Business

Automotive

Audi produces nearly 2 mln engines at Győr plant in 2019

German carmaker Audi turned out almost 2 million engines and more than 160,000 vehicles at its base in Győr (NW...

Pharma

Indian investments to create 1,000 jobs in Hungary

Over the next two months, Hungaryʼs government will announce investments by Indian companies that will create 1,000 jobs, Minister of...

Construction

Construction output volume rose 6.8% in November

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 6.8% higher in November 2019 than a year earlier, according...

Deals

Praktiker appoints new HR and CSR director

Home improvements retail chain Praktiker announced the appointment of Katalin Márton as the firmʼs new HR and CSR director, effective...

Automotive

Automotive sector output growth slows further in November

Output of Hungaryʼs automotive sector, an engine of industrial growth, rose 4% year-on-year in November, a second reading of data...

Telco

Poultry company Master Good acquires peer Sága

Hungarian-owned poultry company Master Good has acquired 100% of local peer Sága, Master Good said on Monday, without revealing the...

Industrial

Commercial Property Investment Continues to Thrive in 2019

Deals have been concluded in the office, retail, industrial and hotel market sectors, with analysts forecasting that the total volume...

Automotive

Slovenia industrial production slows in November

Slovenia’s industrial production grew in November, led by gains in manufacturing and mining and quarrying, figures from the Statistics Bureau...

Automotive

Slovak industrial production declines again

Slovakia’s industrial production declined for the fourth month in a row in November, data from the Statistical Office of the...

Automotive

Czech industrial production slows in November

The Czech Republic’s industrial production decreased less-than-expected in November and construction output continued to grow, figures from the Czech Statistical...

Competition

Aegon Sells Home-savings Portfolio to Erste: The Legal Advisor’s Perspective

The government subsidy that once made the home-savings deposit products attractive to clients were withdrawn last fall. Since then, home-savings...

Telco

HungaroControl manages navigation of over 1 mln aircraft

HungaroControl assisted with the navigation of more than 1 million aircraft last year, including a 23% increase in air traffic...

Deals

Appeninn acquires Balatonfüred harbor operator

Listed property holding company Appeninn said it signed a contract to acquire 76% of Solum-Invest, which operates a big harbor...

Pharma

AmCham Super Bowl party at TGI Friday’s

Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Budapest are welcome to join the annual Super Bowl viewing party the...

Automotive

Czech trade surplus decreases in Nov

The Czech Republic’s trade surplus decreased to CZK 10.2 billion (EUR 404.27 million) in November, which was CZK 6.9 bln...

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....

Budapest Office Vacancy Rises to 13.1% as Leasing Demand Falls Year-on-Year

Budapest’s office vacancy rate rose to 13.1% in the third quarter of 2026, while total leasing demand fell 9% year-on-year,...

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...