Business

Competition

Ireland to review media merger laws – minister

The Irish government is setting up an advisory group to review legislation governing media mergers, the minister for enterprise, trade...

Interview

Slovakia opposes US base in Czech Republic

Slovakia is against the stationing of a US radar base on Czech soil, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Czech...

Interview

Slovakia opposes US base in Czech Republic

Slovakia is against the stationing of a US radar base on Czech soil, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Czech...

Interview

Hungary: Central bank governors concur

Economic growth can be accelerated only by a considerable decrease in state expenditure, which would make a base rate cut...

Interview

Hungary: Central bank governors concur

Economic growth can be accelerated only by a considerable decrease in state expenditure, which would make a base rate cut...

Transport

Malév offers more flights in summer timetable

Hungarian Airlines Malév said Friday it will offer more flights to five destinations and will fly with its own aircraft...

Transport

Malév offers more flights in summer timetable

Hungarian Airlines Malév said Friday it will offer more flights to five destinations and will fly with its own aircraft...

Deals

Britain signs deal for 14 new Airbus A330 supply

Britain’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it had signed a deal for a consortium of aerospace firms led by...

Competition

Bolivia says to control four energy firms by May

Bolivia’s government said on Thursday it set an April 30 deadline to take control of four energy companies as part...

Competition

Bolivia says to control four energy firms by May

Bolivia’s government said on Thursday it set an April 30 deadline to take control of four energy companies as part...

Deals

Britain signs deal for 14 new Airbus A330 supply

Britain’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it had signed a deal for a consortium of aerospace firms led by...

Deals

Czechs plan raising limit for buy-out offers

The Czech Republic will raise the threshold at which majority owners of listed companies must offer to buy out minority...

Deals

Czechs plan raising limit for buy-out offers

The Czech Republic will raise the threshold at which majority owners of listed companies must offer to buy out minority...

Interview

EU says no breakthrough with Russia in WTO talks

EU and Russian officials failed on Thursday to reach a breakthrough on Moscow’s long-delayed World Trade Organization bid ahead of...

Interview

EU says no breakthrough with Russia in WTO talks

EU and Russian officials failed on Thursday to reach a breakthrough on Moscow’s long-delayed World Trade Organization bid ahead of...

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...

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...

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...

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...