Business

HR

Christmas Market Paying Workers HUF 30,000/Day

The Vörösmarty tér Christmas market has started publishing job postings, according to hrportal.hu....

Transport

Hungary Issues Over 60,000 Green Number Plates

Hungary has issued more than 60,000 green number plates for fully electric and hybrid vehicles, the Technology and Industry Ministry...

Deals

Rheinmetall, 4iG Set up Joint Venture in Hungary

Rheinmetall and 4iG have set up an IT joint venture in Budapest, under the name Rheinmetall 4iG Digital Services, according...

Transport

BKK Testing Bank Card Solution for Airport Bus

The Budapest Transportation Center is preparing for another step in digitalization. Together with Mastercard, Monet+, and K&H Bank, the company...

Science

Drug Development: Filling the Gap Between Experiments and Costly Trials

At the Szeged-based Hungarian Center of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM), a group headed by Finnish researcher Karri Lämsä is...

Manufacturing

Latvia Industrial Output Falls in September 

Industrial production in Latvia shrank by 3.7% year-on-year in September, following an upwardly revised 1% fall in the previous month,...

Logistics

Jysk Inaugurates EUR 200 mln Regional Distribution Center in Hungary

Danish home furnishings retailer Jysk inaugurated a EUR 200 million regional distribution center in Ecser, on the outskirts of Budapest,...

Retail

Refurbishments and Mixed-use Dominate Retail Market

The last edition to the Budapest shopping center market was the 55,000 sqm Etele Plaza by the Hungarian developer Futureal,...

Industrial

Industrial and Logistics Development Continues to Boom

The industrial and logistics sector boom continues unabated, as demand remains high and vacancy stands at a record low. Analysts...

Office Market

Record may Fall, but Restrained Activity Prevails in the Office Market

Few office developments are expected to be undertaken in the near future as supply and demand in the Budapest office...

Office Market

Developments Delivered Amid Rising Market Concerns

Although there are substantial pipelines in the office, logistics, and even the hotel markets in Hungary, questions remain about demand,...

Interview

CPI: Developer Has a Duty and a Responsibility to the Human Workforce

The Budapest Business Journal spoke with Bea Déri, director of PR, marketing & design of CPI Hungary, about putting the...

Office Market

Opportunities Exist, But Market Becoming More Cautious

With economic, financial, and geopolitical uncertainties acting as barriers to development and demand in office, retail and hotel, future development...

Interview

Skanska Designing a Future Built on ESG Principles

The Budapest Business Journal spoke with Aurelia Luca, executive vice president of operations for Hungary and Romania at Skanska’s commercial...

Sustainability

Energy Efficiency Crucial for a Successful Office Project

In the current environment, energy efficiency is becoming ever more critical when letting or selling an asset. The location and...

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...

Resident Evil Game Prices Rise Around Film Premiere

Physical console editions of several Resident Evil games rose in price around the film’s Sept. 17 theatrical release, according to...

FDA Accepts Richter’s Fylrevy Menopause Therapy Application for Review

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Gedeon Richter’s new drug application for Fylrevy, the Hungarian pharmaceutical company...

DUIHK Central to the German-Hungarian Bilateral Economic Relationship

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

Egis Opens Major Pharmaceutical Distribution Center in Fót

Egis has opened a distribution center in Fót with capacity for 30,000 pallets, expanding its finished-product logistics operations to support...

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...