Events

Conferences

Hungary to join 3SI Investment Fund with EUR 20 mln

Hungary has decided to become a member of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund, investing EUR 20 million, according to...

Conferences

Bulgarian REEF buys 49.99-MW PV park in Spain

Bulgaria-based solar company REEF Development Ltd. has acquired a 49.99-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) park in the Spanish region of Extremadura,...

Conferences

Investments down 1.8% year-on-year in Q1 2020

The volume of investments was 1.8% lower in the first quarter of 2020, than in the same period of the...

Social

Decree lays down seating rules for outdoor sport, cultural events

A decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny allows open-air events to take place but...

Conferences

EBRD lends EUR 40 mln to Eurobank to back Serbian SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced it has provided a EUR 40 million (USD 43.9 mln) loan to...

Conferences

105,000 jobs get subsidy applications from 8,000 companies

The number of applicants for the job protection wage subsidy program has been growing exponentially since the beginning of May;...

Conferences

Erste Bank Hungary chief Jelasity elected banking assoc head

Radován Jelasity, the chairman-CEO of Erste Bank Hungary, was elected chairman of the Hungarian Banking Association on Friday, according to...

Conferences

Helping Automotive Back Into Overdrive

That Hungary’s economy has long been powered by the automotive sector should be news to no one. While it has...

Conferences

Resilience the Most Significant Lesson From Pandemic

Hungarian innovator (and automotive supplier, among other things) Tungsram is looking at new ways to sustain its business in the...

Conferences

Forging a way Through the Coronavirus Challenges

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the health of employees and business continuity have become the number one priorities...

Conferences

COVID-19 Response Leaves Team ‘More Cohesive Than Ever’

The Budapest Business Journal spoke with Zsuzsanna Bonnár-Csonka, Corporate Communication Leader at Magyar Suzuki Corporation, about the Japanese subsidiary’s response...

Social

HBLF Diversity Week approaching

HBLF Diversity Week, running between May 25-29, will move to digital platforms in 2020, with 12 companies and NGOs offering...

Conferences

EBRD invests in wind and solar energy in Poland

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced it is providing five loans totaling EUR 63 million (USD 68.8 mln)...

City

Budapest Airport constructing new baggage sorting hall

A new baggage sorting hall, which will make it possible to screen the bags of departing passengers with the latest...

City

New tram route planned for fall

BKK plans to launch a new tram route in the fall, in connection with the closure of the middle section...

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...