Hungarian companies initiated 1,722 voluntary liquidation procedures in May, down by 22% m/m, but increasing by 38.4% y/y, MTI news agency reported, quoting a survey of company information provider Opten. Mandatory liquidations rose by 14% m/m and by 7.3% y/y to 1,600. In terms of new establishments, the number of newly set-up companies dropped by 12.5% m/m to 3,584. |
Hungary's investment funds had aggregate assets of HUF 3.657tn (EUR 11.98bn) as of end-February 2013, up by 3.2% m/m, MTI news agency reported citing data from the association of investment funds ... more
The number of employees in Hungary's public and private sectors fell for the tenth straight month in January 2013 declining by 0.6% y/y to 2.574mn, the statistics office informed. The decline ... more
The assembly of state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) has approved the purchase of the local gas business of German power utility E.ON, Hungary AM reported, citing local daily Magyar ... more