Industry

Automotive

Alpine showroom to open in Budapest this year

A showroom for Alpine sports cars, owned by Renault Group, will open in Budapest early in the fall, Renault Hungária...

Manufacturing

Czech producer prices rise in July

Czech's producer prices grew 7.8 year-on-year in July, following a 6.1% increase in June, figures from the Prague-based Czech Statistical...

Transport

Bilfinger Tebodin supports e-mobility investments in CEE

Recently, Bilfinger Tebodin has been awarded 10 contracts for over EUR 7.2 million for projects related to e-mobility in the...

Manufacturing

PPE business boosts Masterplast earnings

Listed Hungarian building materials maker Masterplast had first-half net income of EUR 9.054 million swelling from EUR 2.1 mln the...

Transport

Tour operator, bus company involved in major crash insured

The tour operator and bus company involved in a bus crash in Hungary early Sunday that left eight dead are...

Automotive

Automotive sector output up 13.6% y.o.y. in June

The output of Hungary's automotive sector, which accounts for the biggest share of manufacturing in the country, was up 13.6%...

Pharma

EvolVeritas to develop antiviral drug against coronavirus

EvolVeritas said on Friday that it is developing an antiviral drug candidate against coronavirus with a HUF 220 million grant...

Automotive

Average age of cars in Hungary continues to edge up

The average age of cars in Hungary edged up to 14.7 years in 2020 from 14.4 years in 2019 and...

Transport

Volánbusz to buy new gas-powered buses

State-owned bus company Volánbusz on Friday said it called public procurement tenders to purchase 164 new buses powered by compressed...

Pharma

Another 214,000 Pfizer jabs delivered to Hungary

Another 214,000 doses of the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech have arrived in Hungary, the local unit of...

Automotive

Tire sales in Hungary up 14.5% in H1

Hungary's passenger car tire market grew by 14.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, Continental Hungária said on Thursday,...

Retail

Bulgaria retail trade growth continues to ease in June

Retail sales in Bulgaria rose 22.7% year-on-year in June, easing from a 23.9% increase in the previous month, the National...

Transport

Weekend lorry ban to be lifted at night on August 20 weekend

Hungary will lift a ban on lorries from its roads over the August 20 long weekend to ensure that shelves...

Transport

Budapest Airport registers more than 500,000 passengers in July

The second quarter began at Budapest Airport with a significant increase in passenger traffic; Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 538,074...

Manufacturing

Slovakia industrial production grows a slower pace in June

Slovakia's industrial production grew a working-day adjusted 13.7% year-on-year in June, following a 36.7% jump in May, figures from the...

Pharma

Pharmaceutical Logistics: From Reliable Support to Strategic Partnership

Pharmaceutical logistics now encompasses much more than warehousing and transportation. László Dene, deputy CEO for business at Hungaropharma Zrt., discusses...

Pharma

Advancing the Conversation on Ovarian Cancer

Javier Aracil, AbbVie’s general manager for the Adriatics and Hungary, reflects on how greater awareness, continued innovation and collaboration across...

Manufacturing

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Announces Record HUF 35 bln Expansion

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország announced a HUF 35 bln investment to expand its Dunaharaszti production center on Wednesday, marking its largest...

Retail

Aldi Hungary Challenges HUF 123 mln Fine Over Advertising Claims

Aldi Magyarország is seeking a court review of a Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) decision fining it HUF 123 mln for...

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...

Pharmaceutical Logistics: From Reliable Support to Strategic Partnership

Pharmaceutical logistics now encompasses much more than warehousing and transportation. László Dene, deputy CEO for business at Hungaropharma Zrt., discusses...

Wizz Air Luton–Sofia Flight Diverted to Budapest After Bomb Threat

A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia was diverted to Budapest after receiving a bomb threat during the...

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3 Takes Top Honors in European Tests

As winter approaches, drivers face a familiar question: which tires can provide dependable performance when road conditions start to change?...

Advancing the Conversation on Ovarian Cancer

Javier Aracil, AbbVie’s general manager for the Adriatics and Hungary, reflects on how greater awareness, continued innovation and collaboration across...

Hungary’s First Mr D.I.Y. Store to Open at Köki Alongside Popeyes

Budapest’s Köki shopping center will welcome Hungary’s first Mr D.I.Y. store and the country’s fourth Popeyes restaurant in November. Footwear...

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Announces Record HUF 35 bln Expansion

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország announced a HUF 35 bln investment to expand its Dunaharaszti production center on Wednesday, marking its largest...

Ryanair Adds 12th Budapest Aircraft and Eight Routes for Winter

Ryanair will base a 12th aircraft in Budapest for its winter 2026 schedule, operating 54 routes, including eight new connections,...

Michelin Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Presence in Hungary

Michelin celebrated the 30th anniversary of its presence in Hungary at an anniversary event at its Nyíregyháza facility (231 km...

Aldi Hungary Challenges HUF 123 mln Fine Over Advertising Claims

Aldi Magyarország is seeking a court review of a Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) decision fining it HUF 123 mln for...

Geely Leads Interest in Chinese Car Brands Newly Launched in Hungary

Geely attracted the most interest among Chinese car brands entering Hungary this year, according to January-September data from used car...

Futureal Acquires Hungary’s Largest Outlet Center

Futureal has acquired Premier Outlet Budapest, Hungary’s largest outlet center, as it expands its Hungarian operations into direct investment in...

Serbia Says MOL Deal for NIS Stake Signed; MOL Reports No Disclosure Update

A contract for MOL’s acquisition of a stake in Serbian oil and gas company NIS from Russia’s Gazprom Neft has...

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...

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,...