Business

Innovation

3 mln Hungarians Use State Healthcare App

Three million Hungarians now use the state's EgészsegAblak healthcare mobile application, state secretary Bence Rétvari said at a conference organized...

Retail

1st Primark Store in Hungary Opens

International fashion retailer Primark today opened its first store in Hungary at the Arena Mall in Budapest, according to a...

HR

Number of Registered Jobseekers Edges Lower in May

The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary reached 225,978 in May, inching down 1% from the same month a year...

Manufacturing

Ganz’s Tápiószele Unit Expands With PV Plant, Energy Storage System

The solar panels are ready for operation in the 2 MVA solar power plant park built at the Tápiószele plant...

Science

Hungary Selects Astronaut, Backup for ISS Mission

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on Monday announced the selection of a Hungarian astronaut and a backup...

Manufacturing

Continental Dohányipari Lays Cornerstone of HUF 16.5 bln Expansion

Continental Dohányipari laid the cornerstone for a HUF 16.5 billion expansion at its base in Sátoraljaújhely (250 km northeast of...

Retail

Primark to Open 1st Hungarian Shop This Week

Irish fashion retailer Primark will open its first store in Hungary on Tuesday, the company's head of sales for the...

Transport

Freight Volume Edges Lower in Q1

Freight volume in Hungary reached 62.6m tonnes in the first quarter, slipping 3pc from the same period a year earlier,...

Sustainability

Budapest Airport Opens Applications for Next Phase of Noise Protection Program

The noise protection program supported by Budapest Airport is continuing with the inclusion of additional areas in Districts X, XVII,...

Retail

Poland Retail Sales Growth Slow in April

Retail sales in Poland rose 4.1% year-on-year in April, easing from a 6.1% increase in the previous month, the Warsaw-based...

Manufacturing

Lithuania Industrial Output Rebounds in April

Industrial production in Lithuania rose 5.5% year-on-year in April, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.6% fall in the previous month,...

Manufacturing

Siemens Energy Inaugurates Production Hall, Training Center

The local unit of German-owned Siemens Energy inaugurated a production hall and a training center and installed a 1.5 MW...

Residential

Cordia Begins Development of Marina City

The residential developer Cordia, part of the Futureal Group, has launched its latest large-scale urban rehabilitation development on a 14-hectare...

Automotive

AutoWallis Unveils its Strategic Vision for Expansion up to 2028

AutoWallis is setting ambitious financial targets for 2028, aiming to double its revenue to HUF 750 billion and EBITDA to...

Interview

AmCham and GE: 35 Years of Business, Innovation and Investing in Hungary

Ahead of their joint 35th anniversary gala on June 7, the Budapest Business Journal sat down with Írisz Lippai-Nagy, CEO...

Appointments

Géza Palocsay Named Managing Director of Douglas Central Europe

Géza Palocsay has been appointed managing director of Douglas Central Europe, overseeing the beauty retailer’s operations in Hungary, the Czech...

Residential

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

Real Estate

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Retail

Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

Business

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

Real Estate

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

Géza Palocsay Named Managing Director of Douglas Central Europe

Géza Palocsay has been appointed managing director of Douglas Central Europe, overseeing the beauty retailer’s operations in Hungary, the Czech...

Continest and Sweden’s Flexotrap Join Forces on Modular Shooting Ranges

As defense spending grows in importance across Europe following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, local firm Continest Technologies Plc. and...

Hungary’s Housing Costs Drive Buyers Toward Garden Plots and Former Wine Cellars

Rising house prices and living costs are pushing more buyers toward properties on Hungary’s outlying garden plots and vineyard land,...

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

What Might Dogs Reveal About Human Communication?

A Hungarian-led research team working out of the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest is working to discover what...

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 2.4% in August

Hungary’s retail sales volume increased 2.4% year on year in August but fell 0.7% from July, according to data from...

Hungarian EV Market Continues to Grow, Leading CEE

Electromobility in Hungary continues to grow. In the first half of the year, 7,497 new all-electric passenger cars were registered,...

GTA VI Preview Sends Hungarian Console Interest Surging

Clicks from Hungarian price comparison site Árukereső to online console retailers rose roughly sevenfold the day after the Aug. 27...

Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

18,000 Truck Drivers Near Retirement, Hungary Faces Shortage

Europe currently has more than 500,000 unfilled truck‑driver positions, and another 600,000 drivers are expected to reach retirement age in...

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

Hungary’s Industrial Producer Prices Rise 4.8% as Energy Export Prices Surge

Hungary’s industrial producer prices rose 4.8% year-on-year in August and 2.9% from July, with energy export prices climbing sharply amid...

Szentkirályi to Take Over Almdudler Distribution in Hungary From January.

Szentkirályi Magyarország is set to take over Hungarian distribution of popular Austrian herbal soft drink Almdudler on January 1, 2027....

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...