Business

Deals

Analysis: German economy tentatively enters new year

The German economy has tentatively entered the new year with a raft of key data underscoring concerns that the nation...

Interview

Slovakia to build secret data electronic communication network

Slovakia is to build a network for electronic communication of classified data by 2010, according to a proposal approved by...

Interview

Slovakia to build secret data electronic communication network

Slovakia is to build a network for electronic communication of classified data by 2010, according to a proposal approved by...

Sustainability

China probes foreign investment in real estate

A survey has been initiated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in late December on foreign investment...

Sustainability

China probes foreign investment in real estate

A survey has been initiated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in late December on foreign investment...

Retail

Austria: Founding family take full control of BauMax

DIY chain BauMax has returned to full control of the founding Essl family, after they acquired the 12.45% stake that...

Retail

Austria: Founding family take full control of BauMax

DIY chain BauMax has returned to full control of the founding Essl family, after they acquired the 12.45% stake that...

Automotive

Tata backing French car fueled by compressed-air – extended

A car that runs on air? What seemed like a pipe dream may soon become reality as Frenchman Guy Negre...

Automotive

Tata backing French car fueled by compressed-air – extended

A car that runs on air? What seemed like a pipe dream may soon become reality as Frenchman Guy Negre...

Deals

AWAS purchases 75 Airbus A320 aircraft

Irish aircraft leasing company AWAS has signed a firm contract with European manufacturer Airbus to purchase 75 A320-family aircraft, Airbus...

Deals

AWAS purchases 75 Airbus A320 aircraft

Irish aircraft leasing company AWAS has signed a firm contract with European manufacturer Airbus to purchase 75 A320-family aircraft, Airbus...

Retail

Apple expected to settle antitrust case with EU

Apple is expected to settle an antitrust case filed by the European Commission concerning its iTunes online music store after...

Retail

Apple expected to settle antitrust case with EU

Apple is expected to settle an antitrust case filed by the European Commission concerning its iTunes online music store after...

Competition

UK looks to relax restrictive copyright laws

The UK is looking to change copyright laws that make it illegal to copy music for personal use and for...

Competition

UK looks to relax restrictive copyright laws

The UK is looking to change copyright laws that make it illegal to copy music for personal use and for...

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...