth model praised

Monday, January 28th, 2019

A pro-government analyst points out that tax revenues are increasing fast, which he attributes to the government’s economic policy, and most importantly, to tax cuts. READ MORE

Speculations about a potential ‘Huxlit’ dismissed

Friday, December 28th, 2018

A liberal commentator dismisses what he calls ‘left-wing fake news’ that the government has begun Hungary’s exit from the EU by repealing several bilateral trade treaties. READ MORE

Moody’s keeps Hungarian credit rating unchanged

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

A conservative economist criticizes the credit rating company Moody’s for not upgrading Hungary’s rating. A left-wing commentator explains Moody’s decision with the still high volume of public debt. READ MORE

Hungarian economy grows by 5 per cent

Friday, November 16th, 2018

A pro-government columnist welcomes the latest high growth figures as proof of the correctness of the government’s economic policies READ MORE

Conservative economist proposes individual treasury savings accounts

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

A pro-government economist calls for the National Bank to intervene in the savings market to encourage Hungarian families to buy government T-bonds rather than leaving their savings idle on commercial bank accounts. READ MORE

Hungarian economy in good shape

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

The leading independent online financial site expresses confidence that the Hungarian economy is doing well, and sees no reason to fear that a global economic slowdown would impact it as severely as the 2008 economic crisis. READ MORE

GDP growth has peaked

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

A left-wing analyst thinks that the Hungarian economy will underperform official expectations. A pro-government economist finds it unfair for the EU to criticize Hungary despite fast its economic growth. READ MORE