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Exim branch opens in Szeged

Hungarian Export-Import Bank Plc. (Eximbank) and Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Plc. (MEHIB) opened a new branch in Szeged yesterday, which...

History

Forint keeps recovering

The forint was trading at 314.64 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 316.40 late...

History

PwC: CEO optimism declines, confidence grows

A preliminary reading of PwC's annual survey of Hungarian CEOs finds that "fewer CEOs than last year think global economic...

History

Raiffeisen: Hungarian unit lacks shareholder value

Raiffeisen Bank International can-not indefinitely ignore a lack of profits at its Hungarian operation, the Austrian group's head of corporate...

History

U.S. ambassador arrives to Hungary

The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, Colleen Bell, arrived in Budapest yesterday afternoon with her husband Bradley and their family. The...

History

Consultations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership under way

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK)...

History

Tesco: More layoffs coming

Tesco will close its six units offering optician and photography services, which will in turn cause the layoff of two...

Awards

BMW sales in Hungary climb 22%

The sales of German carmaker BMW were up by a year-on-yesr 22% in 2014 to 1,736 vehicles, Denis Baudouin, managing...

History

Bloomberg: Orbán makes world’s best trade on CHF loans

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “is being hailed as a hero for warding off financial disaster with his quest to...

History

Bencsik denies that Orbán discussed ad spending

The versions of last Friday's discussion between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the government-friendly media varied....

History

Oracle, gov’t sign strategic agreement

The Hungarian government and the Budapest unit of U.S. computer technology firm Oracle signed a strategic agreement – the tenth...

History

Juhász quits District 5 council committees over ‘theft’

Péter Juhász resigned from his committee positions on the council of the Fifth District, saying that he did not want...

History

Report: Orbán abandons gov’t-friendly media

Citing several unnamed sources, vs.hu reported today that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the leaders of government-frendly media and told...

Museums

Three-way agreement signed on Budapest-Belgrade rail line

An agreement signed on Wednesday will pave the way for the modernization of the rail line between Budapest and Belgrade....

History

Forint down on deflation, global growth fears

The forint was trading at 320.15 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, down from 318.62 late...

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...