Luca Albert

Manufacturing

Ganz Celebrates 145 Years of Transformer Manufacturing

The Hungarian-owned Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines celebrates 145 years of its Electrotechnical Division this year....

Analysis

Budapest Among Cheapest Cities for Hybrid Workers

According to new global data, workers spend an average of 3.5 days per week in the office, with the rest...

Retail

Penny Works With Red Cross to Support Start of School

Penny has teamed up with the Hungarian Red Cross to facilitate the start of school for 300 children in need....

Food

Demand for Spicy Food Increasing in Hungary

According to an online survey of nearly 4,000 participants from Univer Product, nearly three-quarters of Hungary’s population eat spicy food...

Sustainability

Wing Releases 2nd Annual ESG Report

Wing has published its second annual ESG report, in which the real estate company provides information about its environmental, social,...

Science

Medical Development in Screening for Gestational Diabetes

Researchers at Hungary’s Semmelweis University and the University of Debrecen have developed a method that predicts the development of late-onset...

Ukraine Crisis

‘Budapest Helps!’ Community Center for Ukrainian Refugees Marks Anniversary

On Saturday, September 9, the Municipality of Budapest, IOM Hungary, and UNHCR Representation for Central Europe marked the one-year anniversary...

Banking

MBH Bank Recognized at Private Banking Hungary Awards

The best of the private banking, wealth management and premium banking professions were awarded at Blochamps Capital's gala evening, with...

Awards

Pápai Hús Products Recognized at Value and Quality Competition

This year, the Esterházy ham and Papa de Vega's natural sandwich topping from Pápai Hús both received the Value and...

Retail

Aldi Promoting Domestic Meat Production With ‘Buy 1 Get 2!’ Offer

Supermarket chain Aldi, together with its suppliers, has just announced their "Buy one, get two!" offers on Hungarian-sourced ground pork...

Analysis

Food Price Cap Abolition Had Minimal Market Impact

According to the analysts at MBH Bank's Agricultural and Food Business, the abolition of food price stops at the beginning...

Sustainability

Budapest One Gets Breeam ‘Excellent’ Rating

Budapest One has received a Breeam “Excellent” rating in the category relating to the environmental consciousness of the development....

Art

Mads Mikkelsen Sinks Teeth Into Budapest’s Culinary Scene While Filming Horror Flick

Internationally recognized Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has recently been spotted at restaurants in Budapest during the filming of his newest...

Appointments

Dentons Budapest Appoints Ambassador Zombori as Partner

The Budapest office of Dentons, one of the largest international law firms globally, has appointed Ambassador Dóra Zombori to a...

Analysis

Decrease in Global Venture Capital Investments From Previous Quarter

According to data from Crunchbase, the second quarter of 2023 showed a significant decrease in global venture capital investments (VCI),...

Automotive

Navigating the Hungarian Auto Market: What Expats Need to Know

After years of hands-on experience advising expat friends and colleagues on 2nd-hand vehicle purchases, Christopher Csizmár founded CarSherpa, a pre-purchase...

Environment

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Innovation

11th Annual Brain Bar Festival Still Has ‘Faith in the Future’

The last quarter of a century has brought unprecedented changes across nearly all aspects of life, whether social, economic, or...

Innovation

AmCham Digital Impact Day: Staying Ahead in the Age of Digitalization

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary hosted its first Digital Impact Day on May 28 at the Telekom Campus....

Real Estate

Domestic Players ‘Dominate’ Real Estate in 2024, Will International Money Follow in 2025?

Hungary saw real estate investments from domestic and international shareholders in 2024, with handovers in office, retail, and industrial fields....

Analysis

Hungary’s 1st Mandatory ESG Reports due for Publication in 2025

Obligations under Hungary’s ESG Act were phased in from the start of the 2024 financial cycle, with 2025 marking the...

Analysis

2025 in Hungarian Healthcare: COVID-19 on a Definitive Decline

With new, integrated methods for data collection and monitoring, Hungarian healthcare professionals are preparing for another year of challenges, both...

Tourism

Tourism in Hungary at its Highest in Years. Will it Remain in the New Year?

Tourism rates in Hungary are the highest they have been in the past 4 years, and the country is hoping...

Analysis

Marriott Launches LevelUp Program in Budapest: ‘Be Curious, Connected and Courageous.’

Some 25 young adults from all over Hungary applied for the first-ever staging of Marriott International’s LevelUp program, a three-month...

Automotive

BYD Szeged Promises Ecosystem Development and a Significant Economic Boost for the Area

The Szeged factory plans announced just before Christmas by Chinese electric automaker Build Your Dream include an ambitious timeline for...

What Might Dogs Reveal About Human Communication?

A Hungarian-led research team working out of the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest is working to discover what...

Navigating the Hungarian Auto Market: What Expats Need to Know

After years of hands-on experience advising expat friends and colleagues on 2nd-hand vehicle purchases, Christopher Csizmár founded CarSherpa, a pre-purchase...

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Colliers: 2025 a Turning Point for Hungarian Real Estate Investments

While 2024 marked a “record low” for Hungary’s real estate investment market, property investment experts at Colliers indicate that 2025...

The Consultants’ View: Hungary’s Economic Expectations for 2026

Driven by impending legislative changes, opportunities in emerging sectors, and recurring trends, experts discuss what 2026 holds for the country,...

Competitive Tax Regime, Gov’t Incentives Keep Hungary Attractive for Investors

We asked some of Hungary’s Big Four consulting experts about the most significant investment and transactional projects in 2025, and...

Advent Basilica Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Tourism Rates on the Rise

Budapest’s stunning annual Christmas markets have officially opened their gates, with new amenities and holiday attractions, as tourism in Hungary...

11th Annual Brain Bar Festival Still Has ‘Faith in the Future’

The last quarter of a century has brought unprecedented changes across nearly all aspects of life, whether social, economic, or...

AmCham Digital Impact Day: Staying Ahead in the Age of Digitalization

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary hosted its first Digital Impact Day on May 28 at the Telekom Campus....

Domestic Players ‘Dominate’ Real Estate in 2024, Will International Money Follow in 2025?

Hungary saw real estate investments from domestic and international shareholders in 2024, with handovers in office, retail, and industrial fields....

Hungary’s 1st Mandatory ESG Reports due for Publication in 2025

Obligations under Hungary’s ESG Act were phased in from the start of the 2024 financial cycle, with 2025 marking the...

2025 in Hungarian Healthcare: COVID-19 on a Definitive Decline

With new, integrated methods for data collection and monitoring, Hungarian healthcare professionals are preparing for another year of challenges, both...

Tourism in Hungary at its Highest in Years. Will it Remain in the New Year?

Tourism rates in Hungary are the highest they have been in the past 4 years, and the country is hoping...

Marriott Launches LevelUp Program in Budapest: ‘Be Curious, Connected and Courageous.’

Some 25 young adults from all over Hungary applied for the first-ever staging of Marriott International’s LevelUp program, a three-month...

BYD Szeged Promises Ecosystem Development and a Significant Economic Boost for the Area

The Szeged factory plans announced just before Christmas by Chinese electric automaker Build Your Dream include an ambitious timeline for...