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KSH: Hungary’s retail sales up 4.4% in May

Retail sales in Hungary saw a year-on-year rise of 4.4% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said today, and...

Tourism

Report: Fewer job seekers in June

The number of job seekers in Hungary dropped by a year-on-year 16.3% in June, to 366,900, the National Employment Office...

Tourism

Report: Fewer people work in retail sector in May

Approximately 2,600 fewer people worked in the Hungarian retail sector in May compared to February, Hungarian daily Népszabadság reported yesterday citing data...

History

Forint fairly stable versus euro as rate cut stop is history

The forint was trading at 308.07 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, slightly down from final...

History

Report: Tax chief wanted to leave when U.S. scandal surfaced

Ildikó Vida, head the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV), offered to resign from her position last year when she...

Tourism

Survey: Number of new companies in Hungary falls 22% in H1

The number of companies established in the first half of the year saw a year-on-year fall of 22% in Hungary,...

Sights

Report: Hungarian commerce employees worked more in May

Workers in the retail and wholesale sector registered 388,000 hours of overtime in May, approximately 70,000 more than in the...

Tourism

Hungary factoring market grows 35% in H1

Gross turnover of factoring companies in Hungary rose 35% to HUF 550.7 bln in the first half from the same...

History

Government plans to build ‘comfortable’ tent camps

The Hungarian government is planning to build the first tent refugee camp near Nagybaracska and Nagyfa, where illegal immigrants arriving...

History

Central bank to launch info campaign on personal bankruptcy

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is planning to launch a campaign starting at the end of July to inform...

Sights

Analysts: Easing Greece worries allow more MNB rate cuts

Renewed market optimism over the recent deal between Greece and its eurozone creditors will likely allow Hungaryʼs central bank to...

History

Ministry confirms tax chief’s resignation

Hungary’s National Economy Ministry confirmed this morningʼs news reports that the head of the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV),...

In Hungary

Government readies for introduction of personal bankruptcy

The Hungarian government launched preparations for the introduction of personal bankruptcy, a measure approved at the end of June under...

Tourism

MNB opens office in Hamburg

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) opened its first international office in Hamburg today, MNB said in a statement, according...

Tourism

Economy ministry welcomes Moodyʼs revision of bank system outlook

Hungaryʼs National Economy Ministry welcomed a revision by Moodyʼs Investors Service of the outlook for the countryʼs banking system – to...

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...