The 127-year old Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) held its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 21 May 2021 as an online event because of the pandemic situation. Established in 1894, the HEA is the largest non-profit forum for Hungarian economists made up of 26 thematic sections, 16 county organisations and approximately 3,500 members. The delegates of [...]

Considering the pandemic related risks and uncertainties the Board of the Hungarian Economic Association decided to organise the 59th Itinerant Conference of Economists on 23-24 September 2021 in a hybrid format, similar to last year, with live video streaming. Based on the Board’s decision the Budapest venue of the conference should be selected in a [...]

In recognition of its work in the field of developing and disseminating financial knowledge and financial culture, the organizers awarded the Money Week Ambassador for Financial Culture award to the Hungarian Economic Association in the institutional category. On behalf of HEA, the certificate was received by Éva Hegedüs, Secretary General, President and CEO of GRÁNIT [...]

Professor Attila Borbély, honorary member of the Hungarian Olympic Commitee, vice-president of the Defense Sports Association, the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Magyar Telekom Plc. was re-elected as the President of the Sports Economics Section of the HEA. During the online elections, the voting members of the section elected Olympic champion gymnast Krisztián Berki, [...]

The Hungarian Banking Association, the Money Compass Foundation and the Ministry of Finance will be organising the Money Week (Pénz7) events in 2021 as well, once again focusing on family finances under the title Conscious Family Finance Management - the Family Budget. The organisers of the financial and entrepreneurial literacy week are looking for volunteers [...]