Business

Innovation

Codecool’s customer support using Talk-a-Bot

Since March, nearly 1,000 people have tried Coolbot, the chatbot of Codecool Programming School. The chatbot, developed by Hungarian Talk-A-Bot,...

HR

Developing higher value-added services by human values

Hédi Major, the HR director at the Hungarian business of the Stuttgart-based automotive and manufacturing service provider Leadec, talks with...

Manufacturing

Spa firm Wellis axing 300 Jobs

Hot tub and spa products maker Wellis Magyarország Zrt.'s plant in Dabas (45 km southeast of Budapest) is shutting down...

Science

Corvinus University gets AACSB accreditation

Corvinus University of Budapest has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), according to a...

Automotive

Domestic used car market sets new H1 record

Nearly 432,000 cars changed hands in the domestic used car market in the first half of the year, according to...

Deals

Hungarian company to join hydropower plant development in Kyrgyzstan

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Zhaparov met with the executive director of the Hungarian...

Transport

Wizz Air registers more than 4 mln passengers in June

Discount airline Wizz Air says that it carried some 4.34 million passengers in June 2022, representing an increase of 179%...

Office Market

New tenant in myhive Haller Gardens

Immofinanz has signed a new lease for more than 5,000 sqm of space in the recently modernized myhive Haller Gardens...

Transport

Budapest bike-sharing scheme expands

Budapest's MOL Bubi bike-sharing scheme, operated by the Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) with the support of Hungarian oil and...

Logistics

New 26,000 sqm hall of HelloParks Fót structurally complete

In June, the first 45,000 sqm phase of HelloParks Fót received the occupancy permit, and the next 26,000 sqm warehouse...

Automotive

AutoWallis registers record sales in all areas

The AutoWallis Group is breaking records in all of its business segments, with 60% of last year's total annual vehicle...

Deals

MOL wins 35-year municipal waste management concession

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL on Friday said it won a state tender for a 35-year municipal waste management...

HR

Students more likely to take winter jobs

Due to the rising cost of living and high inflation, more students will probably take on casual jobs in the...

Interview

AmCham: COVID, War Highlight Need for More Open, Transparent, and Closer Cooperation

AmCham President Zoltán Szabó talks with the Budapest Business Journal about the chamber’s latest Cooperation for a More Competitive and...

Pharma

Rooftop Breakfast Offers Helicopter View of AI’s Impact on Pharma

About 50 guests began their day in the beautiful setting of the Duchess Rooftop Bar of the Matild Palace Hotel...

Interview

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

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...

Lake Balaton Cycling Upgrades to Add Wider Paths and New Bridges

Nearly 20 km of the Lake Balaton cycling circuit will be renovated under two programs financed through EU and domestic...

Rooftop Breakfast Offers Helicopter View of AI’s Impact on Pharma

About 50 guests began their day in the beautiful setting of the Duchess Rooftop Bar of the Matild Palace Hotel...

Rethinking Data Strategies From Storage to Recovery

As Hungarian businesses manage increasingly fragmented data and face more sophisticated cyberthreats, reliable recovery is becoming a board-level priority....

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,...