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The Governor of the MNB and the Minister of Finance at the Itinerant Congress
This year’s 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists will open with keynote presentations by Mihály Varga, Governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the central bank of Hungary, and András Kármán, Minister of Finance. The event will be hosted by the city of Eger on 10–11...
Fintech and Financial Literacy Section: election
The Fintech and Financial Literacy Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) recently held its leadership renewal election online. The members unanimously supported the re-election of Éva Pintér, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Institute of...
HEA’s Deputy State Secretaries
According to Issue 69 of the Magyar Közlöny, two of our fellow members holding section leadership positions within the Huhnarian Economic Association have been appointed Deputy State Secretaries in the new government. Anikó Juhász, a Board Member of the HEA...
A Civil Servant’s Career from Szeged to Luxembourg
A Civil Servant’s Memoirs Across Changing Eras and Locations is the title of the autobiographical volume by Endre Juhász, Hungary’s former Ambassador accredited to the European Union, chief negotiator of Hungary’s EU accession talks, former minister responsible for...
A press interview with HEA president Éva Hegedüs
"The repatriation of European Union funds can restart the economy, strengthen confidence, and reduce the government's interest expenditures," begins our conversation with Éva Hegedüs, President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA). In her interview with...
HEA election held in Fejér Country
The Fejér County Organisation of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) recently held its leadership renewal meeting. By unanimous vote, the members re-elected László Madarász, Chairman of the Board of Korona Zrt., to serve another three-year term as President of...
Éva Hegedüs is the new President of the HEA
Ms. Éva Hegedüs, Chairman and CEO of GRÁNIT Bank, and formerly Secretary General of the association, was unanimously elected President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) on Friday. After nine years, Éva Hegedüs succeeds Gyula Pleschinger in the position; the...
HEA approves its annual report
The May 22 General Assembly of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) was naturally not only about the election of officers: delegates from the professional sections and county organizations also approved the report on the HEA’s financial management for 2025 and the...
Tax Interventions and Employment – Summary
The online event held by the Labour Section of the Hungarian Economic Association on May 7, 2026, focused on the relationship between tax interventions and the labour market. The starting point of the discussion was a public policy paradox: over the past decade and a...
Standing, but Not Thriving – 20 Years of the Food Industry
Based on a joint analysis by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Association of Responsible Food Manufacturers, a data-rich presentation demonstrated how the performance of the Hungarian food industry has evolved from EU accession to the present day. The picture is...