Business

Fintech

Budapest-based Broker Comparison Firm Harbors Global Ambitions

BrokerChooser has ambitious plans. The fast-growing Budapest-based broker comparison platform wants to evolve from a small startup to the first...

Office Market

Hungary and CEE Remain Attractive for Investors

More investment is moving towards cost effective locations such as Central and Eastern Europe, Andreas Ridder, managing director for CEE...

Competition

Hungarian success at int’l mental arithmetic competition

Benett Jagnesák, a 7-year-old student from Budapest's District XVIII, became the first Hungarian to win the champion category of the...

Science

Keeping your heart healthy

What can we do for the health of our heart, how much exercise has a preventive effect on our cardiovascular...

Logistics

Metrans to build HUF 15.7 bln container terminal in Zalaegerszeg

Metrans, a unit of German logistics group HHLA, will build a HUF 15.7 billion container terminal in Zalaegerszeg (182 km...

Residential

WING Polish unit Echo to get 66% stake in Archicom

Polish property developer Echo Investment, majority-owned by Hungarian peer WING, has signed an agreement to acquire a 66% stake in...

Ecosystem

PortfoLion leads EUR 500,000 investment in Cursor Insight

PortfoLion is leading a more than EUR 500,000 investment in authentication solution startup Cursor Insight, the venture capital arm of...

Automotive

Tire sales down in Poland last year

Throughout 2020, tire manufacturers and importers in Poland recorded drops in sales to the market reaching an average of 13%...

Transport

SHARE NOW introduces climate free fuel card, expands fleet

From today, users of carsharing company SHARE NOW will able to use electric MINI models and climate-neutral OMV fuel cards...

Residential

Interest in home renovation subsidies strong

Almost two-thirds of Hungarian families raising children say they will "certainly" or "probably" take advantage of home renovation subsidies the...

Deals

Clearance denied for divestment of JKX assets in Hungary

JKX Oil and Gas on Thursday said Hungarian authorities have refused to clear the sale of its assets in Hungary,...

Retail

Auchan launches used clothing business line in Romania

One year after testing this concept in France, French hypermarket and supermarket retailer Auchan will start selling used clothes along...

Retail

Etele Plaza to open in September

The realization of Futureal Group's EUR 300 million Etele Plaza has entered its final phase. Buda's largest shopping mall is...

Residential

Atenor enters Budapest residential market

Belgian-owned real estate development company Atenor has signed an agreement relating to the acquisition of new plots in the District...

Innovation

Matolcsy wants innovation parks at top universities

Hungary could reach a level of sustainable catching up by building innovation parks and smart gardens around the best universities,...

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....

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...

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...