Business

Innovation

Mérnök-Tér developing cheaper way to make metal containers

Hungarian engineering company Mérnök-Tér is spending HUF 518 million on a project to develop a way of manufacturing metal containers...

Transport

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi confirms Athens as 1st destination from Jan 15

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the United Arab Emirates, confirmed that Athens will be its inaugural...

Pharma

2nd shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Hungary

The second delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer arrived in Hungary early Wednesday, according to a...

Transport

Budapest Airport accredited for ACI’s aviation restart program

Airport Council International (ACI) has reviewed Budapest Airport’s epidemiological measures, and officially declared Ferenc Liszt International Airport as accredited in...

Transport

Hungary adds 150 km of bike paths in 2020

About 150 km of new bike paths were added in Hungary in 2020, at a cost of some HUF 15...

Telco

Mobile internet traffic, call length up about 30% y.o.y. at Telenor during Christmas

Compared to the same period of 2019, mobile internet traffic on Telenor's network was up by an average of 29%...

Appointments

PwC Hungary announces 3 new partners

PwC Hungary has announced the appointment of three new partners: Barbara Koncz, Gábor Farkas, and Peter Durojaiye, effective from January...

Retail

Whatʼs in our Future, Inflation or Deflation?

Are we heading for inflation or deflation? Corporate finance columnist Les Nemethy tries to read the runes to see in...

Pharma

Richter, Mithra sign deal to sell new oral contraceptive in Latin America

Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter and Estetra, a unit of Belgian peer Mithra, on Wednesday said they signed a license...

Retail

IMMOFINANZ expands STOP SHOP portfolio by 8 locations

IMMOFINANZ is continuing the expansion of its STOP SHOP retail park brand, adding eight locations to the portfolio, according to...

Deals

Indotek boosts stake in Waberer’s, transfers call options

Trevelin Holding, a unit of Hungarian property developer Indotek, has exercised a call option for 6.99% of the shares of...

Telco

Communication prices near EU average

In 2019, communication prices in Hungary stood at approximately 99% of the European Union average, data released by statistical agency...

Office Market

Nordic Light Trio achieves LEED Gold, Access4you Gold certifications

Real estate developer Skanska's Nordic Light Trio office development has been recognized with a LEED Gold Green Building Certification, with...

Science

Just 15% of Hungarians have firm plans to get vaccinated

About 15% of Hungarians said they have plans to be immunized against COVID-19 when a vaccine becomes available locally, a...

Science

EMA recommends Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in EU

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended on Monday that a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech against the COVID-19...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...