Industry

Automotive

Hungary new vehicle registrations halve in April

New passenger car registrations in Hungary fell 50.3% year-on-year to 6,170 in April, the first full month of the restrictions...

Pharma

8,500 students apply for Student Loan Plus

Already, 8,500 students have applied for the Student Loan Plus since its introduction on May 1; the success of the...

Automotive

Romanian Q1 GDP growth weakest in near 6 years

Romania’s economic growth decelerated to 2.4% year-on-year in the first three month of 2020, compared to 5% annual increase in...

Retail

35% of Hungarians shop online more than ever, Mastercard says

The popularity of e-commerce is on the rise in Europe, with approximately 35% of Hungarians saying they have never shopped...

Transport

Lufthansa Group to start Budapest flights from June

Airlines belonging to the Lufthansa Group will offer 15 weekly connections to Budapest from June, according to a press release...

Automotive

GDP grows by 2.2% y.o.y. in Q1 2020

Hungaryʼs GDP grew by 2.2% according to raw data in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period...

Automotive

Hungarian electric car use grew most in EU

Amid declining total market sales by a quarter, the share of electric vehicles among new cars launched in the European...

Automotive

Poland adds 236 MW of solar in two months

Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) says the country reached 1.83 gigawatt (GW) of solar installations last month, pv-magazine...

Automotive

Automotive sector output drops almost one-fifth on pandemic shutdowns

Output of Hungaryʼs automotive sector, normally an engine of industrial growth, dropped by 19.8% year-on-year in March as factories shut...

Retail

Demand for home delivery spikes

Due to the epidemic, the demand for home delivery has greatly increased for hypermarket and supermarket chains, therefore a large...

Automotive

Slovakia industrial production nose-dives in March

Slovakia industrial production declined at the fastest pace in nearly 11 years in March, data from the Slovak Statistical Office...

Automotive

Bulgaria retail sales drop in March

Bulgaria’s retail sales decreased by an annual 14.6% in March, after adding 5.5% in the previous month, the National Statistical...

Automotive

Slovak retail sales fall in March

Slovakia’s retail trade dropped 3.6% from a year earlier in March, following a 3.9% growth in the previous month, as...

Transport

Qatar Airways to relaunch Budapest-Doha flights in June

Qatar Airways will begin a gradual rebuild of its network in the upcoming months, relaunching flights between Budapest and Doha...

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...

Pharma

Pharmaceutical Logistics Moves Toward Full Automation

Competitiveness in pharma logistics increasingly depends on digitalization, automation, and quality assurance alongside scale, Andor Nagy, deputy CEO for logistics...

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 Moves Toward Full Automation

Competitiveness in pharma logistics increasingly depends on digitalization, automation, and quality assurance alongside scale, Andor Nagy, deputy CEO for logistics...

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...