Events

Conferences

Crude oil & gasoline rises on risk and refinery fire

Crude oil rose in New York after a refinery fire and the threat of a production strike in Belgium....

Conferences

World Bank urges decision on Wolfowitz

Some World Bank employees urged clear and decisive actions in the probe of President Paul Wolfowitz's decision to arrange a...

Conferences

Macedonia, Hungary to boost economic cooperation

Macedonia and Hungary have been enjoying friendly relations and have no open issues, which is not the case with the...

Conferences

Putin calls for more investment in economy, institution building

Russia's president has identified several mid- and long-term investment priorities in the economic, institutional and social spheres in his annual...

Conferences

Slovak national bank cuts rates

The Slovak National Bank reduced its key discount rate by one-quarter point to 4.25% Tuesday, in the second easing of...

Conferences

Businessman enjoys clean-energy boom

Physicist Shi Zhengrong spent the 1990s in an Australian lab studying solar power, a field he picked by chance. He...

Conferences

BA say it may make bid for Iberia with private equity group

British Airways said today that it is considering how to use its 10% holding in Iberia following Iberia's announcement that...

Conferences

Ranbaxy to pump in $20 mln in Terapia

Indian Ranbaxy Laboratories, is planning to invest around $20 million (Rs 830 million) in its Romanian subsidiary 'Terapia Ranbaxy', reports...

Conferences

Hungary may lose funding due to energy policy

Hungary could lose several hundred billions of forints in EU funding if it fails to announce tenders for the Environment...

City

By train to Ferihegy Airport from July

Máv announced that it starts building a train stop at Ferihegy 1 and an overpass to connect the stop with...

Conferences

IMF projects overall global growth, but…

Individual countries need do more to help workers who have not gained from increases in global trade and competition, without...

Conferences

Climate change: EP temporary committee to be set up

The European Parliament intends to play "a key-role in raising awareness" on climate change and in putting this issue "high...

Conferences

Energy takes centre stage at Hanover Trade Fair

Energy joins automation and power transmission as the key themes for this year's Hanover Trade Fair, the world's leading engineering...

Conferences

Mr Siemens under pressure to quit

Heinrich von Pierer is fighting calls to resign as chairman over his role in the German industrial group's €500 million...

Conferences

Hungary could replace 20% of its imported fuels by solar, thermal heat

Hungary should increase production and usage of solar and thermal energy within its total energy mix in order to help...

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...