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Banking

Hungary Leasing Market Grows 8.7% in H1 2026

The value of new leases in Hungary rose 8.7% year-on-year to HUF 520 billion in the first half of 2026,...

Travel

Ferenc Liszt Int’l Airport Temporarily Halts Arrivals, Departures Due to Weather

Arriving and departing flights are being temporarily halted at Liszt Ferenc International due to black ice and extreme icing, operator...

Analysis

Hungary’s Business Services Sector Undergoes Transformation Amid Slower Growth

Expansion at Hungary’s BSCs is a little slower than usual, but, with proper planning, they have the potential to double...

HR

Hungary’s Employment Edges Down, Jobless Rate at 4.3% in June

Hungary had 4.68 million people employed in June, while the unemployment rate stood at 4.3%, according to the Central Statistical...

Analysis

NAV Tightens Online Invoice Reporting Rules, but Delays Enforcement Until September

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has postponed the implementation of stricter rules for its online invoicing system from...

Hotels

Renewal Continues at Danubius Hotels Zrt. in 2025 With a HUF 13 bln Investment

The renovation and modernization at Danubius Hotels continues, with the chain's British owner committed to investing HUF 13 billion largely...

Int'l Relations

China and Hungary on a ‘Golden Voyage’ of Cooperation

China’s Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao gives the Budapest Business Journal his evaluation of the Chinese-Hungarian trade and cultural relations...

Figures

Hungary’s Average Gross Earnings Climb 11.9% in November

Hungarian full-time employees saw their average gross earnings rise to HUF 695,100 in November 2024, an 11.9% increase compared to...

Appointments

New Managing Director at the Rácalmás Plant of Hankook

Hankook Tire has appointed Ho Taek Lim as the new managing director of its Rácalmás factory, effective December 1, 2024....

Figures

Inflation in Hungary Climbs 3.7% Year-on-year in November

Hungary's annualized consumer price index reached 3.7% in November, up from 3.2% in the previous month, according to data released...

Awards

Winners of 2024 BeneFit Prize for Happy Employees Announced

On November 7, the 2024 beneFit Prize awards were presented at the Aranybástya event hall, recognizing winners in three different...

Podcasts

Bridging the Gap Between Military, Civilian Innovations

The CEO Breakfast, hosted by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in partnership with the Budapest Business Journal...

Debt

Hungary’s General Gov’t Deficit at 3.7% of GDP in H1 2024

Hungary’s general government deficit stood at HUF 1.489 trillion in the first half of 2024, representing 3.7% of GDP, according...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, September 6, 2024

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

Banking

Hungary Leasing Market Grows 8.7% in H1 2026

The value of new leases in Hungary rose 8.7% year-on-year to HUF 520 billion in the first half of 2026,...

Travel

Ferenc Liszt Int’l Airport Temporarily Halts Arrivals, Departures Due to Weather

Arriving and departing flights are being temporarily halted at Liszt Ferenc International due to black ice and extreme icing, operator...

Analysis

Hungary’s Business Services Sector Undergoes Transformation Amid Slower Growth

Expansion at Hungary’s BSCs is a little slower than usual, but, with proper planning, they have the potential to double...

HR

Hungary’s Employment Edges Down, Jobless Rate at 4.3% in June

Hungary had 4.68 million people employed in June, while the unemployment rate stood at 4.3%, according to the Central Statistical...

Analysis

NAV Tightens Online Invoice Reporting Rules, but Delays Enforcement Until September

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has postponed the implementation of stricter rules for its online invoicing system from...

Hotels

Renewal Continues at Danubius Hotels Zrt. in 2025 With a HUF 13 bln Investment

The renovation and modernization at Danubius Hotels continues, with the chain's British owner committed to investing HUF 13 billion largely...

Int'l Relations

China and Hungary on a ‘Golden Voyage’ of Cooperation

China’s Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao gives the Budapest Business Journal his evaluation of the Chinese-Hungarian trade and cultural relations...

Figures

Hungary’s Average Gross Earnings Climb 11.9% in November

Hungarian full-time employees saw their average gross earnings rise to HUF 695,100 in November 2024, an 11.9% increase compared to...

Appointments

New Managing Director at the Rácalmás Plant of Hankook

Hankook Tire has appointed Ho Taek Lim as the new managing director of its Rácalmás factory, effective December 1, 2024....

Figures

Inflation in Hungary Climbs 3.7% Year-on-year in November

Hungary's annualized consumer price index reached 3.7% in November, up from 3.2% in the previous month, according to data released...

Awards

Winners of 2024 BeneFit Prize for Happy Employees Announced

On November 7, the 2024 beneFit Prize awards were presented at the Aranybástya event hall, recognizing winners in three different...

Podcasts

Bridging the Gap Between Military, Civilian Innovations

The CEO Breakfast, hosted by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in partnership with the Budapest Business Journal...

Debt

Hungary’s General Gov’t Deficit at 3.7% of GDP in H1 2024

Hungary’s general government deficit stood at HUF 1.489 trillion in the first half of 2024, representing 3.7% of GDP, according...

Analysis

Chamber of Commerce Corner, September 6, 2024

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

Hungary Can Secure Gas Supply Without Russian Imports, Kapitány Says

Hungary could secure its gas supply without Russian imports by October 2027 if current conditions hold, Economy and Energy Minister...

Hungary Leasing Market Grows 8.7% in H1 2026

The value of new leases in Hungary rose 8.7% year-on-year to HUF 520 billion in the first half of 2026,...

Ferenc Liszt Int’l Airport Temporarily Halts Arrivals, Departures Due to Weather

Arriving and departing flights are being temporarily halted at Liszt Ferenc International due to black ice and extreme icing, operator...

Hungary’s Business Services Sector Undergoes Transformation Amid Slower Growth

Expansion at Hungary’s BSCs is a little slower than usual, but, with proper planning, they have the potential to double...

Hungary’s Employment Edges Down, Jobless Rate at 4.3% in June

Hungary had 4.68 million people employed in June, while the unemployment rate stood at 4.3%, according to the Central Statistical...

NAV Tightens Online Invoice Reporting Rules, but Delays Enforcement Until September

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has postponed the implementation of stricter rules for its online invoicing system from...

Renewal Continues at Danubius Hotels Zrt. in 2025 With a HUF 13 bln Investment

The renovation and modernization at Danubius Hotels continues, with the chain's British owner committed to investing HUF 13 billion largely...

China and Hungary on a ‘Golden Voyage’ of Cooperation

China’s Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao gives the Budapest Business Journal his evaluation of the Chinese-Hungarian trade and cultural relations...

Hungary’s Average Gross Earnings Climb 11.9% in November

Hungarian full-time employees saw their average gross earnings rise to HUF 695,100 in November 2024, an 11.9% increase compared to...

New Managing Director at the Rácalmás Plant of Hankook

Hankook Tire has appointed Ho Taek Lim as the new managing director of its Rácalmás factory, effective December 1, 2024....

Inflation in Hungary Climbs 3.7% Year-on-year in November

Hungary's annualized consumer price index reached 3.7% in November, up from 3.2% in the previous month, according to data released...

Winners of 2024 BeneFit Prize for Happy Employees Announced

On November 7, the 2024 beneFit Prize awards were presented at the Aranybástya event hall, recognizing winners in three different...

Bridging the Gap Between Military, Civilian Innovations

The CEO Breakfast, hosted by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in partnership with the Budapest Business Journal...

Hungary’s General Gov’t Deficit at 3.7% of GDP in H1 2024

Hungary’s general government deficit stood at HUF 1.489 trillion in the first half of 2024, representing 3.7% of GDP, according...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, September 6, 2024

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