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34th Wizz Air Marathon on September 9

The 34th Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon will take place on September 9, with registration already open, the discount airline...

Pharma

Tesla expands orders to Eastern Europe

Tesla is expanding in Eastern Europe by making its vehicles available to order in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia, EV...

Transport

Wizz Air has fourth youngest fleet in world

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has the fourth youngest aircraft fleet among airlines with more than 100 planes in the...

MNB

CEE private equity fundraising reaches EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 at...

Incubators

Two local startups win mentoring at EIT Health InnoStars Awards

Two Hungarian startups - InSimu Patient and Sineko - were selected among 13 other teams to receive mentoring and training...

Pharma

Richter launches biosimilar teriparatide in Europe

Hungarian drugmaker Gedeon Richter announced that it has launched Terrosa in Europe, its biosimilar teriparatide used to treat osteoporosis, according...

Retail

Global Finance names OTP best digital bank in Hungary

Global Finance magazine has published its 2019 list of the best digital banks in the Central and East European region,...

Initiatives

V2X startup Commsignia gets USD 11 mln funding

Hungarian-founded startup Commsignia, a market leader in V2X (vehicle-to-everything) solutions, has announced the closure of an USD 11 million fundraising...

Drinks

Graphasel wins Red Dot award for Opera Gin design

Graphasel Design Studio, the firm behind the design of Opera Gin Budapestʼs packaging, has won the Red Dot award in...

Analysis

GreenGo, Parkl bring new EV chargers to District 7

Electric vehicle (EV) owners can find six new chargers to power up their vehicles in District 7, thanks to a...

Awards

Experienced attorneys join Kapolyi Law Firm

The Kapolyi Law Firm has announced the recruitment of Balázs Ferenczy and Mátyás Rada, bringing decades of experience aboard, according...

Retail

Hungarian brand wins Red Dot Design Award

Young Hungarian brand Activé has taken home its first Red Dot Design Award with the packaging design of its FiberShake...

Ecosystem

V4 Startup Force application reopens

Budapest-based incubation agency Design Terminal on Monday announced the reopening of applications to its V4 Startup Force program, organized jointly...

Tourism

Hotels nearly full for August 17-20 long weekend

Hotels are nearly completely booked for the four-day long weekend leading up to St. Stephenʼs Day on Tuesday, August 20,...

Initiatives

Wallis Asset Management launches ESOP scheme

The main owner of listed holding AutoWallis, Wallis Asset Management, has launched an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) tied to...

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...