Business

Transport

Wizz Air debuts Travel Planning Map

Discount airline Wizz Air has introduced a new Travel Planning Map tool on its website, informing passengers about coronavirus-related travel...

Construction

Croatia construction output growth slows in July

Croatia’s construction output grew 4.6% year-on-year in July, following an 8.5% annual increase in the previous month, the Croatian Bureau...

Retail

2nd physical eMAG store opens in Mammut

Online retail business eMAG has opened its second physical store in Mammut Shopping and Entertainment Center, awaiting customers with special...

Office Market

Central Business Center renovation begins

Central Business Center, a well-known office building located in Inner Buda is undergoing a major renovation by ConvergenCE, according to...

Transport

Transport sector performance plunges in Q2 on pandemic impact

The performance of Hungaryʼs transport sector dropped in the double-digits in the second quarter from the same period a year...

Transport

Budapest Airport to lay off more than 200 people

Operator Budapest Airport says that a headcount reduction in the upcoming months is inevitable, because of the negative effects of...

Manufacturing

Poland’s industrial output slows in August

Poland’s industrial production advanced 1.5% annually in August compared to a 1.5% fall in the same period last year, data...

Transport

Qatar Airways network to expand to more than 90 destinations

Qatar Airwaysʼ global network, which never fell below 30 destinations since the onset of the pandemic, is set to triple...

Automotive

Volkswagen in talks to sell Bugatti brand to Croatia’s Mate Rimac

Germany’s Volkswagen Group is holding talks to sell its luxury car brand Bugatti to Croatia’s Mate Rimac, the founder of...

Manufacturing

Toyo to invest EUR 364 mln in Serbian factory by end-2023

Japanese tire and rubber company Toyo Tire Corporation plans to invest EUR 364 million in its factory in the Serbian...

Interview

The U.S.-born Hungarian Supplementary Success Story

When I first started coming to Hungary around five years ago, I was struck by the fact that most young...

Retail

Strengthening Brand and Team in ‘Strange Times’

Penny Market Hungary, a member of the REWE Group, now has more than 4,700 staff and 223 stores in Hungary....

Interview

HIPA: Good Relations Underpin German Investments

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) gives the Budapest Business Journal an overview of the significant breadth and depth of...

Transport

Lufthansa Technik Budapest Pilots way Thru COVID Crisis

If the human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic is best illustrated by the now iconic medical face mask, the economic...

Office Market

Interior Design Taking on Greater Emphasis

Despite the lockdown and debates over the very future of the office markets, developers are moving ahead with complexes are...

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...