Business

Transport

BKK denying service to passengers lacking facemask

Those traveling without a mask or scarf may be ejected from public transportation vehicles, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) announced...

Science

SZTAKI Coordinating EUR 128 mln EU Pandemic Project

A research project coordinated by Hungaryʼs SZTAKI -Institute for Computer Science and Control is among 23 recipients of a combined...

Retail

ALDI significantly increasing headcount

ALDI has announced a significant increase in its headcount in Hungary, writes penzcentrum.hu....

Construction

Construction output down 15.7% y.o.y. in June

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 15.7% lower in June 2020 compared to the same of...

Transport

Recovery of passenger traffic continues at Ferenc Liszt Intʼl

The recovery of passenger traffic at Ferenc Liszt International Airport continued in July, with the number of travelers using the...

Office Market

LEED GOLD rating awarded to the BudaPart GATE office building

BudaPart GATE, the first office building of the new BudaPart neighborhood, has been awarded the LEED GOLD certification, recognizing the...

Retail

Bulgaria retail sales fall sharply in June

Bulgariaʼs retail trade slumped 18.1% from a year earlier in June, following a record 20.4% contraction in the previous month,...

Interview

Charity during lockdown and a ʼGreatest Hitsʼ menu

The Budapest Business Journal talks with manager Miklós Lizsicsár and Ádám Barna of St. Andrea Restaurant about the introduction of...

Transport

AirBaltic resumes direct flights between Riga and Budapest

Starting today, Latvian airline airBaltic resumes direct flights between Riga and Budapest, according to a press release sent to the...

Deals

CPI Property Group green bond offering successful

CPI Property Group (CPIPG) successfully issued Hungaryʼs first corporate green bond last week, according to a press release sent to...

Deals

MFB Invest subscribes HUF 490 mln CyBERG bond

MFB Invest, a unit of the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB), has subscribed a HUF 490 million bond issued by...

Automotive

EBRD and KfW IPEX-Bank support electric car industry in Poland

Two leading European banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland...

Office Market

Skanska launches H2Offices project in Budapest

Real estate developer Skanska started the development of the first phase of its new office complex H2Offices in Budapest, according...

Retail

Tesco denies rumors of multi-stage downsizing

There is unfounded speculation that a multi-stage downsizing could follow at Tesco, the press department of Tesco Global Warehouses Zrt....

Retail

6 Kika stores to rebrand as XXXLutz from October

The transformation of the six Hungarian Kika furniture stores has started, and the Hungarian stores of the chain will take...

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...