Business

HR

Uncharted Waters: HR in Challenging Times

The economic and business repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic are hard to assess at this point. Pundits are at odds...

Office Market

Atenor Completes Construction of 1st Phase of Aréna Business Campus

Atenor has finished the construction of the 21,000 sqm first phase of the Aréna Business Campus; the company has met...

Automotive

Poland retail sales decline in March

Poland’s retail sales fell sharply in March as demand slumped amid the coronavirus pandemic, figures from the country’s Central Statistical...

Deals

BDPST to sell stake in Appeninn

Property developer BDPST intends to sell its 29.3% stake in listed holding company Appeninn, according to a press release sent...

Competition

CYBERG to acquire stake in Coffeeshop Company

CYBERG, a company listed on the Budapest Stock Exchangeʼs Xtend platform which runs Kajahu, a "social digital restaurant chain", on...

Telco

Bolt Food joins food courier boom

Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has launched a home delivery service, Forbes.hu reports....

Interview

Czech auto industry loses CZK 67 bln in month over Covid-19

The monthly revenues of carmakers in the Czech Republic have fallen by an estimated CZK 50 billion (approximately EUR 1.816...

Deals

US-based Brink’s completes buy of G4S’ cash ops in Czech Republic, Romania

U.S.-based cash management company Brink’s, Inc. says that it has completed the acquisition of G4S plc’s cash operations in Czech...

Deals

Govʼt expects transfers of HUF 100 bln from Brussels in coming weeks

The government expects European Union transfers of HUF 100 billion to arrive from Brussels in the coming weeks, state news...

Interview

Polish gov’t vows more aid to virus-stricken economy

Poland’s government plans to present more proposals to help Polish companies survive the coronavirus crisis by the end of this...

Retail

Richter takes steps to ensure supply, protect staff

Pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter took a number of steps to ensure a sustainable supply of reliable treatment for patients and...

Telco

Baths association submits renewal proposals

The Hungarian Baths Association has developed a package of proposals for the restart of the bathing sector following the coronavirus...

Interview

Czechs to begin blanket COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, minister says

The Czech Republic will implement blanket testing for COVID-19 starting today (Wednesday, April 22), Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch said...

Retail

SIÓ-Eckes donates 35,000 products to hospitals, families

Fruit juice producer SIÓ-Eckes announced canceling price increases planned for 2020 and donating 35,000 SIÓ and hohes C products to...

Retail

Share of online shoppers below EU average

The percentage of Hungarians who shopped online stood at 49% last year, somewhat below the EU average of 60%, according...

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...