Business

Transport

Wizz Air Starts Flights Between Debrecen and Rome

Wizz Air has launched its first direct flight from Debrecen to Rome this month, according to a press release sent...

Deals

STRT Holding Shares Begin Trading

Trade in shares of STRT Holding, which invests in early-phase startups, began this Tuesday, according to a release on the...

Construction

Slovak Construction Output Growth Eases in October

Slovakia's construction output growth eased to 5% year-on-year in October, down from September's seven-month high of 6%, data from the...

Interview

Will Tax on Fringe Benefits for Corporate Health Culture Be Reduced?

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Zsuzsa Mihalik, founder-owner of All You Can Move SportPass and founder of the BeneFit...

Manufacturing

Slovenia Industrial Output Rebounds on Year in October

Slovenia's industrial production rose by 0.4% year-on-year in October, rebounding from a downwardly revised 5.1% drop in the previous month,...

Logistics

MG3 Warehouse Attains Highest Sustainability Rating

The 45,000 sqm MG3 warehouse at HelloParks Maglód has become the first industrial property in Hungary to achieve the highest,...

Residential

Slow Recovery for Housing Market Expected Next Year

After this year's sudden decline, a slow recovery may begin on the housing market in 2024, writes profitline.hu....

Residential

Hungarian Residential Properties Attractive for Foreign Investors

Compared to other cities, gross yields in Budapest, calculated from purchase prices and revenue from rent, are among the highest,...

Retail

Bulgaria Retail Trade Growth Accelerates in October

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased by an annual 3.1% in October after...

HR

Czech Jobless Rate Stable in November 

The Czech Republic's unemployment rate held steady in November, figures from the country's Labor Office showed Friday....

Automotive

EV Support Could Start in February

The program to support the purchase of electric vehicles by businesses could start in February, the Ministry of Energy Affairs...

Appointments

Balázs Karsai to be Managing Partner at Nagy & Trócsányi

Nagy & Trócsányi has told the Budapest Business Journal that Balázs Karsai will take over as managing partner of the...

Innovation

Gloster Units Develop Bone Marrow Registry

Units of listed Hungarian ICT company Gloster have signed an agreement with the German Red Cross to develop software for...

Manufacturing

Czech Industrial Output Recovers in October

Industrial production in the Czech Republic rose a working-day-adjusted 1.9% year-on-year in October, reversing a 4.9% fall in the previous...

Automotive

EV Demand Constantly Growing

The demand for electric vehicles is constantly growing in Hungary, writes profitline.hu. According to the latest statistics of the Ministry...

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...

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

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

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...

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,...

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...

18,000 Truck Drivers Near Retirement, Hungary Faces Shortage

Europe currently has more than 500,000 unfilled truck‑driver positions, and another 600,000 drivers are expected to reach retirement age in...

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

Hungary’s Industrial Producer Prices Rise 4.8% as Energy Export Prices Surge

Hungary’s industrial producer prices rose 4.8% year-on-year in August and 2.9% from July, with energy export prices climbing sharply amid...

Szentkirályi to Take Over Almdudler Distribution in Hungary From January.

Szentkirályi Magyarország is set to take over Hungarian distribution of popular Austrian herbal soft drink Almdudler on January 1, 2027....