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Awards

Siemens presents awards for smart technology reporting

For the first time, Germanyʼs Siemens has organized a regional competition for journalists writing about topics relating to intelligent infrastructure...

Awards

Baker & McKenzie Hungary names new partner

Dr. Márton Horányi has joined law firm Kajtár Takács Hegymegi-Barakonyi Baker & McKenzie, as an addition to the firm’s team...

Hotels

Konzum acquires 100% of Hunguest Hotels

Konzum, a holding company owned by the property developer Gellért Jászai, has acquired 100% of Hunguest Hotels through two of...

In Hungary

Foreign-owned firms reinvest more earnings in Hungary, says MNB

Foreign-owned Hungarian companies reinvest a higher portion of their profits than the rate observed in the other Visegrád countries, the...

In Hungary

Gránit Bank launches mobile payment app with MasterCard

Hungary-based Gránit Bank has launched its own mobile payment application in cooperation with MasterCard, which developed the technology, the bank...

Conferences

Something New Under The Sun

In the 2015 renewable energy progress report, the EU Commission noted that it was at the time (based on data...

Conferences

The new Hungarian renewable energy support scheme ‒ what to expect?

In its National Renewable Energy Action Plan, Hungary undertook to fulfil EU Commission requirements by ensuring it has a 14.65...

Awards

Real estate agency market back on growth track

As the real estate market is reviving, so is the agency sector linked to it. By investing the equivalent of...

Awards

Lidl Hungary awarded CSR accolade

Lidl Hungary has been named Retailer of the Year 2016 in the category of best program in corporate social responsibility...

Conferences

Government eyes tax benefits to support labor mobility, R&D

The government is planning to introduce tax benefits from next year in order to support the mobility of the labor...

Awards

Euromoney names CBRE best real estate advisor

CBRE Group, Inc., which has operations on the Hungarian real estate market, has been named the best global real estate...

Awards

Time to tackle commuting head on

Commuting can not only have adverse health effects, but also endangers productivity, so businesses are under more pressure than ever...

Awards

Keler Hungary to join Target2-Securities

Central clearing house and depository Keler Hungary will join Target2-Securities, the pan-European platform for securities settlement, in the fourth wave...

History

Tender for new Danube bridge in joint project with Slovakia

The National Infrastructure Development Company (NIF) has called a public procurement tender for the construction of a new bridge over...

History

Confusion and suspicion after bomb blast in Budapest

Information is still scant in the wake of a nail bomb explosion at 10.30 pm on Saturday near the corner...

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...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

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,...

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...

State and City to Renew Budapest’s Danube Waterfront

The gov't and Budapest will form a new 50–50 joint company to develop the Budapest section of the Danube, resolving...

WWII Munitions Removed From Two Budapest Riverside Locations

Military bomb disposal experts removed World War II munitions discovered near Szabadság Bridge and on Margaret Island on Saturday, prompting...

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...