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Jalsovszky Law Firm launches banking, finance practice group

Hungary’s Jalsovszky Law Firm launched a Banking and Finance practice group headed by Gábor Pázsitka, one of the leading attorneys...

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Report: Hungary to issue yuan bonds in the near future

Hungary is expected to issue yuan-denominated bonds sometime in the coming weeks, Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihály Varga said today,...

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Forint fairly stable on interbank market

The forint was trading at 315.35 to the euro late Monday on the interbank forex market, a tad up from...

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Orbán: Mandatory military service will not be reinstated

Commenting on recent discussions about Hungaryʼs mandatory military service, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that this service will not...

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Hungarian farm minister discusses cooperation with Japan

Hungary’s Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas met Japan’s deputy farm minister Hiromichi Matsushima at the Grune Woche farm expo in...

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MNB: Hungary could cover all FX needs for 2016 through yuan issue

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is supporting a plan to issue yuan-denominated bonds by the State of Hungary, and...

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ÁKK Chief: FX bond issue determined by market factors

Chiefly market factors are expected to determine when and in what FX denomination Hungary will issue bonds while the size...

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Government targets disbursal of more than HUF 2 trln in EU funding

The Hungarian government has decided to disburse HUF 2.048 trillion in European Union funding this year, János Lázár, the head...

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Lázár: Farmland auctions to continue

Auctions of state-owned farmland are scheduled to be relaunched in mid-February and will last until March 31, Cabinet Chief János...

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Report: Outlook for foreign investments in Hungary optimistic

With the anticipated upgrade of Hungary’s debt rating from junk to investment grade and Poland coming under scrutiny by the...

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Uber counts 80,000 users in Budapest

Roughly 80,000 people use Uber in Budapest, eight times more than a year ago, the San Francisco-based ridesharing service told...

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Sziget, Telekom VOLT festivals receive international recognition

Sziget and Telekom VOLT Festival, both organized by Hungary’s Sziget Cultural Management firm, received awards at last nightʼs European Festival...

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Court temporarily suspends removal of poster kiosks

The Budapest Municipal Court yesterday issued a temporary ban on the removal by the city of Mahir Cityposter advertising kiosks...

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Out of use Ferihegy terminal could become exhibition hall

Terminal 1 of Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport (pictured), a landmark building previously called Ferihegy, which stopped operation when national...

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Hungary signs €60 mln tied-aid deal for oncology hospital in Vietnam

Hungary yesterday signed a €60 million tied-aid agreement to support the construction by Hungarian companies of a 500-bed hospital for cancer...

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...

Culture

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Culture

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

Culture

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

Culture

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

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...

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum Reopens With Free Admission as Review Continues

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum has reopened while a review of its exhibition continues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Why More Families Choose the DSB Preparatory Class

A successful start to school begins with the right foundation. At the Deutsche Schule Budapest (DSB), children can join the...

House of Terror Museum to Close Temporarily as Tarr Dismisses Director Mária Schmidt

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum will close temporarily for a clarification of rights issues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Westend Wins Green Investment Award for EUR 10 mln Sustainability Upgrade

Westend Shopping Center has won the Green Investment of the Year award at this year’s Green Awards, for a EUR...

Hungary Selects Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ as Oscar Entry

Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, will represent Hungary in the int'l feature film category at the 99th...

Rural Entrepreneurs Awards Return as SMEs Outside Budapest Employ Nearly 1 mln

Nearly 300,000 MSMEs outside Budapest employ almost 1 mln people and generated HUF 38.9 tln in net revenue in 2025,...

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

United States Named Guest of Honor at Hungary’s 40th Festival of Folk Arts

The United States will serve as guest of honor at Hungary’s 40th annual Festival of Folk Arts, to be held...

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...