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In Hungary

ÁKK cuts interest on retail papers by 25 basis points

Hungaryʼs Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) said it would cut the interest rate on several retail government securities by 25...

Awards

DLA Piper Hungary receives Chambers Europe Award

DLA Piper was awarded International Law Firm of the Year for Hungary at the Chambers Europe Awards, which took place...

Conferences

Hungarian government launches new tourism agency

The Hungarian government launched a revamped tourism agency designated as the Hungarian Tourism Agency, which will have a broader reach...

Awards

Journalists quit portal as central bank financing is revealed

So far 11 journalists have announced that they are resigning from Hungarian online daily vs.hu after it was revealed that...

Sights

More than 600 turn out to protest Liget Budapest Project

More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a...

History

Hungarian companies showcase innovations at high-tech expo in SW China

Hungarian companies showcased their technology, environmental innovations and “smart city” systems, with the aim of boosting Hungarian-Chinese cooperation, during a...

History

Trades in FuturAqua shares suspended

The National Bank of Hungary ordered the suspension of trade in shares of FuturAqua on charges of violation of mandatory...

History

Hungarian-German e-plane wins prize at Aero 2016

Magnus eFusion, an electric airplane in development by Hungaryʼs Magnus Aircraft and Germanyʼs Siemens, was awarded an innovation prize at...

Food

KSH: Hungary’s retail sales up 6.7%

The volume of retail sales in Hungary was up 6.7% in February according to raw data and by 6.6% adjusted...

Tourism

KSH: Hungary’s population decreases more slowly in Jan-Feb

The Hungarian population decreased moderately in the first two months of this year with 14,843 births, or 0.5% more than...

Awards

Dentons wins ‘National Law Firm of the Year Award’

The Budapest office of Dentons law firm received the 2016 IFLR “National Law Firm of the Year Award” during the...

Food

Reuters Poll: MNB likely to cut base rate by 15 basis points

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) could cut its base rate by 15 basis points at its April 26 meeting...

Awards

MFB eases credit conditions for state-owned farmland purchases

The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) said yesterday that it has modified the conditions of its preferential loan program available for...

Food

Survey: Hungarians expect to work as pensioners

The majority of Hungarians expect to work even as pensioners, and will have less time for leisure activities as a...

Sights

Report: Tax authority confiscates large inventory of contraband cigarettes

During its most recent investigation, Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV), with the help of local police, confiscated approximately...

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...

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...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...