Pharma

Pharmaceutical Logistics Moves Toward Full Automation

Competitiveness in pharmaceutical logistics increasingly depends on digitalization, automation and quality assurance alongside scale.
Banking

What Happens Next to What We’ve Built? New Challenges in Family Wealth Planning

Building a successful family business takes decades of work, but its future also depends on how carefully the transfer of responsibilities and wealth is planned. Where should families start, and what expert support is available? The Budapest Business Journal speaks with László Czalbert, head of MBH Bank Private Banking, about succession, family wealth planning, and the expanding network of expert partners available to clients.

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BUSINESS

Real Estate

Hotel Sector Growing With Rising Tourism Numbers

The hotel sector is becoming an ever more popular development and investment option, with the Hungarian capital attracting a rising...

Residential Becoming a Key Development Sector in Hungary and the CEE

The residential or living sector is playing an increasingly significant role in real estate development and investment markets in Hungary...

Girding up the Grid – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system, says E.ON Hungary CEO...

Wise Launches Forint Investment Feature With 4.72% Variable Return

Wise has introduced an investment feature for forint balances, offering a variable annualized return of 4.72% after fees while retaining...

Budapest has a Limited Speculative Office Pipeline

A limited speculative office pipeline in Budapest is predicted to result in a low supply of quality, well-located contiguous office...

ECONOMY

Energy

Energy Transition Puts Grid Investment, Regulatory Reform in Focus

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system. E.ON’s Guntram Würzberg discusses...

Hungary Sets 2030 Euro Readiness Goal in Growth and Deficit Plan

Hungary aims to meet the conditions for euro adoption by 2030 while lifting growth above 3% and reducing budget deficit...

Dairy Industry Faces Deepening Crisis

Hungary's dairy sector has reached a critical turning point in 2026, as profitability pressures, extreme price volatility, and changing consumer...

Hungarian Business Confidence Improves as Consumer Sentiment Weakens

Business confidence edged higher in Hungary in October, while consumer sentiment deteriorated, according to economic research institute GKI....

Hungarian Banks Seek Gradual Reduction in 45% Effective Tax Burden

Hungarian banks hope for a “slow but certain” reduction in their tax burden, Hungarian Banking Association President Radovan Jelasity said...

POLITICS

Int'l Relations

Hungarian President Offers Condolences After Deadly Spain Train Crash

President András Baka expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a train crash in Spain on Wednesday, his...

Hungary Proposes 15% Corporate Tax Rate for Large Companies

The government has submitted a bill that would raise Hungary's corporate tax rate from 9% to 15% for companies with...

Hungary Seizes HUF 1.5 bln in Pandemic Equipment Money Laundering Probe

Suspects were detained and HUF 1.5 bln in assets seized in raids targeting an alleged money laundering ring linked to...

Magyar Congratulates Serbia’s Student List on Election Victory

Prime Minister Péter Magyar congratulated the leaders of Serbia's opposition Student List in a phone call after their victory in...

Hungarians Want Stronger Protection of Lake Balaton, Survey Finds

A representative survey by the 21 Research Center found that 65% of Hungarians believe Lake Balaton's shoreline has been overdeveloped....

BUDAPEST

Hungary Considers Eurovision Return in 2027

Hungary is considering a return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 after last competing in 2019. Public media said...

Budapest Airport Winter Schedule Adds Marsa Alam and More Flights to Asia and Europe

Budapest Airport's 2026/27 winter schedule, which began on October 25, offers more than 185 destinations and approximately 10% more bookable...

Budapest’s Castle District Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban From 2028

Budapest’s District I council has published a draft decree that would ban short-term rentals in the Buda Castle area from...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...