Business

Interview

Restarting with special dinner-nights and a webshop for cakes

In the second part of our series on Hungarian restaurants and how they are coping with the effects of the...

Automotive

New car registrations down 21% in July

New car registrations in Hungary dropped 21% from a year earlier to 12,045 in July, the Hungarian Association of Vehicle...

Industrial

NIPÜF Group develops new warehouse in Inpark Pécs

NIPÜF Group is set to develop a 11,000 sqm new warehouse in its Inpark Pécs industrial park, situated directly along...

Retail

Estonia retail sales rise in June

Estonia retail sales increased in June, data from Statistics Estonia (SE) shows....

Retail

Croatia retail sales drop in June

Retail sales in Croatia decreased 6.2% year-on-year in June, following a 7.8% fall in the previous month, figures from the...

Pharma

Higher sales, lower marketing costs boost Richter earnings

Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richterʼs second-quarter net income climbed 80% year-on-year to HUF 31.5 billion, lifted by higher revenue, improved...

Automotive

NNG Prepares for ‘Massive Investment’ in Automotive Cybersecurity

When Martin Pfeifle read last February that researchers had fooled several Tesla cars’ camera systems into accelerating the vehicles from...

Transport

LOT to launch Budapest-Wrocław flights in August

Polish airline LOT will launch a direct route between Budapest and Wrocław on August 24, according to a press release...

Automotive

Domestic new vehicle sales down 5.6% at AutoWallis in H1

Domestic new vehicle sales at AutoWallis fell by 5.6% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, while the groupʼs international...

Ecosystem

Gov’t to relaunch SME mentoring program

The government says it will provide as much assistance as possible to Hungarian companies to successfully apply for EU funding,...

Deals

Govʼt to sign new strategic co-op deal with local Coca-Cola unit

Hungaryʼs government will sign a new strategic cooperation agreement with the local unit of U.S. soft drink maker Coca-Cola, a...

Transport

Wizz Air’s Váradi: ‘Growth Will Continue’

József Váradi, CEO of Hungary-based Wizz Air, often billed as Central Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, talks to the Budapest Business...

Office Market

ConvergenCE Given Exclusive Contract to Lease Agora Offices

Real estate services firm ConvergenCE has been given an exclusive contract to support owners HB Reavis in the leasing of...

Interview

Dealing With Uncertainty, Investing in the Future

When you consider that ExxonMobil has changed its country manager for Hungary, it is surprising what hasn’t altered. There’s still...

Interview

Moving on, but Staying in Touch

Despite the difficult economic climate engendered by the COVID-19 health crisis, Citi’s business is in “very good shape”, Central Europe...

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...