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Orban Says Single-Digit Inflation May Arrive Sooner than Expected

HUNGARY
  • Speaking to state radio this morning, Prime Minister Orban said inflation could fall to single-digits "one to one-and-a-half months" earlier than expected (officials have said they expect the figure to be in the single-digits by year-end). While the CPI index stayed above 20% in June, the trend remains on a downward trajectory and the government will take aggressive steps to keep it there, Orban said.
  • On the Russia-Ukraine war, Orban said "We must be prepared that the war and sanctions will not disappear from our lives." If it actually happened, "a large part of the economic troubles would be fixed". He also said that Ukraine's accession to NATO would immediately lead to a third world war because it would mean that the alliance is at war with Russia.
  • The government is insistent on protecting its scheme to ensure households have access to cheap energy, notwithstanding "attacks from Brussels and the left wing", the government commissioner for maintaining the scheme said on Thursday as per MTI.
  • As well as continuing to discuss Sweden’s NATO accession, Hungary’s cabinet will discuss public finances today. Note yesterday a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker said Hungary may ratify the bid in the autumn. There are no major data releases scheduled for today.

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