forint

Also known as HUF, Hungarian forint, Ft

currency of Hungary

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The forint is the official money used in Hungary for buying and selling goods and services. It matters because it's essential for everyday transactions in the country and reflects Hungary's economic value in international trade.

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Commons category: Hungarian forint
price: 0.002579
Commons gallery: Forint
unit symbol: Ft
start time: 1946-08-01

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The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stabilisation of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until the 1980s. Transition to a market economy in the early 1990s adversely affected the value of the forint; inflation peaked at 35% in 1991. Between 2001 and 2022, inflation was in single digits, and the forint has been declared fully convertible. In May 2022, inflation reached 10.7% amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and economic uncertainty. As a member of the European Union, the long-term aim of the Hungarian government may be to replace the forint with the euro, although under the Orbán governments there was no target date for adopting the euro.

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