Business

Sustainability

Future-proof Facility Management

Building and operating a facility involves an astounding array of tasks, ranging from monitoring to quantity and costs estimate, from...

Interview

COVID and Climate Change Point in Similar Direction

The Budapest Business Journal speaks with Zsombor Barta, president of the Hungarian Green Business Council (HuGBC) and director of sustainability...

Office Market

Developers Need to Adapt Post-coronavirus

Sustainability accreditation from an independent, third-party organization such as the U.K.-based BREEAM, the U.S.-based LEED and, increasingly, WELL, is now...

Sustainability

Market Talk: COVID-related Concerns Underscore Real Estate Sustainability Issues

Sustainability issues have become key elements of the planning, construction and management of office and, increasingly, other commercial properties....

Office Market

Safety, Service, Flexibility key to Successful Future Offices

It has become fashionable to suggest the COVID-19 lockdown and the rise of home office has consigned the office as...

Sustainability

Locational Factors Increasingly Central to Sustainability

Development in Budapest brings in environmental issues, relating to the city as a business and commercial center, and locational issues...

Deals

Business Services Join Forces to Promote Sector

The American Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency, has launched what the parties call an “unprecedented”...

Transport

Ferenc Liszt Intʼl cargo volume down 3% y.o.y.

Budapest Airport handled 84,510 tons of air cargo between January-August 2020, only 3.3% less than during the same period of...

Innovation

Growth Curve Thru 2030 to be Defined by Newly Revealed AI Strategy

Following collaboration between the Ministry for Innovation and Technology and the Artificial Intelligence Coalition, a 250-member strong stakeholder forum run...

Construction

Romanian construction output rises in July

Romania’s construction output rose 12.7% year-on-year in July, following a 10.3% rise in June, the Bucharest-based National Institute of Statistics...

Interview

Czech Television will not have to apologize to Agrofert for reporting, court rules

Czech Television will not have to issue an apology to Agrofert for connecting the company to the dismissal of the...

Automotive

AutoWallis picked to become Opel’s importer in Hungary as well

Following three other countries in the region, Opel has chosen AutoWallis to be the importer of the brand in Hungary...

Appointments

BSE reelects chairman at annual meeting

Members at the annual general meeting of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) voted to reelect National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

Transport

Hungary 1st in EU in proportion of passenger kilometers traveled by bus

While the car was the dominant form of inland transport in all EU Member States in 2018 compared with other...

Automotive

Green license plates double in year and a half

The number of green license plates in Hungary has doubled in a year and a half, Gábor Gablini, president of...

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...