Business

Pharma

China to capitalize on US slowdown

A slowdown in the US economy will affect China, but maybe in a positive way, according to Chinese economists and...

Competition

Yahoo undecided on Microsoft buyout offer

Internet search engine Yahoo's board of directors has yet to decide on Microsoft's buyout offer worth $44.6 billion dollars announced...

Competition

Yahoo undecided on Microsoft buyout offer

Internet search engine Yahoo's board of directors has yet to decide on Microsoft's buyout offer worth $44.6 billion dollars announced...

Retail

Kofola sales up 15% in 2007

Czech non-alcoholic drinks producer Kofola had $260 million sales in Central Europe last year, up 15.3% from 2006, and its...

Retail

Kofola sales up 15% in 2007

Czech non-alcoholic drinks producer Kofola had $260 million sales in Central Europe last year, up 15.3% from 2006, and its...

Pharma

Samsung, LG eye Baltic states

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are gearing up to increase investment in three Baltic countries that have been ignored so...

Pharma

Samsung, LG eye Baltic states

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are gearing up to increase investment in three Baltic countries that have been ignored so...

Competition

World Bank cuts Chinese growth by 1.2%

The World Bank cut its forecast for China's 2008 GDP growth to 9.6%, 1.2 percentage points lower than an earlier...

Deals

Google in contest for Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. is looking at revisiting earlier talks to form an alliance with Google Inc. as an alternative to Microsoft's...

Deals

Google in contest for Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. is looking at revisiting earlier talks to form an alliance with Google Inc. as an alternative to Microsoft's...

Competition

World Bank cuts Chinese growth by 1.2%

The World Bank cut its forecast for China's 2008 GDP growth to 9.6%, 1.2 percentage points lower than an earlier...

Deals

Researchers make gold from DNA

Northwestern University researchers report they have used DNA as the blueprint, contractor and construction worker to build a three-dimensional structure...

Deals

Researchers make gold from DNA

Northwestern University researchers report they have used DNA as the blueprint, contractor and construction worker to build a three-dimensional structure...

Competition

Sepura wins military deal

Electronics company Sepura has won a contract to supply TETRA digital radios to the Hungarian disaster management agency (KVF)....

Competition

Sepura wins military deal

Electronics company Sepura has won a contract to supply TETRA digital radios to the Hungarian disaster management agency (KVF)....

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...

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,...

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...