Business

Transport

Volánbusz Promises a Hygenic Commute Back to the Office

Increasing numbers of surveys show employers becoming less open to the idea of employees working from home. It stands to...

Office Market

Outdated Administration Methods Among Most Frustrating Office Problems

If you are an employer finding it hard to persuade staff back to the office, perhaps your HR administration is...

Office Market

Higher-specified Office Projects the Order of the Day

The Budapest office pipeline is low; developers are exercising caution, and new projects are being put on hold given the...

Office Market

Developers Must Meet Demands of Tenants’ Staff

The recently completed 12,500 sqm Academia office redevelopment and renovation project by ConvergenCE and Europa Capital in Pest’ District V...

Office Market

Worker Requirements Becoming More Sophisticated

The office environment, its amenities and location are an intrinsic part of any project concept, design, and leasing strategy. This...

Office Market

Hybrid Work Model Looks Here to Stay, but at What Ratio?

A hybrid work model, whereby employees use a combination of in-office and remote days, is increasingly becoming the norm in...

Automotive

4 Millionth Suzuki Rolls off Esztergom Production Line

The four millionth car manufactured at the Magyar Suzuki plant in Esztergom, a Vitara with an ivory-cosmic black pearl metallic...

Science

New Method Helps Detect Honey Adulteration More Efficiently

The researchers of Semmelweis University and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science have developed a new lab method...

Manufacturing

Industrial Production Down 13.7% in December

The volume of industrial production in Hungary dropped in December 2023 by 13.7% year-on-year, based on working-day adjusted data, production...

Retail

Czech Retail Sales Rise in December

Retail sales in the Czech Republic rose a calendar-adjusted 1.6% year-on-year in December, accelerating from a downwardly revised 0.1% increase...

HR

Over HUF 460 bln in EU Funding to Boost Labor Market

More than HUF 460 billion of European Union funding is being allocated to mobilize Hungary's workforce reserves and raise the...

Retail

Minister Calls on Fuel Industry Insiders to Keep Prices ‘Competitive’

Economic Development Minister Márton Nagy has called on vehicle fuel sellers to comply with an earlier commitment to keep price...

Appointments

Colliers Relaunches Retail Service Line

Colliers Hungary is set to make a return to the retail market under the leadership of Anita Csörgő....

Retail

Romania Retail Trade Slows in December

Retail sales growth in Romania slowed to 1.5% year-on-year in December from a downwardly revised 3% in the previous month,...

HR

Employees More Optimistic About Jobs

The trusting attitude of Hungarian employees was balanced and stable in 2023, and it is also a cause for confidence...

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...