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Runway Run Held for the 10th Time

Runway Run, Budapest Airport’s charity running race, was organized for the 10th time on Saturday, with runners taking over the...

Retail

Retail Sales Growth Hits 4.3% in June

In July 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 3.8% according to raw data and by 4.3%...

Transport

Budapest Airport: Largest Ever Noise Insulation Program Underway

Budapest Airport has launched its largest ever residential noise insulation program on September 1 through the For The Neighbors Of...

Retail

Wing Sells Family Center Mall in Szobathely

Property development firm Wing has sold the Family Center shopping mall to the Unione Investment Group....

Drinks

Coca-Cola HBC Becomes Exclusive Domestic Distributor of Bacardi-Martini

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary has become the exclusive distributor of premium alcohol brands of the Bacardi-Martini company, the largest privately held...

In Budapest

Downtown Beer Fest Underway

The 6th Belvárosi Sörfesztivál (Downtown Beer Festival), sponsored by Spar Hungary, is now underway. The festival, featuring quality beers from...

Manufacturing

Ganz Delivers Custom-Designed Generator Unit to Egypt

Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines successfully delivered a special, completely custom-designed generator set for the Egyptian Financial & Industrial...

Trade

External Trade in Services Surplus at EUR 2.116 bln in Q2

In the second quarter of 2022, Hungary's external trade in services surplus reached EUR 2.116 billion, with the increase in...

Office Market

Bright Spaces Announces Partnership With CA Immo Hungary

Bright Spaces and CA Immo Hungary have announced entering a partnership to transform the local real estate market through the...

Analysis

CEE Investment Market Still an Attractive Destination

Most Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) economies have seen faster recoveries post-COVID than Western EU economies, with Poland, Hungary, Romania,...

Logistics

Swedish Company 1st Tenant of LogiCube Park

Bufab Hungary Kft., a member of the Swedish-based Bufab Group has signed a lease contract for nearly 2,000 sqm of...

Retail

Clothes, School Supplies Biggest Back-to-school Expense for Families

Hungarian parents attach great importance to the education of their children and are willing to spend extra on it, according...

Appointments

PwC Hungary Appoints Tourism Advisory Team Head

PwC Hungary has announced the appointment of Bálint Rippert as the head of its tourism advisory team....

City

BKK to Raise Fare Evasion Penalty

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) announced that it will raise fare evasion fines from September 1, according to a...

Retail

EMAG Switching to Regional Branding and Slogan

After reaching the final milestone of the merger between eMAG and Extreme Digital in May, the two companies have now...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 4.3% in September as Non-Food Spending Leads Growth

Hungary’s retail sales volume rose 4.3% year-on-year in September 2026, driven by growth in non-food and automotive fuel sales, according...

K&H: Delayed Investments Deepen Agricultural Crisis

Hungary's agricultural sector remains under pressure after years of postponed efficiency-enhancing investments, with K&H Bank reporting that its Agricultural Confidence...

Hungary Targets Higher-Value Business Services as Sector Nears 120,000 Jobs

Hungary will make high-value business services a priority in its new investment promotion strategy, State Secretary for Foreign Economic Affairs...

Revolut Valuation Reaches USD 115 bln After Fundraising

Revolut has completed a fundraising transaction valuing the company at USD 115 billion, following a series of banking launches and...

MSD Hungary Managing Director Sean R. Smith to Take Global Role

Sean R. Smith will conclude his assignment as managing director of MSD Hungary at the end of 2026 and move...

Communication Holds the Key to Office Tenant Satisfaction, AmCham Panel Finds

Office tenant satisfaction depends as much on communication and cooperation as on a building’s technical performance, participants at an AmCham...

Hungary Publishes Communist-Era Informant Files Online

Hungary has made the names and personal details of tens of thousands of communist-era informants publicly accessible through a new...

Budapest Stock Exchange Turnover Jumps 24% in October

Equity turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose 24% month-on-month to HUF 701.8 billion in October, the exchange said....

Budapest’s Chain Bridge to Light Up in Swiss Colors on November 5

Budapest’s Chain Bridge will be illuminated in red and white on the evening of November 5 to mark the 80th...

Wizz Air Luton–Sofia Flight Diverted to Budapest After Bomb Threat

A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia was diverted to Budapest after receiving a bomb threat during the...

Hungary’s GDP Grows 1.5% in Q3 as Industry Offsets Drought Hit

Hungary’s GDP grew 1.5% year-on-year in the Q3 2026, supported by industry and services, while drought-hit agriculture held back the...

Hungary’s Natural Population Decline Widens as Births Fall 4.8% in September

Hungary recorded a natural population decline of 2,895 in September 2026 as births fell faster than deaths, preliminary data from...

Hungary’s First Mr D.I.Y. Store to Open at Köki Alongside Popeyes

Budapest’s Köki shopping center will welcome Hungary’s first Mr D.I.Y. store and the country’s fourth Popeyes restaurant in November. Footwear...

Regional Executive Salaries Near HUF 6 mln as More Managers Consider Job Changes

Regional executives typically earn gross monthly salaries of HUF 5.9 mln, while 76% of managers are open to changing jobs,...

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...