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Fast-growing Data Firm Starschema Aims to Double Staff, Conquer CEE

Data analysis company Starschema was bought this spring by Indian multinational HCL Technologies. With a headcount of 200, it is...

Innovation

Exadel sets up center of excellence, starts recruitment drive in Hungary

Enterprise-level software company Exadel is setting up a center of excellence and launching an intensive recruitment drive in Budapest, according...

Deals

Salarify, SAP Hungary announce partnership deal

Swipe Technologies, the Hungarian company behind Salarify, has announced a partnership with SAP Hungary. This will enable SAP to offer...

Transport

Budapest Airport reports EUR 87.6 mln loss in 2021

Ferenc Liszt International Airport ended the second year of the coronavirus pandemic with a loss of EUR 87.6 million, operator...

Recycling

Spar reduces plastic used in logistics centers by 84 tonnes

Spar Hungary is reducing the amount of plastic used in its logistics area by 84 tonnes per year thanks to...

Retail

Global e-commerce revenues could reach USD 5.4 tln in 2022

While 19% of international trade is currently conducted through electronic channels, this share is only around 10% in Hungary, so...

Logistics

Euronics opens modern, robotized warehouse in Üllő

Exclusively Hungarian-owned technical goods chain Euronics opened its new 28,000 sqm warehouse in Üllő, near Budapest, this week, according to...

Deals

Indotek Group Enters Italian Real Estate Market

Indotek Group has completed its first acquisitions in the Italian market, expanding in two retail segments: supermarkets and shopping centers,...

Office Market

Atrinova office building refurbished

The renovation of Budapest's Atrinova office building is now complete, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business...

Retail

Stop Shop portfolio reaches 100% occupancy in Hungary

Immofinanz, one of the largest real estate investors in the region, has just leased the last free unit in its...

Transport

Wizz Air to set up new airline in Malta

Discount airline Wizz Air announced that based on the "Arrangement on Reallocation of Responsibility" document signed this week between the...

Office Market

S Immo Hungary renovates lobby of Budapest HQ

Real estate investment company S Immo Hungary has decided to renovate the lobby of its Budapest HQ in the City...

Transport

Budapest Airport registers almost 1 mln passengers in April

Ferenc Liszt International Airport registered a total of 997,454 passengers in April, the highest number in the 25 months since...

Drinks

GinUp garden party series to return to Haris Park

The Haris Park GinUp event series is set to return on May 25, with refreshing drinks and interesting discussions featuring...

Automotive

Share Now celebrates 3rd anniversary in Hungary

Car-sharing firm Share Now's customers have driven 8 million kilometers in Hungary since the company entered the country three years...

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...