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May 29


Business and economy

  • Budapest faces a severe financial crisis due to a twelvefold increase in the government's solidarity contribution, with the city already running a deficit of HUF 40–60 billion. Mayor Gergely Karácsony warns that without emergency legal protection, the state is set to withdraw an additional HUF 12 billion, potentially halving public transport services and threatening the city's ability to function. <ref>{{cite news |title=Budapest Seeks Court Protection as City Faces Financial Collapse |url=https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/budapest-financial-collapse-court-protection/ |work=Hungarian Conservative |date=2025-05-27}}</ref>
  • Economy of South Korea
    • South Korea’s central bank cuts its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.5%, marking its fourth cut since October, and sharply lowered its 2025 growth forecast to 0.8%, nearly halving the previous projection of 1.5% announced in February after a monetary policy meeting. Share prices rise following the report, with the Kospi gaining 1.7%. (AP)

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