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Retail

DKSZ Helping Hungarian E-merchants Conquer Int’l Markets

The Digital Commerce Association (DKSZ), an organization looking to help Hungarian e-merchants expand abroad, is officially launching its unique, free-of-charge,...

Figures

Budapest Airport Donates Over HUF 18 mln From Runway Run Fees

Budapest Airport held its annual charity running race, the Runway Run, in September. The popularity of the event, now in...

Appointments

Zita Erős Appointed HR Director at KPMG Hungary

Zita Erős took up the position of HR director at KPMG Hungary on September 4, 2023, the Big Four firm...

Hotels

Construction of Tribe Hotel at Budapest Airport Starts

The construction of a new hotel, developed by Wing in cooperation with Budapest Airport, with a direct connection to Ferenc...

Banking

MBH Bank Opens 1st Digital Kiosk in Budapest

MBH Bank debuted its first digital customer service point, installed at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, at the...

Awards

BeneFit Prize Honoring Firms Embracing Employee Well-being

Applications are now open for the beneFit prize, which is aimed at recognizing companies that care about employee satisfaction and...

Retail

Traditional Stores Still More Popular Than Online Shops

The rise of e-commerce solutions has led many in the retail industry to believe that traditional stores are on the...

Automotive

AutoWallis Becomes Regional MG Parts Distribution Partner

Saic Motor and the AutoWallis Group have entered into an agreement making the Hungarian company MG’s vehicle parts distribution partner...

Logistics

Faedra22 Business and Industrial Park Handed Over and Fully Leased

The nearly 16,500 sqm Grade “A” category, light industrial and logistics facility, Faedra22 was handed over in Budapest during the...

Innovation

AI Awareness High in Hungary, While Usage Remains Low

A significant majority of Hungarians (91%) have heard of artificial intelligence, but only 12% have used a program based on...

Residential

Successful Share Issue of Wing’s Subsidiary in Poland

Archicom, a company of Echo Investment Group focusing on residential developments, raised PLN 220 million in a new share issue....

Innovation

AI in Private Healthcare: Doktor24 Partners With Startup

Doktor24 is introducing a technological innovation in patient care. A health assistant developed by Xund, a Hungarian-Austrian health digitalization startup,...

Science

Karikó and Weissman Receive 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning...

Residential

Green Homes Increasingly Important in Stagnating Housing Market

While the worst of the housing market predictions made at the end of 2022 did not become a reality, the...

Analysis

Workforce Shortages and Self-diagnosis Among Health Trends

Recent years have seen many changes in healthcare, driven by COVID-19, the energy crisis and accelerated digitalization. However, the most...

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...