Business

Retail

UC RusAl to launch aluminum plant in Nigeria in February

Alscon, a smelter in south Nigeria owned by Russia’s aluminum giant UC RusAl, will resume operations within a month, a...

Retail

Twelve EU countries increased minimum wages

According to the WSI Institute, which is part of the Hans-Böckler foundation, 20 of the 27 EU member states have...

Retail

Twelve EU countries increased minimum wages

According to the WSI Institute, which is part of the Hans-Böckler foundation, 20 of the 27 EU member states have...

Telco

Boeing reports record revenues, earnings for 2007

The Chicago-based Boeing Company announced Wednesday that its 2007 net earnings increased 84% to a record $4.1 billion, up from...

Telco

Boeing reports record revenues, earnings for 2007

The Chicago-based Boeing Company announced Wednesday that its 2007 net earnings increased 84% to a record $4.1 billion, up from...

Interview

Germany: International conference discusses biofuel

More than 1,500 agricultural experts met at the first International Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Germany this month to...

Interview

Germany: International conference discusses biofuel

More than 1,500 agricultural experts met at the first International Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Germany this month to...

Retail

US House passes $146 bln aid package to taxpayers

The US House overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-1,200 to most taxpayers,...

Retail

US House passes $146 bln aid package to taxpayers

The US House overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-1,200 to most taxpayers,...

Competition

UK’s Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh

British mobile phone giant Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh’s booming telecommunications market, a news report said Wednesday, quoting officials....

Competition

UK’s Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh

British mobile phone giant Vodafone plans to invest in Bangladesh’s booming telecommunications market, a news report said Wednesday, quoting officials....

Automotive

Volkswagen tops Europe market – Peugeot 207 is best seller

Volkswagen was Europe’s top-selling car brand 2007, according to JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence....

Automotive

Volkswagen tops Europe market – Peugeot 207 is best seller

Volkswagen was Europe’s top-selling car brand 2007, according to JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence....

Deals

Indian Ranbaxy for Romanian co – extended

Indian drug makers Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s and Lupin are eyeing 53% stake in Romania’s leading pharmaceutical company Antibiotice, reports Economic...

Deals

Indian Ranbaxy for Romanian co – extended

Indian drug makers Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s and Lupin are eyeing 53% stake in Romania’s leading pharmaceutical company Antibiotice, reports Economic...

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...