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Awards

Winners Announced for This Year’s BeneFit Prize for Happy Employees

The winners of the 2025 BeneFit PRIZE awards were announced yesterday at the Budavári Lovarda event hall, recognizing companies and...

Analysis

Hungarians Plan to Spend the Same Amount This Christmas as Last Year

After five years of steady increases, Hungarian households are planning to spend roughly the same amount on Christmas gifts this...

Finance

Apelso Brings Alternative Investments Within Reach for Hungarian Investors

Apelso Capital Investment Fund Management Co. has launched two pioneering new funds that open the world of alternative investments to...

Figures

Hungary’s Inflation Holds Steady at 4.3% in October

Hungary’s consumer prices rose by an average of 4.3% in October 2025 compared to the same month a year earlier,...

Issues

Survey: Dunaújváros Residents Hope for New Industrial Investment

Dunaújváros is, and wants to remain, an industrial city — according to a recent representative survey conducted among local residents...

Deals

Deloitte and Corvinus University of Budapest Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Deloitte Hungary and Corvinus University have signed a cooperation agreement to establish a strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to create...

Tourism

Tourist Arrivals in Hungary Up 8.3% in September, Nights Spent Rise 5.6%

Hungary’s tourism sector continued its steady recovery in September 2025, as 1.6 million guests spent 3.8 million nights at tourist...

Budapest

Merkel Returns to Hungary for ‘Freedom’ Book Launch

Angela Merkel, Germany’s former chancellor, visited Hungary in early October to present the Hungarian edition of her memoir “Freedom” (Szabadság)...

Transport

Wizz Air Launches Record Winter Schedule from Budapest with 8% More Seats

Discount airline Wizz Air will offer its largest-ever winter capacity from Budapest this year with several new routes, expanding its...

Figures

Hungary’s GDP Grows 0.6% in Q3 2025, Driven by Services Sector

Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.6% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period a...

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...

Hungary Sets 2030 Euro Readiness Goal in Growth and Deficit Plan

Hungary aims to meet the conditions for euro adoption by 2030 while lifting growth above 3% and reducing budget deficit...