Business

Transport

AirUnion to launch charter flights to Hungary

The AiRUnion alliance of Russian airlines plans to launch charters from four airports in Russia in summer, doubling the current...

Deals

Court registers merger of MTelekom and T-Mobile

The Registration Court registered the merger of Magyar Telekom Rt and T-Mobile Hungary Rt today, Magyar Telekom announced....

Retail

Nordsee to open units in Hungary this year

German seafood restaurant chain Nordsee AG is planning to open units in Hungary this year, business daily Világgazdaság reported....

Deals

Suzuki starts production of new SX4 in Hungary

Magyar Suzuki Rt began production of its new SX4 family model in its plant in Esztergom, north Hungary on Monday,...

Deals

Raiffeisen Group concludes largest leasing securitization in CEE region

Raiffeisen Leasing Polska S.A. (Raiffeisen Leasing), the Polish leasing subsidiary of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG (Raiffeisen International) has closed a...

Pharma

Montana profits slip in 2005

IT company Montana Rt's consolidated after-tax profit fell to Ft 50 million in 2005, from Ft 76 million in 2004,...

Retail

Spar to open up to 30 Hungarian stores

Spar Magyarország Kft, the Hungarian unit of German wholesaler and grocery retailer Spar Handels AG, will open between 25 and...

Competition

ÁPV calls third tender for Csepel Dockyards

The State Privatization and Holding (ÁPV) Rt called on Wednesday another tender for the sale of 99% of Budapest Freeport...

Deals

PSZÁF approves Allianz appointments to Dresdner Bank board

The State Financial Supervisory Authority (PSZÁF) announced on Tuesday it approved Allianz Hungária's new appointments to the board of Dresdner...

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...

Real Estate

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

Automotive

Budapest Cuts EV Parking Discounts but Keeps Benefits Until 2030

Budapest's City Assembly voted to reduce the parking discount for electric and hydrogen vehicles to 50%, keeping the benefit in...

Business

Former Hungarian Ministers Seszták and Hankó Detained After Immunity Lifted

Opposition lawmakers and former ministers Miklós Seszták and Balázs Hankó were detained on Monday after Parliament suspended their immunity, according...

Automotive

Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

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....

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

Budapest Cuts EV Parking Discounts but Keeps Benefits Until 2030

Budapest's City Assembly voted to reduce the parking discount for electric and hydrogen vehicles to 50%, keeping the benefit in...

Former Hungarian Ministers Seszták and Hankó Detained After Immunity Lifted

Opposition lawmakers and former ministers Miklós Seszták and Balázs Hankó were detained on Monday after Parliament suspended their immunity, according...

Wallis Builds Next Growth Phase on Local Knowledge and Leadership

Gyula Mező, CEO of Wallis Asset Management, tells the BBJ how the group is allocating capital, managing an increasingly int'l...

Government Gives Green Light to M49 Extension to Romanian Border

The government will proceed with the second phase of the M49 expressway, extending the road to the Romanian border, Transportation...