The OECD assessment and recommendations on the main economic challenges faced by Hungary are available by clicking on each chapter heading below.
Key issues and challenges
How to continue with strong growth? How to achieve rapid nominal convergence?
Macroeconomic Policy
Fiscal policy: what are the problems and prospects? How to make deficit reduction sustainable? Monetary policy: how big are the challenges in the run-up to adopting the euro?
Of special interest: Recommendations for Fiscal Consolidation (pdf format)
See also ECO Working Paper 392: Enhancing income convergence in Central Europe after EU convergence
Structural policies to foster growth
What policies are needed to improve wage setting? How to bring more people into regular employment? How to get good results from the big investment planned for transport? Are the right policies in place to encourage domestic and foreign investors?
Product market competition and economic performance
What are the strengths and weaknesses in competition legislation? How intense is the level of competition? How to further develop competition in network industries?
See also ECO Working Paper 381: Product market competition and economic performance in Hungary
Sustainable development
How to reach environmental goals at lower costs?
A printer-friendly Policy Brief (pdf format) may also be downloaded. The Policy Brief contains the OECD assessment and recommendations, but does not include all of the charts available from the above pages.
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The full edition of the OECD Economic Survey for Hungary is available from:
