Presented Content

Office Market

Finding the Balance in a Developing Market

You don’t have to be a real estate expert to appreciate how far and fast the automotive and e-mobility sectors...

Automotive

The One-way Street of Continuous Self-Reinvention

As automotive whooshes semi-silently toward an electric future, stakeholders must keep pace with constantly changing market conditions and regulations. A...

Interview

Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy

"It is equally important for us to identify the diseases that cause complaints in the digestive tract and to carry...

Interview

TriGranit: Building Climate-smart Solutions

Károly Dömötör Makk, head of leasing for TriGranit, talks with the Budapest Business Journal about its Millennium Gardens development and...

In Budapest

“Always one Step Ahead,” Teodóra Bán has Run the Margaret Island Open-Air Theater for 20 years

The Open-Air Theater on Margaret Island is one of the most distinctive venues of Budapest’s cultural life. Teodóra Bán, the...

Analysis

MAP: A Useful Tool to Settle International Tax Disputes

In recent years, there have been significant changes in international taxation, transforming the mindset of both the tax authorities and...

Conferences

Central Europe’s Biggest Startup Fest Only Weeks Away

ViennaUP’23 is a decentralized community-driven festival blooming in the heart of Europe. Initiated by the Vienna Business Agency, this exciting...

Analysis

Transfer Pricing Documentation: Immediate Action Proposed

The May roll-out of data reporting on related party transactions to the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) may...

Analysis

Reaping the Benefits of a Systematic Approach

South Korea has been making headlines in Hungary year after year for bringing significant investment into the country. A roundup...

In Budapest

Sziget Announces Star-studded TicketSwap Colosseum Lineup

Bringing together the best of alternative electronic music, Sziget's party venue TicketSwap Colosseum, reimagining ancient amphitheaters, returned last year with...

Podcasts

Fortitude and Servant Leadership – Sister Laura Discusses Human Dignity and the Roles of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas in Business Leadership

Sister Laura, economist (PhD Corvinus), former Pepsi executive, and co-founder of the Christian Social Principles in Economy Mission discusses human...

Conferences

Geothermal Energy in Focus at 1st Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit

The first Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit will take place on June 5, 2023, in Budapest, Hungary to explore the potential...

Interview

Tackling the HR Challenges of the Biggest Bank Merger in Recent Hungarian History

Integrating the corporate cultures of different entities for a merger is always an interesting business challenge. The Budapest Business Journal...

Interview

Inside ViennaUP’23: A Preview of This Year’s Highlights

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Gabriele Tatzberger, director of Startup Services at the Vienna Business Agency, about the most...

Interview

Joining the Data Dots in Personalized Healthcare

Medical director Dr. Richárd Kiss talks about the data-based approach Medipredict takes to bring ‘the long-held promise of personalized medicine...

Pharma

Pharmaceutical Logistics: From Reliable Support to Strategic Partnership

Pharmaceutical logistics now encompasses much more than warehousing and transportation. László Dene, deputy CEO for business at Hungaropharma Zrt., discusses...

Pharma

Pharmaceutical Logistics Moves Toward Full Automation

Competitiveness in pharma logistics increasingly depends on digitalization, automation, and quality assurance alongside scale, Andor Nagy, deputy CEO for logistics...

In Budapest

Sziget Releases Official 2026 Aftermovie Capturing 5-Day Festival

Sziget has released its official 2026 aftermovie, condensing the five-day festival’s 7,200 minutes into a nine-minute film celebrating its atmosphere...

Pharma

Advancing the Conversation on Ovarian Cancer

Javier Aracil, AbbVie’s general manager for the Adriatics and Hungary, reflects on how greater awareness, continued innovation and collaboration across...

Energy

Energy Transition Puts Grid Investment, Regulatory Reform in Focus

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system. E.ON’s Guntram Würzberg discusses...

Real Estate

Immocto: Benefiting Business Performance and Client Satisfaction

The BBJ sat down with László Szabó, managing director Studio Casa Kft., the team behind, Hungary-based real estate and property...

Sustainability

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Interview

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

Energy

EU Funding Upgrades the Electricity Grid, the Foundation of the Future Energy System

The energy transition’s next phase is about delivering renewable electricity where and when it is needed. That requires greater grid...

Sustainability

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Pharmaceutical Logistics: From Reliable Support to Strategic Partnership

Pharmaceutical logistics now encompasses much more than warehousing and transportation. László Dene, deputy CEO for business at Hungaropharma Zrt., discusses...

Pharmaceutical Logistics Moves Toward Full Automation

Competitiveness in pharma logistics increasingly depends on digitalization, automation, and quality assurance alongside scale, Andor Nagy, deputy CEO for logistics...

Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty Should Change how we Grow, not Whether we Grow

Economic volatility, geopolitical disruption, and technological change are making long-term decisions harder for business leaders. Yet uncertainty does not remove...

Business Events in a Historic Setting: Continental Hotel Budapest

From focused board meetings and training days to conferences, gala dinners and year-end celebrations, Continental Hotel Budapest offers a flexible...

Sziget Releases Official 2026 Aftermovie Capturing 5-Day Festival

Sziget has released its official 2026 aftermovie, condensing the five-day festival’s 7,200 minutes into a nine-minute film celebrating its atmosphere...

Advancing the Conversation on Ovarian Cancer

Javier Aracil, AbbVie’s general manager for the Adriatics and Hungary, reflects on how greater awareness, continued innovation and collaboration across...

What Happens Next to What We’ve Built? New Challenges in Family Wealth Planning

Building a successful family business takes decades of work, but its future also depends on how carefully the transfer of...

Energy Transition Puts Grid Investment, Regulatory Reform in Focus

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system. E.ON’s Guntram Würzberg discusses...

Immocto: Benefiting Business Performance and Client Satisfaction

The BBJ sat down with László Szabó, managing director Studio Casa Kft., the team behind, Hungary-based real estate and property...

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

EU Funding Upgrades the Electricity Grid, the Foundation of the Future Energy System

The energy transition’s next phase is about delivering renewable electricity where and when it is needed. That requires greater grid...

Renewing the Spirit of Countryside Wellness Hospitality

More than a year after taking over Sárvár’s Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa, Zoltán Árvai is balancing the traditions of an...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...