Business

Automotive

Volkswagen wins EU approval to buy Scania

Germany’s Volkswagen has won the approval from the European Union to buy Swedish truck and bus maker Scania....

Automotive

Volkswagen wins EU approval to buy Scania

Germany’s Volkswagen has won the approval from the European Union to buy Swedish truck and bus maker Scania....

Interview

Russia to discuss farming subsidies with WTO

Russia will start talks in Geneva on Monday with World Trade Organization members on agricultural subsidies, the last major multilateral...

Interview

Russia to discuss farming subsidies with WTO

Russia will start talks in Geneva on Monday with World Trade Organization members on agricultural subsidies, the last major multilateral...

Interview

G8 frets over commodity shock

The world’s richest nations warned on Saturday soaring commodity prices may slice into economic growth, but shrank from offering any...

Interview

G8 frets over commodity shock

The world’s richest nations warned on Saturday soaring commodity prices may slice into economic growth, but shrank from offering any...

Automotive

Hungary candidate for Mercedes plant

Daimler is studying plans to build a car factory using low-cost labor in eastern Europe, with options to be presented...

Automotive

Hungary candidate for Mercedes plant

Daimler is studying plans to build a car factory using low-cost labor in eastern Europe, with options to be presented...

Automotive

Russian supplier says MOL’s diesel supply could be in jeopardy

Russian state-run oil-products company Transneftproduct has warned Hungarian oil and gas company MOL that it cannot guarantee the security of...

Automotive

Russian supplier says MOL’s diesel supply could be in jeopardy

Russian state-run oil-products company Transneftproduct has warned Hungarian oil and gas company MOL that it cannot guarantee the security of...

Automotive

Hungary backs Bosnia and Herzegovina’s for EU and NATO membership

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány said following a meeting with Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Automotive

Hungary backs Bosnia and Herzegovina’s for EU and NATO membership

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány said following a meeting with Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Pharma

US video game sales up 37% in May

Video-game sales in the United States, led by Take-Two Interactive Software's “Grand Theft Audio 4,” increased 37% in May from...

Pharma

US video game sales up 37% in May

Video-game sales in the United States, led by Take-Two Interactive Software's “Grand Theft Audio 4,” increased 37% in May from...

Deals

Vienna bourse agrees to up Budapest bourse stake

Austria's Wiener Boerse has agreed to buy a 25.2% stake in the Budapest Stock Exchange from UniCredit Bank Hungary to...

Interview

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

Inside View

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

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...

Inside View

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

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...

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

Resident Evil Game Prices Rise Around Film Premiere

Physical console editions of several Resident Evil games rose in price around the film’s Sept. 17 theatrical release, according to...

FDA Accepts Richter’s Fylrevy Menopause Therapy Application for Review

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Gedeon Richter’s new drug application for Fylrevy, the Hungarian pharmaceutical company...

DUIHK Central to the German-Hungarian Bilateral Economic Relationship

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

Egis Opens Major Pharmaceutical Distribution Center in Fót

Egis has opened a distribution center in Fót with capacity for 30,000 pallets, expanding its finished-product logistics operations to support...

Civil Engineering Surge Masks Decline in Building Construction

Civil engineering output more than doubled in Hungary in August, while building construction declined and the volume of new contracts...

Workload Outweighs Pay as Source of Workplace Distress

Workload, lack of recognition and job insecurity drive workplace distress among Hungarian employees, while pay remains their top priority, according...

CBRE Hungary Expands China Desk as Chinese Clients Pursue European Projects

CBRE Hungary has appointed Tu Yunfeng as business development manager at its China Desk, expanding the Budapest-based team as Chinese...

Spar Files New EU Complaint Over Hungary’s Retail Tax

Spar has filed another complaint with the European Commission over Hungary’s retail sector tax, arguing that amendments offer relief only...

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

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,...

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

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...