Business

Retail

Bulgaria retail sales fall at slower pace in January

Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices decreased by 3.9% year-on-year in January after falling by an annual 10.7% in the...

Deals

Special Effects Int’l partnering with One Event Hungary

Leading international event production and technology company Special Effects has agreed to partner with One Event Hungary, the recently founded...

Pharma

Almost half of Hungarians have firm plans to get COVID jab

The proportion of Hungarians who now have firm plans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or have already been vaccinated stands...

Office Market

New showroom opens in myhive Haller Gardens

Major upgrades have launched recently in myhive Haller Gardens office building and a showroom has been completed in the first...

Deals

Budapest PR agency aims at impactful, sustainable opening in Geneva

Budapest-based international specialist PR agency Capital Communications is opening up in Geneva, to offer its pioneering sustainability-focused “Impact Branding” service...

Ecosystem

Budapest among top 250 attractive startup locations

This year, the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, which compares more than 250 attractive startup locations worldwide, will include the Hungarian...

Deals

MOL to buy Marché motorway restaurants in Hungary

MOL Magyarország on Thursday said it will buy the nine Marché motorway restaurants next to its gas stations in Hungary,...

Retail

Sales of Aldi’s Kokárdás products up 25% 

Sales of Kokárdás products, a Hungarian dairy brand the local unit of German discount chain Aldi Hungary acquired in 2018,...

Transport

EV gaining popularity in Bulgaria, albeit at slower pace

There are just 3,500 electric vehicles (EVs) on Bulgarian roads, according to the latest statistic data from 2018....

Deals

4iG agrees to acquire 70% of Spacenet

Listed IT company 4iG on Wednesday said it signed an agreement to acquire 70% of data center and security services...

Pharma

Budapest Airport introduces CEIV pharma logistics standard

Budapest Airport is introducing a quality assurance system encompassing all phases of pharmaceutical transportation in Hungary, with the management of...

HR

Recent restrictions affect workplace mood

The coronavirus epidemic has brought significant changes not only in the way we work, but also in the expectations that...

New Projects

Codecool gets EUR 7 mln investment, continues European expansion

Codecool, one of the top programming schools and IT Talent Hubs in Central Europe has closed an investment round of...

HR

Hungarian companies plan 3% rise in headcount

Hungarian companies plan to raise headcount by 3%, on average, between April and June, a survey by staffing company ManpowerGroup...

Telco

Vodafone creates organization for women working in tech

Vodafone Hungary, along with co-founders Lenovo Hungary and BOOKR Kids announced the creation of the Women in Technology Hungary Association,...

Pharma

From Youth-led Ideas to Decision-Makers’ Table: A Day Revolving Around the Future of Hungarian Science and Healthcare

How can Hungary become a regional hub for clinical trials? Young physicians, researchers, and biotech innovators spent a morning tackling...

Business

Finding the Circularity Hotspot – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Irén Márta, managing director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary, says “circularity has outgrown its role as...

Industrial

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Business

Budapest’s District VI Adopts Outdoor Advertising Ban to Protect Historic Streetscape

Budapest’s District VI council approved a ban on outdoor advertising Thursday in order to protect Terézváros’ historic streetscape and reduce...

Sustainability

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

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....

From Youth-led Ideas to Decision-Makers’ Table: A Day Revolving Around the Future of Hungarian Science and Healthcare

How can Hungary become a regional hub for clinical trials? Young physicians, researchers, and biotech innovators spent a morning tackling...

Finding the Circularity Hotspot – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Irén Márta, managing director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary, says “circularity has outgrown its role as...

Hungary Among EU’s Most Expensive Countries for Mobile Services

A European Commission study comparing 2024 consumer telecom prices across the EU found that Hungary is among the most expensive...

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Wizz Air Enters Winter With Fuel Hedges and Record Summer Traffic

Discount airline Wizz Air is preparing for winter with more than EUR 2.2 billion in liquidity and fuel hedges covering...

Older Small Cars Rise in Price as Hungary’s Budget Used-Car Supply Shrinks

Suzuki Swift asking prices rose 25.8% year-on-year in September as the share of used cars below HUF 2.5 mln shrank,...

Budapest’s District VI Adopts Outdoor Advertising Ban to Protect Historic Streetscape

Budapest’s District VI council approved a ban on outdoor advertising Thursday in order to protect Terézváros’ historic streetscape and reduce...

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...

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

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...