Robin Marshall

Analysis

Editorial: Breaking the Hungarian Nobel Glass Ceiling

The British have a saying: you wait around at a bus stop for hours, and then three buses turn up...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Business Mixers

As has been said many times before, we deal in the currency of facts and figures, the numbers and statistics...

Analysis

Editorial: Even Athletes Need a Holiday

Even if it feels like a long time since your holidays, I hope you were able to take some much-needed...

Transport

Could Malév Return to the Skies?

The Budapest Business Journal can reveal an as yet low-key effort to bring back the Malév Hungarian Airlines brand....

Telco

Challenger Yettel Says it is ‘Bolder and Braver’ Than Competitors

In his first interview with the Hungarian media, Nemanja Zilovic, chief commercial officer of Yettel Hungary, talks with the Budapest...

Analysis

Editorial: An Idea With Wings to Fly?

The theme of our Special Report in this issue is that relative rarity, the Magyar Multinational. If the government gets...

Interview

AmCham: Building Relevance by Adding Value

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary has been the guardian of the U.S. business ethos in this country for...

Analysis

Editorial: New Silk Road Likely to Keep Logistics in Demand

Real estate takes in so many fields that it is not surprising that as one rises, another falls. Residential was...

Interview

Tourism and Business Travel Driving Hotel Occupancy

Stephan Interthal of the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest is one of the best-known and longest-serving general managers of an international...

Tourism

Embracing Budapest as a Luxury Destination

Budapest has been a pleasant surprise for French hotelier Thibaut Drege, the general manager at Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace....

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of the Tourist Dollar

When it comes to the Hungarian economy, tourism is big business. According to no less a figure than Kam Jandu,...

Analysis

Editorial: In Celebration of Budapest and the Vidék

There is something of a theme of celebrations and anniversaries contained within the pages of this issue of the Budapest...

Interview

ESG, Sanctions Keeping Budapest Law Firms Busy

Following a long-standing tradition, we asked a number of leading law firms to give us their take on the legal...

Interview

Keeping Agile, Targeting Sustainability, Focusing on Personal Relations and, Naturally, the Customer

Andreas Szakácsi, managing director of Claas Hungária, was one of three shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Expat CEO of the...

Analysis

Editorial: Picking our way Thru a Sea of Red and White

Summer deadlines always have a tendency to be distracting for those of us working away on the pages of this...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Analysis

Editorial: Jigs of Joy Today, Hard Work Tomorrow

Our Special Report looking at Healthcare in Hungary covers a lot of ground. Most notable is the absolute absurdity of...

Travel

The Return of American Airlines’ Direct Philly-Budapest Flights

After a pause of six years, American Airlines has resumed direct flights between Philadelphia and Budapest. The route was relaunched...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Unexpected, but Welcome, Inflation News

The oil crisis of 1973-74 arguably hastened the retirement of the legendary Jaguar E-Type. True, the model was old and...

Analysis

Restoring Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law, Welcoming Back International Clients

Some of Hungary’s finest legal minds discuss the “fireworks display” of new legislation expected from the Tisza government, where most...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Being Clear, Consistent and Transparent

The speed with which the Tisza government has been able to unfreeze European Union funds has surprised many, even if...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Comparative Surveys

German industry matters. That’s probably true wherever you are in the world, but it is particularly so here in Hungary....

Government

Ceremonial Opening Sees Tisza Gov’t Formed

On a day of ceremony, symbolism, and some drama, Péter Magyar was made Prime Minister of Hungary on Saturday, May...

Analysis

Editorial:In Praise of Doing the Hard Work

Depending on when you read this, Viktor Orbán will either be the outgoing prime minister or the former PM. In...

HR

Recruitment Market Talk: Riding the Evolutionary AI Wave in Search of More ‘Rounded’ Candidates

The BBJ has once again assembled its annual Recruitment Market Talk panel to assess the health of the sector....

Parliament, Government, Politics

Magyar’s 1st PM Speech: Asset Recovery and Apologies

Making his first speech to Parliament today after becoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar promised a bill on the National Asset...

Analysis

In Praise of Peaceful Transition

Tisza won the elections because a record number of people turned out to vote, and unprecedented numbers of those wanted...

Analysis

In Praise of Inclusivity and Diversity

I promise this will be the last time I talk about it for (a little less than) a year, but...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Editorial: Jigs of Joy Today, Hard Work Tomorrow

Our Special Report looking at Healthcare in Hungary covers a lot of ground. Most notable is the absolute absurdity of...

The Return of American Airlines’ Direct Philly-Budapest Flights

After a pause of six years, American Airlines has resumed direct flights between Philadelphia and Budapest. The route was relaunched...

Editorial: In Praise of Unexpected, but Welcome, Inflation News

The oil crisis of 1973-74 arguably hastened the retirement of the legendary Jaguar E-Type. True, the model was old and...

Restoring Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law, Welcoming Back International Clients

Some of Hungary’s finest legal minds discuss the “fireworks display” of new legislation expected from the Tisza government, where most...

Editorial: In Praise of Being Clear, Consistent and Transparent

The speed with which the Tisza government has been able to unfreeze European Union funds has surprised many, even if...

Editorial: In Praise of Comparative Surveys

German industry matters. That’s probably true wherever you are in the world, but it is particularly so here in Hungary....

Ceremonial Opening Sees Tisza Gov’t Formed

On a day of ceremony, symbolism, and some drama, Péter Magyar was made Prime Minister of Hungary on Saturday, May...

Budapest Hoping to Score Economic Boost From Champions League Final

On May 30, the latest high-profile sporting event to be staged in Budapest will see English club Arsenal F.C. play...

Editorial:In Praise of Doing the Hard Work

Depending on when you read this, Viktor Orbán will either be the outgoing prime minister or the former PM. In...

Recruitment Market Talk: Riding the Evolutionary AI Wave in Search of More ‘Rounded’ Candidates

The BBJ has once again assembled its annual Recruitment Market Talk panel to assess the health of the sector....

Magyar’s 1st PM Speech: Asset Recovery and Apologies

Making his first speech to Parliament today after becoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar promised a bill on the National Asset...

Temp Market Talk: AI not yet Leading to Mass Layoffs, but is Transforming Job Content

The BBJ rounded it up 11 of the leading players from the Hungarian temporary recruitment market to get their assessment...

In Praise of Peaceful Transition

Tisza won the elections because a record number of people turned out to vote, and unprecedented numbers of those wanted...

In Praise of Inclusivity and Diversity

I promise this will be the last time I talk about it for (a little less than) a year, but...