Events

Music

FreeSoft emerges from red in 2010 with improvements at unit, cost control

Hungarian IT company FreeSoft posted consolidated after-tax profit of HUF 46.9 million in 2010, compared to post-tax losses of HUF...

Music

Crisis tax puts MTel in red at operating level

A crisis tax on telcos put market leader Magyar Telekom in the red at operating level in Q4, but a...

Music

Crisis tax puts MTel in red at operating level

A crisis tax on telcos put market leader Magyar Telekom in the red at operating level in Q4, but a...

Music

Hungarian insurers’ revenue from premiums practically flat in 2010

Hungarian insurers' revenue from premiums inched up 1.6% to HUF 843 billion in 2010, rising under the rate of inflation,...

Music

Hungarian insurers’ revenue from premiums practically flat in 2010

Hungarian insurers' revenue from premiums inched up 1.6% to HUF 843 billion in 2010, rising under the rate of inflation,...

Music

FHB Q4 profit rises on book value of Allianz Bank acquisition

After-tax profit of Hungary's FHB came to HUF 8.23 billion in Q4, rising sharply from HUF 1.55 billion in the...

Music

FHB Q4 profit rises on book value of Allianz Bank acquisition

After-tax profit of Hungary's FHB came to HUF 8.23 billion in Q4, rising sharply from HUF 1.55 billion in the...

Conferences

InterSearch worldwide confirms positive trend

In a year during which most executive search organizations globally saw the first encouraging signs of an improving economic climate,...

Conferences

InterSearch worldwide confirms positive trend

In a year during which most executive search organizations globally saw the first encouraging signs of an improving economic climate,...

Conferences

Foreign trade strategy to raise export orientation of SMEs

A national strategy on foreign trade and investment places emphasis on expanding the export orientation of Hungarian SMEs, increasing the...

Conferences

Foreign trade strategy to raise export orientation of SMEs

A national strategy on foreign trade and investment places emphasis on expanding the export orientation of Hungarian SMEs, increasing the...

Conferences

New EBRD financing for energy efficiency investments in Moldova

The EBRD is providing a €7 million loan to BCR Chisinau for on-lending to Moldovan companies undertaking energy efficiency investments....

Conferences

New EBRD financing for energy efficiency investments in Moldova

The EBRD is providing a €7 million loan to BCR Chisinau for on-lending to Moldovan companies undertaking energy efficiency investments....

Conferences

Innovation, expansion on foreign markets lift 77 Elektronika revenue

Hungarian medical diagnostic equipment maker 77 Elektronika's revenue rose almost 10% to HUF 9.3 billion in 2010, lifted by innovation...

Conferences

Innovation, expansion on foreign markets lift 77 Elektronika revenue

Hungarian medical diagnostic equipment maker 77 Elektronika's revenue rose almost 10% to HUF 9.3 billion in 2010, lifted by innovation...

Music

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Energy, Conferences, Green Energy

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

Music

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Music

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Politics, Events, Government, Parliament

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

Energy, Business, Conferences

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

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...

Business Chambers Bring Rugby Leadership Experience to Budapest

Confindustria Ungheria, the British Chamber of Commerce Hungary and CCI France Hongrie will host an executive development event with Italy’s...

Budapest Geothermal Summit Highlights Hungary’s Potential and Investment Hurdles

Expanding geothermal energy in Hungary requires predictable regulation and infrastructure upgrades, speakers said at the fourth Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit....

BFO Takes Classical Music Beyond the Concert Hall

The BFO is opening its new season with a focus on accessibility, from its free Heroes’ Square concert and new...

New Vision Needed: Addressing the Challenges in Hungary’s Everyday Musical Life

For this mini interview, the Budapest Business Journal speaks with Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Magyar Zenei Tanács (Hungarian Music...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Heineken to Raffle Champions League Final Tickets at Heroes’ Square Festival

Heineken will raffle five tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest during the Champions Festival at Heroes’ Square...

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

Female Business Leaders Stand for Roma Equality in an HBLF Initiative

Talent is evenly distributed across society: in every town and in families of all social and economic backgrounds, there are...