Business

Telco

MTel launching kickstart internship program

Magyar Telekom is launching its Kickstart internship program for the third time, the unique feature of which is that the...

HR

Market Talk: Growth is Expected Despite Lingering Uncertainties

The Budapest Business Journal asked four top players from Budapest-based temp agencies to give us their overview of the trends...

HR

Balancing Human Needs and Team Spirit in a Healthy Corporate Rebirth

Nóra Szabó, human resources director of Gránit Pólus Management Zrt., talks with the Budapest Business Journal about the HR lessons...

HR

Equal Opportunities: 3 Years Maternity Leave is a ’Double-edged Sword’

Edina Heal well remembers her first meeting of global CEOs when working for record company EMI in London. Or rather,...

HR

Post-pandemic Recruitment: Market Knowledge Essential for Successful Partnerships

Uncertainty has determined recruiters’ days for more than two years now. Accelerated digitalization and the pandemic rearranged employer-employee relationships, working...

HR

Market Talk: COVID Wanes but Supply Issues, war Loom Over Growth

Leading players from the Hungarian recruitment agency sector talk with the Budapest Business Journal about the challenges and opportunities in...

HR

Hybrid Working Shakes up the Market, Seen to Stay for Some Time

After the impact of coronavirus introduced large-scale working from home, some people are returning to office work partially. With hybrid...

Retail

Euronics ranks as biggest Hungarian-owned e-tail company in 2021 

For the first time, GKID (formerly GKI Digital) ranked the largest domestically-owned online retailers in Hungary, with Euronics ranking highest,...

Construction

Number of homes built falls in Q1 2022

Some 4,528 new dwellings were built in the first quarter of 2022, 26% fewer than a year earlier, according to...

Retail

Romanian retail sales growth slows in March

Romania's retail sales slowed for the second month in a row in March, yet remained strong underpinned by robust sales...

Transport

Waberer’s Q1 earnings fall on narrower margins

First-quarter net income of listed Hungarian hauler Waberer's International fell 36% year-on-year to EUR 1.7 million as margins narrowed, an...

HR

March unemployment in Czech Rep lowest in EU

The Czech Republic had the lowest rate of unemployment in the European Union in March, the Czech News Agency citing...

Manufacturing

Estonian industrial production jumps in March

Estonia's industrial production increased at significantly faster pace in March, led by growth in all three sectors, data from the...

Office Market

OTIS extends lease in CityZen office building

OTIS Felvonó Kft. has announced extending its lease contract in the CityZen office building managed and operated by ConvergenCE....

Automotive

Imported used car registrations climb 13% in Jan-April

The number of imported used cars registered in Hungary rose 12.9% year-on-year to 45,973 in January-April, listings site JoAutok.hu said...

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,...