Budapest

Music

Academy of Music presents Mozart day

The Liszt Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) is presenting a day-long program titled “Mozart Day” in honor of the great Austrian...

Sights

Liszt Academy ranked among worldʼs best for performing arts

According to the newest edition of the QS World University Rankings, the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest is among...

Conferences

Qatar Airways launches ’Beyond Business’ program

Qatar Airways has launched its "Beyond Business by Qatar Airways" corporate rewards program in Europe and the Americas, introducing a...

Social

Grandhouse lunch: ’Will Robots Take our Jobs?’

The next Grandhouse lunch, with special guest Róbert Pintér, will take place on Thursday, March 14, in the Four Seasons...

Awards

BMW CEO Experience

With David Blunck, Invitech ICT Services....

Conferences

Bem cinema screens ‘Scent of a Woman’

Directed by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell Gabrielle Anwar, James Rebhorn and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the movie “Scent...

Social

TOBE Gallery presents works of photographer Carla Tabora

Photographer Carla Tabora, who lives and works in Spain, has a photo exhibition titled “Measures of Emotional Time” in Budapest...

Awards

Morgan Stanley Budapest named best BSC in Hungary

Morgan Stanleyʼs Budapest office, specializing in tech, financial and risk analysis and mathematical modeling, has been recognized as Hungaryʼs best...

Food

OTP to acquire Société Générale unit in Montenegro

OTP Bank on Thursday said its Montenegrin unit signed an agreement to acquire 90.56% of the local unit of Franceʼs...

Drinks

Bikavér Hits the Bullseye in 2016

After flattering to deceive many times over previously released vintages as a collective herd, Bikavér wine from 2016 is already...

Social

Budapest Photo Festival Enters its Third Year With a CEE First

From February 28 to April 20, the capital becomes the City of Photography, thanks to the Budapest Photo Festival. This...

Music

Francophone Film Days with English subtitles

The ninth edition of the Francophone Film Days, which runs in Budapest until March 8, will offer six movies (of...

Conferences

Sisters are Doin’ it for Each Other

In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8), the Budapest Business Journal spoke to three women entrepreneurs about their experiences....

Tourism

Jobless rate inches up slightly in Nov-Jan

Hungaryʼs rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 3.7% in November-January, inching up from the previous three-month period, but down from...

Conferences

Attila Chikán Jr. re-elected BCSDH president

Attila Chikán Jr. has been re-elected president by the general assembly of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary...

History

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Hotels

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Genomate Health Wins BE100 Award, Selected for GBP 100,000 Investment

Genomate Health, which conducts Hungarian research and clinical operations through Oncompass Medicine, has won the BE100 Health & Wellness category...

Energy Efficiency and Financing Shape Construction Industry’s Future

Energy efficiency, access to financing and closer cooperation will be critical to the construction industry’s prospects, speakers told HAD Group’s...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...

Margrethe Vestager to Deliver Keynote at ABSL Forum in Budapest

Margrethe Vestager, former European Commission Executive Vice President and EU Competition Commissioner, will deliver a keynote at the ABSL Forum...

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Budapest’s Déli Station to Close for Weekend Repairs Ahead of Major Upgrade

Budapest’s Déli railway station will close entirely on Oct. 10-11 for maintenance aimed at eliminating several speed restrictions, Transport and...

Kissmiklos Marks Shift to Fine Art With ‘Lobbyism’ Exhibition at Hotel Clark

Hungarian artist kissmiklos is shifting his creative focus entirely to fine art, marking the transition with “Lobbyism,” an exhibition that...

Tourism Agency Consults 70 Industry Groups on Strategy Through 2036

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) is drawing on recommendations from 70 professional organizations to develop a sector strategy through 2036,...