Gergely Herpai

Energy Trade

Budapest LNG Summit 2023: The Future of Gas

Industry leaders and policymakers convened in Budapest for the fourth time on April 3 to discuss the European gas and...

Automotive

Bosch, BME Launch Center for Training Next-gen Engineers

Bosch and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) inaugurated their Competence Center for Innovative Vehicle Technologies, a state-of-the-art...

Analysis

More Inclusivity, Fewer ‘Lonely Heroes’ Needed Among Hungarian Executives

Groundbreaking research by the Corvinus University of Budapest shows the current challenges of managing companies in Hungary. What do Hungarian...

Analysis

Equilor Predicts Calmer 2023 for Economy, but Energy Prices Could Still Surprise

The milder-than-usual winter has so far had a positive impact on gas prices, bringing relief to the whole European economy,...

Office Market

The MOL Campus, Budapest’s 1st True Skyscraper, Inaugurated

The MOL Campus, where around 2,500 employees will work, has been inaugurated. The 143-meter building will open its doors to...

Innovation

Delta Technologies Unveils Sample Innovation Solutions for SMEs

Delta Technologies has delivered free-to-study Industry 4.0 and digitalization sample applications to five domestic manufacturing companies under a government-run technology...

Green Energy

Hungary Hoping Battery Business Will Supercharge Green Economy

The second Hungarian Battery Day, organized at the Hotel Marriott Budapest by the Hungarian Battery Association and White Paper Consulting,...

Conferences

Gov’t tells AmCham Summit Aim is to Maintain Growth Despite the Crisis

The government’s priority is to maintain economic growth in Hungary despite the adverse effects of the war and sanctions, Minister...

Automotive

AutoWallis Group Heading in Fresh Directions: Austria and Online Sales

The AutoWallis Group is opening up to online sales and Western Europe markets, with a significant acquisition and business development...

Analysis

‘Winter is Coming:’ Economy Faces Tough and Uncertain Period, Equilor Warns

Turbulent months are ahead for the capital markets and the Hungarian economy, according to Equilor Investment, something an agreement on...

Innovation

Bosch Innovation Campus: Automotive Technology Development Center Inaugurated

Leading supplier of automotive technologies and services Bosch has inaugurated its Budapest Innovation Campus, a 90,000 sqm complex that will...

Appointments

AI is Already Here: People, Businesses Must Learn to use It

In 2022, the question for the C-Suite is no longer whether it should use artificial intelligence to compete successfully but...

Innovation

Winners of This Year’s Vodafone Digital Awards Announced

This year’s winners of the annual Vodafone Hungary Foundation digital awards are a hand device, an app for planning EV...

Automotive

Magyar Suzuki Hopes to Increase Auto Production Significantly

Magyar Suzuki finished last year behind its financial plan but managed to increase overall and domestic sales. This year, it...

City

CIB Italia Football Camp Returns to Budapest With Del Piero

After two years of inactivity due to the pandemic, the CIB Italia Football Camp resumed in Budapest with the support...

Economy

CEE4Impact Day Tests Case for Regenerative Capitalism in CEE

CEE4Impact Day 2026 brought impact investors, entrepreneurs, fund managers, corporations, and institutional capital providers to Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography on...

Business

Budapest Circular Economy Hotspot Tests Business Case Beyond Recycling

Budapest’s first European Circular Economy Hotspot put a commercial test at the center of the sustainability debate: can circular products,...

Industrial

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Analysis

Equilor: 2033 Earliest Date for Hungary to Adopt the Euro

Hungary could adopt the euro no earlier than 2033, according to a new assessment by Equilor Investment, which acknowledges improving...

Analysis

Bosch-Richter Survey Finds Hungarians Open to AI, Health Tech and Safer Mobility

A survey presented at BoschxRichter Innovators’ Day suggests Hungarians prioritize health and financial stability while welcoming technology that improves safety...

Automotive

Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

Retail

Pek-Snack Builds Regional Footprint in 9 Countires on Frozen Bakery Goods

The Hungarian-owned Pek-Snack Group ended 2025 with stable revenue, higher after-tax profit and a stronger export contribution, widening its sales...

Retail

Hungary’s Grocery Market Growing, but the Weekly Shop Being Rewritten

Food retail turnover is up, but modest real-volume growth and the expansion of digital purchasing suggest that the FMCG market...

Pharma

STI Hungary Acquisition Takes Local Pharma Logistics Know-how Into Wider Network

STI Hungary’s acquisition of the Complex Thermo System business line of Complex 3H Kft. brings a Hungarian-developed specialist pharma logistics...

Analysis

Hungary’s Economic Upswing: Summer Romance, or Sustainable Growth?

Hungary’s economy is showing the first clear signs of recovery, but ING Bank says the durability of that rebound will...

Science

ELTE Quantum Biology Conference Puts Budapest on Emerging Science Map

Budapest hosted an international gathering at the frontier of quantum science and biology as the 15th International Workshop on Quantum...

Science

Endometriosis Carries a Heavy Workplace Cost in Hungary

A Hungarian-led study has quantified the workplace burden of endometriosis, showing that women with the condition miss more than twice...

Tourism

Foreign Visitors Drive Hungary’s Tourism Growth in 2025, Says KSH

Hungary’s tourism sector continued to expand in 2025, with foreign visitors providing the main growth engine according to fresh data...

CEE4Impact Day Tests Case for Regenerative Capitalism in CEE

CEE4Impact Day 2026 brought impact investors, entrepreneurs, fund managers, corporations, and institutional capital providers to Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography on...

Budapest Circular Economy Hotspot Tests Business Case Beyond Recycling

Budapest’s first European Circular Economy Hotspot put a commercial test at the center of the sustainability debate: can circular products,...

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Equilor: 2033 Earliest Date for Hungary to Adopt the Euro

Hungary could adopt the euro no earlier than 2033, according to a new assessment by Equilor Investment, which acknowledges improving...

Bosch-Richter Survey Finds Hungarians Open to AI, Health Tech and Safer Mobility

A survey presented at BoschxRichter Innovators’ Day suggests Hungarians prioritize health and financial stability while welcoming technology that improves safety...

Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

Goodwill Pharma Reports Record Revenue, Sets out Regional Expansion Plan

Goodwill Pharma Nyrt. reported consolidated net revenue of nearly HUF 23 billion for 2025, representing a 30% increase from the...

Pek-Snack Builds Regional Footprint in 9 Countires on Frozen Bakery Goods

The Hungarian-owned Pek-Snack Group ended 2025 with stable revenue, higher after-tax profit and a stronger export contribution, widening its sales...

Hungary’s Grocery Market Growing, but the Weekly Shop Being Rewritten

Food retail turnover is up, but modest real-volume growth and the expansion of digital purchasing suggest that the FMCG market...

BME, OTP Join Forces to Strengthen Cybersecurity Education and Research

A new partnership between the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and OTP Bank aims to connect academic expertise...

STI Hungary Acquisition Takes Local Pharma Logistics Know-how Into Wider Network

STI Hungary’s acquisition of the Complex Thermo System business line of Complex 3H Kft. brings a Hungarian-developed specialist pharma logistics...

Hungary’s Economic Upswing: Summer Romance, or Sustainable Growth?

Hungary’s economy is showing the first clear signs of recovery, but ING Bank says the durability of that rebound will...

ELTE Quantum Biology Conference Puts Budapest on Emerging Science Map

Budapest hosted an international gathering at the frontier of quantum science and biology as the 15th International Workshop on Quantum...

Endometriosis Carries a Heavy Workplace Cost in Hungary

A Hungarian-led study has quantified the workplace burden of endometriosis, showing that women with the condition miss more than twice...

Foreign Visitors Drive Hungary’s Tourism Growth in 2025, Says KSH

Hungary’s tourism sector continued to expand in 2025, with foreign visitors providing the main growth engine according to fresh data...