Business

Interview

Slovak CPI sustainability key euro question – Almunia

Slovakia is on course to meet the budget deficit target needed for euro entry but will have to show it...

Deals

Washington tells EU firms: Quit Iran now

Multinational companies are coming under increasing pressure from the US to stop doing business with Iran because of its nuclear...

Deals

Washington tells EU firms: Quit Iran now

Multinational companies are coming under increasing pressure from the US to stop doing business with Iran because of its nuclear...

Competition

Hungary: comparing policies – insurance

According to preliminary estimations, there will be 700,000 car owners replacing their compulsory liability car insurance (kgfb) this year....

Competition

Hungary: comparing policies – insurance

According to preliminary estimations, there will be 700,000 car owners replacing their compulsory liability car insurance (kgfb) this year....

Deals

No change in European bank rate, Bank of England holds rate

The European Central Bank has left interest rates in the 13-nation eurozone unchanged at 4.0%....

Deals

No change in European bank rate, Bank of England holds rate

The European Central Bank has left interest rates in the 13-nation eurozone unchanged at 4.0%....

Telco

E.ON: We’re Russia’s biggest investor – interview

Experts estimate that the German concern E.ON holds gas and electricity assets in Russia worth $25-26 billion. It plans to...

Telco

E.ON: We’re Russia’s biggest investor – interview

Experts estimate that the German concern E.ON holds gas and electricity assets in Russia worth $25-26 billion. It plans to...

Deals

£18.1 mln sale of Synexus

Bosses of north west clinical research business Synexus have agreed to sell the company to a private equity outfit for...

Deals

£18.1 mln sale of Synexus

Bosses of north west clinical research business Synexus have agreed to sell the company to a private equity outfit for...

Deals

Lenovo looking for a European manufacturing site

The Chinese technology giant Lenovo, which recently bought IBM’s PC division, has revealed that it is going to start actively...

Deals

Lenovo looking for a European manufacturing site

The Chinese technology giant Lenovo, which recently bought IBM’s PC division, has revealed that it is going to start actively...

Deals

Hungary’s MOL signs contract in northern Iraq for oil field

Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL Nyrt says it has signed a production sharing contract for an oil field in...

Deals

Hungary’s MOL signs contract in northern Iraq for oil field

Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL Nyrt says it has signed a production sharing contract for an oil field in...

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...

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

Chamber of Commerce Corner, October 2, 2026

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

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...

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...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, October 2, 2026

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...