Events

Conferences

Cbank: Wage adjustment, limited domestic demand could help meet inflation goal

Hungary’s inflation rate could fall to around 3%, in line with the central bank’s target, as wage adjustment and constrained...

Conferences

Cbank: Wage adjustment, limited domestic demand could help meet inflation goal

Hungary’s inflation rate could fall to around 3%, in line with the central bank’s target, as wage adjustment and constrained...

City

Bulgarian railway lines to be modernized with €580 mln fund

Some Bulgarian trains will be able to travel at a speed of 200 km/h after €580 million ($920 million) from...

City

Bulgarian railway lines to be modernized with €580 mln fund

Some Bulgarian trains will be able to travel at a speed of 200 km/h after €580 million ($920 million) from...

Conferences

Soros urges investors to do more to combat climate change

Billionaire investor George Soros urged investors to do more to combat global warming at a conference organized by the Center...

Conferences

Soros urges investors to do more to combat climate change

Billionaire investor George Soros urged investors to do more to combat global warming at a conference organized by the Center...

Conferences

Merkel says Germany must make its society fit for future

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany to make its society fit for the future on opening the 60th annual Hanover Fair...

Conferences

Merkel says Germany must make its society fit for future

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany to make its society fit for the future on opening the 60th annual Hanover Fair...

Conferences

WB says rewards necessary to achieve improvements

World Bank officials praised Hungary’s government for steps it has taken to crack down on the shadow economy at a...

Conferences

WB says rewards necessary to achieve improvements

World Bank officials praised Hungary’s government for steps it has taken to crack down on the shadow economy at a...

Conferences

Candover, Goldman to buy Expro for £1.6 bln

Funds managed by private equity firms Candover and Alpinvest and Goldman Sachs have agreed to buy British oil services company...

Conferences

Candover, Goldman to buy Expro for £1.6 bln

Funds managed by private equity firms Candover and Alpinvest and Goldman Sachs have agreed to buy British oil services company...

Conferences

Germany discovers new export — its jobless

Germany, the world’s leading export nation, has long been successful in shipping its state-of-the-art cars and machinery to just about...

Conferences

Germany discovers new export — its jobless

Germany, the world’s leading export nation, has long been successful in shipping its state-of-the-art cars and machinery to just about...

Conferences

Analysis: Brazil’s oil snafu – much ado about something big

Brazil’s oil market regulator may have jumped the gun by providing a huge new oil reserve estimate with little data...

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...