Business

Competition

Govʼt introduces protection for food suppliers

Hungaryʼs government has prohibited buyers of food and farm products from unilaterally changing contracts with suppliers, if the supplier objects...

Telco

Net assets value of investment funds drops 5.6%

The net asset value of Hungarian investment funds fell by HUF 427 billion or 5.6% from February to HUF 7.191...

Interview

Czech government puts a freeze on electronic cash register system

The Czech government has voted to suspend further introduction of its electronic cash register system (EET), which obliges entrepreneurs to...

Interview

Czech researchers looking for coronavirus in wastewater

Czech researchers are looking for traces of the coronavirus in wastewater, after its presence in sewage was detected in Austria,...

Retail

Board game sales rise online

Domestic companies involved in the publishing and distribution of board games were approached by origo.hu to ask whether they have...

Automotive

Croatia retail sales drop in March

Croatia’s retail sales decreased by an annual 7% in real terms of volume in March, after growing 4.9% in February,...

Interview

Polish MPs vote to expand help for firms hurt by virus

Polish lawmakers have backed a plan to expand a massive relief and stimulus package of measures aiming to shield the...

Transport

Wizz Air announces new direct flights to Abu Dhabi

Discount airline Wizz Air is set to launch new direct flights to Abi Dhabi from Budapest, Bucharest, Cluj, Katowice, and...

Competition

Mobility as a personalized service MaaS

Let us imagine a future where our travels are seamless and suited to our own preferences, by accessing all modes...

Interview

Poland to reopen hotels, malls as more virus curbs lifted, PM says

Hotels and shopping malls in Poland will reopen from today (Monday, May 4) as the country moves to the next...

Pharma

Richter enters into asset purchase agreement for arthritis drug

Gedeon Richter Plc. announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Mycenax Biotech Inc. in respect of...

Competition

Mobile internet traffic passed 93 million GB in Q4 2019

In the fourth quarter of 2019 mobile internet traffic came to more than 93.4 million GB, up from 70.8 million...

Telco

Average gross earnings at HUF 377,300 in February

Average gross earnings amounted to HUF 377,300 in February 2020, 9.1% higher than a year earlier, according to data by...

Retail

Pandemic to bring major changes to restaurant business in Hungary

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Anikó and Fausto Di Vora, co-owners of Italian restaurant Fausto’s, about the effects of...

Retail

Shopping mall Campona livestreams marine bio lesson from Tropicarium

Shopping mall Campona has decided to accommodate to new consumer needs via the creation of unique online content, featuring an...

Appointments

Hera Cuku Named Managing Director of Lilly Hungary

Eli Lilly has appointed Hera Cuku as managing director of Lilly Hungária Kft., bringing international leadership experience and a scientific...

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....

Hera Cuku Named Managing Director of Lilly Hungary

Eli Lilly has appointed Hera Cuku as managing director of Lilly Hungária Kft., bringing international leadership experience and a scientific...

Revolut Users Report Disruptions to Payments, Transfers and Currency Exchange

Revolut users experienced problems with several services on Tuesday morning, including card payments, transfers and currency exchange, Hungarian fintech portal...

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...