26/07/2021 – The OECD will present a new Economic Survey of Hungary on Friday 30 July. The Survey examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy and discusses how Hungary can ensure a strong and sustainable recovery. A special chapter looks at what Hungary needs to do to raise productivity, including by creating a more competitive business environment and bringing worker skills into line with labour market requirements.

OECD Director of Economic Country Studies Alvaro Pereira will present the Survey’s key messages and take questions from the media alongside Secretary of State for Financial Policy Gábor Gion. The event will start at 10:00 Budapest (CEST) time on Friday 30 July and will take place in English.  

• Journalists are invited to register in advance. Once registered, you will receive an email with a Zoom link to connect. 

• The Survey will be published at 10:00 Budapest (CEST) time at the following link, which can be included in news articles: www.oecd.org/economy/hungary-economic-snapshot/. Journalists can request a copy of the Survey under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies will be sent out a day in advance.  

• For any other information, journalists are invited to contact Catherine Bremer in the OECD Media Office (+33 1 45 24 80 97). To get advance notification of other OECD reports and events, journalists can complete this short form.

 

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