Kopint-Tárki

Kopint-Tárki Institute for Economic Research Co.
1112 Budapest, Budaőrsi út 45.,
tel.: +36 1 309-2695, fax: +36 1 309 2647,
e-mail: info@kopint-tarki.hu

2009

Country analysis of Hungary of the Competence Distribution by Levels of Government in Relation to Regional Development Policies

The country analysis for Hungary, commissioned by Ismeri Europe, collects detailed regional data from national sources and information on distribution of competences, its evolution and the role of EU Cohesion Policy in development across different regions.

Overview of the EU policy environment shaping public expenditure management and the composition of social expenditures in the EU 15 and the EU 10

The study, commissioned by the UNICEF, aims to review the environment shaping public expenditures in general and social expenditures in particular in the new member-states (NMS) of the European Union (EU-10) as compared with the older members (EU-15).

Forecasts

	2020	2021	2022
GDP	-5.0%	4.0%	5.0%
Gross Fixed Capital Formation	-7.3%	6.0%	10.0%
Industrial Production	-6.1%	4.5%	5.0%
Gross Salaries	9.7%	5.5%	6.0%
Unemployment*	4.1%	3.9%	3.6%
Current+Capital Account**	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%
General Government**	-8.1%	-7.0%	-4.0%
Consumer Price Index*	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%
MNB Base Rate***	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%
10-Year Yield***	2.08%	2.3%	2.4%

*annual average **in % of GDP ***at year-end

Fact Forecast

Emigration and Its Economic Impact on Eastern Europe

A new IMF study showed that both workers and the receiving countries are beneficiaries of emigration while sending countries are experiencing negative impacts.