"When it comes to Hungary’s economic policy, foreign punters investing in Hungarian government securities are less interested in what the parties have to say in the election campaign and are more keen to hear about concrete plans once the new government is set up, László András Borbély, Deputy-CEO of the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK), told Portfolio.hu in an interview. more »

"Viktor Orbán, head of Hungary’s main centre-right opposition party Fidesz, has held his state of the nation speech on Friday. His party is widely tipped to win a landslide victory against the Socialist Party (MSZP) in the April general elections. In his speech, Orbán stressed the importance of a firm hand in governing, job creation, family values, a better healthcare system, larger public safety and a fight against extremist views - the policy of "common sense", as he put it. more »

"Hungarian stocks plunged 1,000 points, or 4.57%, to 20,815 points, on Thursday, the biggest decline in months, as fears of debt problems in some European countries and bad employment figures from the US stoked fears regarding the fragility of economic recovery. more »