Business

Pharma

Nokia reports drop in European growth

Nokia said that growth in the European mobile phone market fell to 3% in 2007 compared with a growth rate...

Pharma

Nokia reports drop in European growth

Nokia said that growth in the European mobile phone market fell to 3% in 2007 compared with a growth rate...

Deals

Questions abound on Bear Stearns buyout

Stunned Bear Stearns shareholders who saw investments virtually wiped out overnight when a takeover deal with JPMorgan Chase was unveiled...

Deals

Questions abound on Bear Stearns buyout

Stunned Bear Stearns shareholders who saw investments virtually wiped out overnight when a takeover deal with JPMorgan Chase was unveiled...

Deals

Stable pharma dividends offer shelter from storm

Battered drugs stocks are regaining their allure as a safe haven as investors focus on stable dividend yields at a...

Deals

Stable pharma dividends offer shelter from storm

Battered drugs stocks are regaining their allure as a safe haven as investors focus on stable dividend yields at a...

Automotive

Generali-Providencia revenues climb 12%

Hungarian insurer Generali-Providencia Biztositó said its revenue from premiums rose 12% to Ft 138.3 billion in 2007....

Automotive

Generali-Providencia revenues climb 12%

Hungarian insurer Generali-Providencia Biztositó said its revenue from premiums rose 12% to Ft 138.3 billion in 2007....

Deals

Citigroup plans more securities job cuts

Citigroup Inc, the largest US bank, plans further job cuts in its securities operations in a bid to cut costs...

Deals

Citigroup plans more securities job cuts

Citigroup Inc, the largest US bank, plans further job cuts in its securities operations in a bid to cut costs...

Competition

EBay restructuring worldwide, cuts jobs

EBay Inc is restructuring its operations worldwide which will lead to a small cut in global staffing levels but with...

Competition

EBay restructuring worldwide, cuts jobs

EBay Inc is restructuring its operations worldwide which will lead to a small cut in global staffing levels but with...

Deals

Gold miner Lihir agrees to buy Equigold

Lihir Gold Ltd agreed to buy smaller West African gold miner Equigold NL for $1 billion, as it seeks to...

Deals

Gold miner Lihir agrees to buy Equigold

Lihir Gold Ltd agreed to buy smaller West African gold miner Equigold NL for $1 billion, as it seeks to...

Telco

Gov’t to push through electricity market changes

Hungarian Finance Minister János Veres said the government wants to change laws governing the electricity market before Parliament's summer recess....

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...

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...

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,...