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Pharma

Rooftop Breakfast Offers Helicopter View of AI’s Impact on Pharma

About 50 guests began their day in the beautiful setting of the Duchess Rooftop Bar of the Matild Palace Hotel...

Retail

Marking 30 Years, Penny Hungary Makes Record Investment

Penny Hungary is carrying out a HUF 13.5 billion investment at its logistics center in Alsónémedi (25 km southeast of...

Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, July 17, 2026

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

Art

Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

Pharma

Rooftop Breakfast Offers Helicopter View of AI’s Impact on Pharma

About 50 guests began their day in the beautiful setting of the Duchess Rooftop Bar of the Matild Palace Hotel...

Retail

Marking 30 Years, Penny Hungary Makes Record Investment

Penny Hungary is carrying out a HUF 13.5 billion investment at its logistics center in Alsónémedi (25 km southeast of...

Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, July 17, 2026

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

Art

Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

Rooftop Breakfast Offers Helicopter View of AI’s Impact on Pharma

About 50 guests began their day in the beautiful setting of the Duchess Rooftop Bar of the Matild Palace Hotel...

ÉS Bisztró Launches Sunday Brunch at Kempinski Budapest

ÉS Bisztró at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest launched a weekly Sunday brunch, combining an à la carte menu of brunch...

Hungary Industrial Output up 4.7% as Vehicle, Electronics Production Lead Growth

Hungary’s industrial output grew 4.7% year-on-year in July and 1.7% from June, driven by vehicle and electronics manufacturing, the Central...

Government to Raise Minimum Old-age Pension to HUF 120,000

The government has decided to raise the minimum old-age pension to HUF 120,000 per month from Jan. 1, 2027, Prime...

Bayer Construct Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Zugló Project Dispute

Bayer Construct Zrt. filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, citing financial exposure linked to recent regulatory changes, the govt’s decision...

Marking 30 Years, Penny Hungary Makes Record Investment

Penny Hungary is carrying out a HUF 13.5 billion investment at its logistics center in Alsónémedi (25 km southeast of...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, July 17, 2026

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

Hungary Industrial Producer Prices Fall Slightly in May

Industrial producer prices in Hungary fell 0.7% year-on-year on average in May, as domestic output prices rose but export prices...

Hungary Jobless Rate at 4.5% in March, Employment Edges Lower

Hungary’s unemployment rate stood at 4.5% in March, with 219,000 people out of work, as overall employment declined slightly compared...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

MBH: Economy may Accelerate in 2026, but war in Iran Poses Serious Risks

Parallel to strengthening external demand, the Hungarian economy may accelerate in 2026, according to experts at the MBH Analysis Center....

Westend Introduces Fully Digital Booking System for Promotional and Ad Spaces

Westend has introduced a proptech-based digital solution that fully digitizes the leasing of advertising surfaces and promotional spaces, becoming the...

Natural Population Decrease Widens in Hungary Despite Lower Mortality

Hungary recorded 6,020 births and 10,811 deaths in Dec. 2025, according to preliminary data. The number of live births was...

Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...