November 27, 2023
Katalin Szilágyi, Head of OGResearch Budapest office, highlighted in her recent interview the challenges for Hungary's economic growth. She cautioned against optimistic projections regarding the country's debt reduction, as higher global interest rates are casting doubts on achieving ambitious GDP-to-debt ratio targets. Moreover, she underscored the demographic trends leading to the exhaustion of the previous expansive growth model, and her concerns about labor productivity that could impede Hungary's long-term growth prospects.
The full interview is available here (in Hungarian): https://hvg.hu/360/20231125_hvg_szilagyi_katalin_kozgazdasz_inflacio_gazdasag_novekedes_vendegmunkasok_eu_eladosodas_tehertetelek
