Gergely Herpai

Economy

ING Sees a Slow Economic Pickup From 2026; Inflation, HUF Stability in Focus

Hungary will once again enter a new economic cycle in 2026, hoping for a better year, even if 2025 does...

Art

Robert Berény Masterpiece Sells for HUF 38 mln at Fall Auction

The autumn auction at Judit Virág Gallery saw record sales of Hungarian modernist masterpieces, confirming the enduring strength of the...

Interview

Banks, Supply Chains, and Insurance: Why Cybersecurity Matters

Financial-sector attacks increasingly occur through the supply chain. EU-level rules mandate processes that make banks more cyber-resilient, from security awareness...

Awards

Prima Primissima 2025: Awards Celebrate Excellence Across All Fields

The Prima Primissima Awards, Hungary’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in the arts, culture, education, public life, science, and sports,...

Retail

Retailer Pilots Mobile Grocery Stores to Boost Rural Access

Lidl has launched a pilot project to bring its grocery offering directly to small rural communities in Hungary without nearby...

Finance

New Sustainable Projects Expand AutoWallis’ Green Vision

AutoWallis says it is progressing its long-term sustainability agenda, with the company’s Green Finance Committee releasing its latest “Green Bond...

Business

Business Leaders Embrace Climate Adaptation at Annual BCSDH Event

Much of Budapest’s business elite gathered at the annual Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) Business Lunch on...

Analysis

Equilor: 2025 Another Year of Global Economic Uncertainty

This year may prove to be another turbulent one for the global economy, with trade policy under U.S. President Donald...

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...