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Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, November 28, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Music

Kicking off Advent With Pop Hits and Musicals

The MOM Cultural Center will launch the last month of the year with a special light music program on Monday,...

Podcasts

Economic Outlook, Forint Stability Take Center Stage at CEO Boardroom Meeting

Around 40 guests drawn from the top levels of the business world, the diplomatic corps (including the newly arrived ambassadors...

Business

Partnership and Innovation are key to Success, 1st German Chamber-Debrecen Forum Told

The first German-Hungarian Business Forum, held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Debrecen, and organized by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry...

Telco

Ericsson Launches 6G lab in Budapest R&D Center

Ericsson announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the opening of a new 6G Lab at its R&D center in Budapest. The...

Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, November 14, 2025

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Construction

Construction Output up 17.6% in September, Driven by Building and Civil Engineering Growth

Hungary’s construction sector saw a sharp rebound in September 2025, with output volume rising 17.6% year-on-year based on raw data,...

Manufacturing

Debrecen Plant Will Play Key Role in CATL’s European Expansion

CATL aims to further strengthen its market presence in Europe by introducing products and services that respond to European consumer...

Social

Sport Forum Hungary to Unite Over 1,200 Experts, Athletes, and Innovators

The Sport Forum Hungary, set for November 19–20, 2025, aims to become the largest and most influential professional sports platform...

Foreign Affairs, Int'l Relations

Hungary to Sign Nuclear Energy Deal With U.S. for Fuel, Storage Technology

Hungary will sign a comprehensive nuclear energy cooperation agreement with the United States, which includes the purchase of American nuclear...

Culture

Patience Still Required From Those Wanting Cultural Funding Reform

Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Hungarian Music Council, talks to the Budapest Business Journal about how cultural funding has evolved...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Pollution

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Energy

Large-scale Energy Storage Enters Center Stage

The role of storage in Hungary’s energy supply system was neglected for far too long. Now things are moving fast,...

Patience Still Required From Those Wanting Cultural Funding Reform

Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Hungarian Music Council, talks to the Budapest Business Journal about how cultural funding has evolved...

EU Fast Track to Unicorn Status Thru Little-known State Aid

An EU state subsidy that has long been under the radar allows companies to make it big on the European...

Upcoming German-Hungarian Business Forum at Kecskemét

What opportunities does the next chapter of German-Hungarian economic cooperation hold? The German-Hungarian Business Forum will explore the challenges and...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Secret Service Files on November 4

Hungary’s government will make communist-era secret service documents public on Nov. 4, fulfilling one of the ruling Tisza Party’s main...

House of Music Hungary Takes Programs Beyond Budapest

House of Music Hungary marked International Music Day on Oct. 1 with a press conference outlining plans to expand its...

Michelin Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Presence in Hungary

Michelin celebrated the 30th anniversary of its presence in Hungary at an anniversary event at its Nyíregyháza facility (231 km...

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...

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...

Citi Appoints Zoltán Schwardy as Country Officer and Banking Head for Hungary

Citi has announced the appointment of Zoltán Schwardy as Citi country officer (CCO) and banking head for Hungary, effective Sept....

Hungary’s Gross Wages Rise 8.4% to HUF 740,600 in August

Average gross monthly earnings for full-time employees in Hungary rose 8.4% year-on-year to HUF 740,600 in August, according to the...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Large-scale Energy Storage Enters Center Stage

The role of storage in Hungary’s energy supply system was neglected for far too long. Now things are moving fast,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...