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Hungary’s art market after 2008: Playing safe

Art has always been, and always will be, a form of investment that preserves its value. Although the generally worse...

Music

MKB posts pre-tax losses of HUF 109 bln for 2011

MKB Bank had pre-tax losses of HUF 109.5 billion in 2011, according to the bank's audited consolidated IFRS report, due...

Music

Bourse share turnover declines further in March

Double-counted share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange was HUF 395.1 billion in March, down 16.4% from HUF 472.5 billion...

Music

State secretary announces HUF 13 bln worth of innovation tenders

State secretary of the National Economy Ministry (NGM) Zoltán Cséfalvay announced on Monday that the first round of this year's...

History

IMF expected to grant Hungary €10-15 bln credit line

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will soon be ready to grant Hungary a two-year credit line of €10 billion-15 billion,...

History

Hungary’s President Pál Schmitt resigns

As a result of the plagiarism scandal around his doctoral thesis, Pál Schmitt announced his resignation as President of Hungary...

Music

Hungary ESA general govt surplus 4.2% of GDP in 2011

Hungary had a ESA95 general government surplus of HUF 1,180 billion or 4.2% according to preliminary national account figures, Central...

Food

OTP interested in acquiring another bank in Romania, Deputy CEO said

Hungary's OTP Bank is still interested in raising its share of the banking market in Romania in spite of the...

Food

Analysts put Hungary c/a surplus at €1.8 bln-2.5 bln for 2012

Hungary's current-account surplus could reach €1.8 billion-2.5 billion this year, analysts told MTI on Friday, after the National Bank of...

Food

MNB says €2.5 bln of high Q4 FDI flows is “capital in transit”

According to the National Bank of Hungary, €2.5 billion of the net foreign direct investment arriving in Hungary in Q4...

Food

Hungary current account surplus drops in Q4, rises to prelim €1.43 billion in 2011

Hungary had a current account surplus of €149 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from an upwardly revised...

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...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

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...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

Hungary Tourism Arrivals Fall 7.3% in August as Foreign Demand Drops

Tourist arrivals at Hungarian accommodation establishments fell 7.3% year-on-year to nearly 2.6 million in August, as international arrivals dropped 13%....