Business

Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, June 5, 2026

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Deals

Wizz Air Becomes Official Partner of Sziget 2026 Festival

Wizz Air has become the official partner of Sziget 2026, the company announced. Under the agreement, Wizz Air flights will...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Transport

Hungarian Transportation Minister Pledges Review of Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Upgrade

Transportation and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy promised a comprehensive review of a project to upgrade the Budapest-Belgrade rail line in...

Industry

Canada-EU SAFE Moves From Strategic Alignment to Industrial Delivery

Canada’s entry into the EU’s SAFE defense instrument has opened a new procurement channel between Ottawa and Brussels, but speakers...

Manufacturing

Hungarian Gov’t Doesn’t Support Further Expansion of CATL Plant, Official Says

Hungary's government does not support the further expansion of Chinese battery maker CATL's factory in Debrecen, Zsolt Tárkányi, a state...

Office Market

Demand Grows for Quality Space Across CEE

Speculative development in Budapest, as in other CEE office markets, remains low. Developers are exercising caution in their development strategies...

Business

Chamber of Commerce Corner, June 5, 2026

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Deals

Wizz Air Becomes Official Partner of Sziget 2026 Festival

Wizz Air has become the official partner of Sziget 2026, the company announced. Under the agreement, Wizz Air flights will...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Transport

Hungarian Transportation Minister Pledges Review of Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Upgrade

Transportation and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy promised a comprehensive review of a project to upgrade the Budapest-Belgrade rail line in...

Industry

Canada-EU SAFE Moves From Strategic Alignment to Industrial Delivery

Canada’s entry into the EU’s SAFE defense instrument has opened a new procurement channel between Ottawa and Brussels, but speakers...

Manufacturing

Hungarian Gov’t Doesn’t Support Further Expansion of CATL Plant, Official Says

Hungary's government does not support the further expansion of Chinese battery maker CATL's factory in Debrecen, Zsolt Tárkányi, a state...

Office Market

Demand Grows for Quality Space Across CEE

Speculative development in Budapest, as in other CEE office markets, remains low. Developers are exercising caution in their development strategies...

Chamber of Commerce Corner, June 5, 2026

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from various international business chambers. For further information...

Wizz Air Becomes Official Partner of Sziget 2026 Festival

Wizz Air has become the official partner of Sziget 2026, the company announced. Under the agreement, Wizz Air flights will...

Hungary Industrial Output Rises 0.9% Year-on-Year in April

Hungary’s industrial production rose by about 0.9% year-on-year in April 2026, according to fresh data released by the Central Statistical...

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Kifli.hu Expands Delivery Network in Balaton

Kifli.hu, Hungary's largest independent online supermarket and grocery delivery platform, is expanding its home‑delivery service to 28 additional Balaton area...

Hungary Retail Sales Rise 3.6% Year-on-Year in April, KSH Says

The volume of retail sales in Hungary rose 3.6% year-on-year in April 2026 when adjusted for calendar and Easter effects,...

Hungarian-founded Kodesage Raises USD 6.6 mln to Modernize Legacy Enterprise Software

Hungarian-founded AI company Kodesage has closed a USD 6.6 mln seed funding round to accelerate the development of its platform...

BREEAM V7 Launched to Meet New Industry Challenges

The latest, seventh version of the BREEAM third-party accreditation system places a stronger emphasis on advancing decarbonization efforts to mitigate...

SAP Hungary Adds IDBC GO as New PartnerEdge Sell Partner

SAP Hungary has signed a cooperation agreement with IDBC GO, the Hungarian member company of IDBC Group, granting the company...

Fewer Hungarians Open to Working Abroad Than Last Year, Profession.hu Says

Fewer Hungarians would be open to working abroad than a year ago, although the idea remains attractive to many employees,...

Hungarian Transportation Minister Pledges Review of Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Upgrade

Transportation and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy promised a comprehensive review of a project to upgrade the Budapest-Belgrade rail line in...

Canada-EU SAFE Moves From Strategic Alignment to Industrial Delivery

Canada’s entry into the EU’s SAFE defense instrument has opened a new procurement channel between Ottawa and Brussels, but speakers...

Lidl Remains Hungary’s Biggest FMCG Retailer in 2025

German-owned discount chain Lidl remained the biggest seller of fast-moving consumer goods in Hungary in 2025, according to data compiled...

Hungarian Gov’t Doesn’t Support Further Expansion of CATL Plant, Official Says

Hungary's government does not support the further expansion of Chinese battery maker CATL's factory in Debrecen, Zsolt Tárkányi, a state...

Demand Grows for Quality Space Across CEE

Speculative development in Budapest, as in other CEE office markets, remains low. Developers are exercising caution in their development strategies...