Hungary Foreign-Exchange Reserves Edge Down

Hungary's foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold) edged down to $73.6 billion in August from $73.9 billion in July, retreating from the all-time high set the prior month. The decline was modest, leaving reserves near their highest level in the series dating back to April 2000. Reserves had climbed sharply over the prior eight months, from $59.0 billion in December 2025 to the record $73.9 billion in July. They remain well above the $56.4 billion recorded a year earlier, according to the International Monetary Fund.