A rare occurrence: Hungarians hold more savings in gov't securities than in bank deposits

Bond funds also reach a milestone

Investment funds significantly increase their holdings of government bonds over the summer

The government's scheme worked - in some areas at least

Peculiar developments discovered at retail Hungarian government securities

Figures for the first month burdened by social contribution tax available

Battle for our savings: where will Hungarians put their money?

Latest savings statistics from the National Bank of Hungary are out

Hungarian gov't presses the yield curve - short government bond yields take a huge hit

One percentage point drop in a single day

Here comes the mandatory government bond holding for investment funds

But where will the HUF 500 billion for this purpose come from?

Bond funds remain the favourite investment of Hungarians

With HUF 175 billion invested in March

Hungarians continue to pour their money into bond funds

More than HUF 200 billion raised in February

It's almost unbelievable where Hungarians rescued savings from killer inflation

Inflation is scorching up savings at a frantic rate

Government securities? Nah. It's amazing what Hungarians went for last year!

No one saw this coming even a year ago

Hungarians pour their savings into investment funds

Last year saw an unprecedented influx of fresh money, with peak figures in December

Hungarian public no longer the largest creditor of the state

The order reversed again in the last few months

Hungarian investments take blows like a champ, but March round is overshadowed by war

Russia-Ukraine war likely to upset things for investment funds too

Hell Energy to spend HUF 80 bn on capacity expansion

Including HUF 67 bn to be raised through bond issue

Inflation thwarts bond investments in Hungary

But bond funds may recover in H2

Hungarian households keep nearly HUF 10,000 bn in gov’t securities

Household savings up HUF 535 bn in January-April

Mixed funds attract most investments in April

While equity funds offer highest return

Hungarian government sets up sizeable new fund

In the 2021 budget

Hungarian retail investors step it up in 2020

Property funds have highest yield in Hungary this year

Hungarians return to former favourite