(Source: Central Bank of Hungary) At its meeting on 25 August 2015, the Monetary Council reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to maintain the central bank base rate 1.35%. In the Council's assessment, Hungarian economic growth is likely to continue. While the pace of economic activity is strengthening, output remains below potential and the domestic real economic environment is expected to continue to have a disinflationary impact, albeit to a diminishing extent. Despite the pick-up in domestic demand, capacity utilisation is expected to improve only gradually due to the protracted recovery in Hungary's export markets. With employment rising, unemployment...
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