György Barcza

György Barcza

György Barcza writes frequently for newspapers about macroeconomic issues. He was part of a research team that won many awards from Institutional Investor magazine and the Budapest Stock Exchange. The Economic Policy Department of the Budapest Corvinus University recognized his work with the Kaldor Prize.

HUNGARY: THE REVIVAL OF THE PANNON PUMA

Hungary was a front runner in transition until the early 2000s thanks to the fact that the country had one of the highest per capita foreign investment levels in the region, a stable fiscal situation, and a rapid growth rate. This, however, quickly evaporated and the 2008 global financial crisis