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Stocks plunge as Hungary’s PM forces Orban firms restructure

8/3/2026

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar is forcing firms linked to former Prime Minister Viktor Orban to restructure and submitted anti-corruption legislation in June.
Construction firms Market Epito (tied to Istvan Garancsi) and Duna Aszfalt will shift to housing jobs after the government halted a highway extension.
Shares of Opus Global, Appeninn, 4iG and MBH Bank fell sharply as investors shed political premiums.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Péter Magyar is forcing firms linked to former Prime Minister Viktor Orban to restructure and submitted anti-corruption legislation in June.
Construction firms Market Epito (tied to Istvan Garancsi) and Duna Aszfalt will shift to housing jobs after the government halted a highway extension.
Shares of Opus Global, Appeninn, 4iG and MBH Bank fell sharply as investors shed political premiums.