Business

Interview

Ewelina Zawadzka: Controlling the Controllable, Embracing the Change

The BBJ speaks with Ewelina Zawadzka, GM of the Coca-Cola Company in Hungary since July 2023, about how diverse teams...

Innovation

Agroloop: Central Europe’s 1st Commercial Insect-protein Plant

Underneath the flight path of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Agroloop’s new EUR 30 million plant is leading regional efforts...

Interview

Results of ‘Economic Neutrality’ Measured in Billions of EUR, Hipa Says

Hungary’s approach to investment promotion is economic neutrality and connectivity put into practice, and these strategies are already delivering tangible...

Interview

CTP Hungary Strengthens Position with New Management, Strategic Developments, Key Leasing Deals

CTP Hungary’s managing director, Ferenc Gondi, discusses how Hungary remains a pillar of the company’s expansion, with significant leasing deals,...

Telco

Gov’t Expects Telecom Service Providers to Stop Raising Prices

Telecommunications service fees are unacceptably high, therefore, the gov't expects service providers to restrict prices, National Economy Minister Márton Nagy...

Automotive

Obituary: Osamu Suzuki, the man who Brought Auto Manufacturing to the Banks of the Danube

Osamu Suzuki, the businessman who led his eponymous motor company for more than four decades, died of lymphoma in his...

Manufacturing

Hungary’s Industrial Output Falls 8.7% in February

Hungary’s industrial production fell sharply in February 2025, dropping 8.7% year-on-year, according to preliminary data released by the Hungarian Central...

HR

Nearly Half of Hungarian Employees Open to Change Jobs

Almost one in two Hungarian employees aged 18 to 65 are either actively seeking a new job or open to...

Real Estate

Delegates at Mipim Look to Sustainable Upturn

Delegates to Mipim in Cannes, were concerned with whether there is a sustained improvement in the development and investment markets....

Appointments

Marta Zawadzka Rejoins TriGranit as Head of Leasing and Asset Management

Marta Zawadzka has rejoined TriGranit after nearly a decade as head of Leasing and Asset Management. She will oversee leasing...

Manufacturing

Kész Group Expands Presence in Romania

Kész Group has continued to expand its int'l presence by launching a new manufacturing facility in Moldovenești (Várfalva to Hungarians)...

Deals

Budapest Airport Deal Skews Hungary’s 2024 M&A Data

Hungary “Sees Best M&A Value This Decade,” law firm A&O Shearman says in the second headline of its press release...

Podcasts

Banking for a Sustainable Future

The latest Corvinus Business Intelligence Podcast, entitled “Banking for a Sustainable Future” is now available on the bbj.hu website....

Appointments

Indotek Group Appoints Top Austrian Finance Strategist Florian Nowotny as Group CFO

Pan-European property investment conglomerate Indotek Group announced the appointment of Austrian corporate finance expert Florian Nowotny as group chief financial...

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

Appointments

Géza Palocsay Named Managing Director of Douglas Central Europe

Géza Palocsay has been appointed managing director of Douglas Central Europe, overseeing the beauty retailer’s operations in Hungary, the Czech...

Residential

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

Real Estate

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Retail

Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

Business

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

Real Estate

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

Géza Palocsay Named Managing Director of Douglas Central Europe

Géza Palocsay has been appointed managing director of Douglas Central Europe, overseeing the beauty retailer’s operations in Hungary, the Czech...

Continest and Sweden’s Flexotrap Join Forces on Modular Shooting Ranges

As defense spending grows in importance across Europe following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, local firm Continest Technologies Plc. and...

Hungary’s Housing Costs Drive Buyers Toward Garden Plots and Former Wine Cellars

Rising house prices and living costs are pushing more buyers toward properties on Hungary’s outlying garden plots and vineyard land,...

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

What Might Dogs Reveal About Human Communication?

A Hungarian-led research team working out of the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest is working to discover what...

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 2.4% in August

Hungary’s retail sales volume increased 2.4% year on year in August but fell 0.7% from July, according to data from...

Hungarian EV Market Continues to Grow, Leading CEE

Electromobility in Hungary continues to grow. In the first half of the year, 7,497 new all-electric passenger cars were registered,...

GTA VI Preview Sends Hungarian Console Interest Surging

Clicks from Hungarian price comparison site Árukereső to online console retailers rose roughly sevenfold the day after the Aug. 27...

Aldi Cuts Selection and Prices, Shifts toward Stricter Discount Model

Aldi has reduced its food assortment from 2,600 to 2,100 products as part of a data‑driven cleaning process that keeps...

18,000 Truck Drivers Near Retirement, Hungary Faces Shortage

Europe currently has more than 500,000 unfilled truck‑driver positions, and another 600,000 drivers are expected to reach retirement age in...

Working for a Competitive Advantage – The Latest Issue of the BBJ

Róbert Keszte became president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) in 2025. In an interview with the...

Hungary’s Industrial Producer Prices Rise 4.8% as Energy Export Prices Surge

Hungary’s industrial producer prices rose 4.8% year-on-year in August and 2.9% from July, with energy export prices climbing sharply amid...

Szentkirályi to Take Over Almdudler Distribution in Hungary From January.

Szentkirályi Magyarország is set to take over Hungarian distribution of popular Austrian herbal soft drink Almdudler on January 1, 2027....

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...