The Draghi report: a good medical report with less feasible recommendations
The following post tries to understand and put into context the so-called Draghi report of September 2024. The report is frank about…
Strong stimulus elements in the 2025 budget
The first step towards understanding economic policy always starts by looking at the expenditure side of the budget. Each expenditure line shows…
More money, less burden: the contradictions of public debt
The issue of public debt is a recurring theme in public debates and political campaigns, but public actors rarely interpret the differences…
Foreign-owned large companies in Hungary
In our previous analyses we have already examined in detail the impact of large foreign companies expanding in Hungary on the Hungarian…
European NATO members spent almost three times as much on defence as Russia
The figure can be referenced here: https://infogram.com/eu-vs-russian-defense-expenditures-1h9j6q78orqqv4g…
It is decided: the radical German green transition continues without correction
There was almost palpable enthusiasm in Germany and Europe, from energy experts to economic players, that a major turnaround in Germany’s green…
Without them, the world would not work: undersea cables
Recently, there have been increasing reports, particularly in the Baltic Sea, of damage to submarine cables. In today’s technology-dominated world, perhaps not…
Big ambitions, small budget: this is how the German Zeitenwende military development is fizzling out
Olaf Scholz’s government set itself ambitious targets in 2022 as part of the “Zeitenwende”, but without adequate funding, the military development that…
Is it really a bad thing to spend abroad? – The role of imports in the V4 countries
At its interest rate decision meeting on 27 August 2024, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank left the policy interest rate unchanged. At the…
The world is thirsting for camel milk, and Hungarians can help quench it
Camel milk is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, mainly because it is healthy and can be an alternative for some lactose intolerant people….
Tariff Wars? Global Trade in the Trump Era on the Table at the May Oeconomus Economic Club
The latest Oeconomus Economic Club, held on 8 May, was titled “Tariff Wars? – Global Trade under Trump”. The participants’ evaluation and…
Central European Summit – Central Europe’s economic potential
The panel discussion about Central Europe’s economic potential at the Central European Summit, an international conference organised by the Oeconomus Economic Research…
