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Analysts put July CPI at minus 0.1%

Hungary's consumer price index was probably minus 0.1% in July both in y.o.y. and month-on-month comparisons, according to analysts polled...

History

Bulgaria’s banking botch up

In late 1996, Bulgaria found itself beset with both a banking crisis and hyperinflation. Nine out of the country’s 10...

Sights

Graphisoft Park profit climbs as costs fall

Graphisoft Park, a company that owns and operates a business park in the north of Budapest, had after-tax profit of...

Food

Socialists: Food prices will go up

At the end of last year Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “nodded without as much as a whimper” to Hungary losing...

Tourism

Hungarian scientists prepare 3D dino map

Paleontologists at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences have started creating a three dimensional map of dinosaur fossils based on the...

History

M3 upgrade to start

National Development Minister Miklós Seszták and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós started negotiations yesterday on the planned upgrade of Budapest’s major...

Tourism

Hungarian health workers flock to abroad

The number of young doctors and health workers going abroad to kept rising in the first half of 2014, Hungarian...

Food

Headcount exceeds 11,000 at Audi Hungária

The headcount of German carproducer Audi’s Hungarian unit exceeded 11,000, Audi Hungária informed Hungarian news agency MTI today....

History

Hungarian PM removed from Oxford hall of fame

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán was deleted from the hall of fame section of British Oxford university, Hungarian online daily borsonline.hu...

History

Move to free Norway funds called insufficient

The Hungarian government met some of the demands necessary to receive the Norway funds, but not all of them....

Awards

More cases for Budapest arbitration board

Cases brought before the Budapest Arbitration Board (BBT), an out-of-court body responsible for the settlement of consumer and business disputes,...

Music

Hungary’s MOL Q2 net income rises 27%

Second-quarter net income of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL rose 27% to HUF 24.0 billion ($103 million) from the...

History

State plans more nationalizations

MKB bank was just an appetizer. After announcing its intention to buy the German-owned bank, the Hungarian government is about...

Tourism

KSH: Foreigners spend slightly more in Hungary

According to the latest data published by the Central Statistics Office (KSH), foreign visitors arriving to Hungary last year spent...

History

Fidesz rejects criticism from EC VP Kroes

Governing party of Hungary Fidesz dismissed the criticism on media freedom made by EC Vice President Neelie Kroes...

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...

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...

Government Agrees to HUF 120 bln Budapest Bailout and Transport Funding Overhaul

The government will provide Budapest with HUF 120 bln to settle outstanding debts under a deal that also includes shared...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...