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Poles Have High Professional Mobility – Report

As many as 454,000 job offers were posted on Pracuj.pl in the first half of 2023, reported the Warsaw Business...

HR

BKV Offering HUF 500,000 Salary for Bus Drivers 

The Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) will pay HUF 500,000 gross to qualified bus and trolleybus drivers who apply until...

Podcasts

The Challenges of Autonomous Driving and Energy Diversification

The second BBJ CEO Boardroom Meeting of 2023 took place on June 15 at the Matild Palace Hotel. The panel...

HR

Fewer Teachers Entering Public Education

The total number of new teachers entering public education in the 2022/2023 school year was 1,884, but the number of...

Interview

Tourism and Business Travel Driving Hotel Occupancy

Stephan Interthal of the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest is one of the best-known and longest-serving general managers of an international...

Interview

‘Bringing Back to Life’ Hungary’s Castles and Palaces

In December 2022, Zsanett Oláh was appointed head of the NÖF National Heritage Protection and Development Non-profit Ltd., which is...

HR

Demand for Student Workers Falls 5% This Year

Although "the world has not come to a standstill," companies clearly need to think more carefully about their spending and...

HR

Slovenia Joblessness Keeps Falling to New Lows

Slovenia's unemployment keeps falling with the number of people registered for being out of a job hitting a new low...

Interview

Károly Mátrai, CEO, MVM Group

Károly Mátrai is the chief executive officer of MVM Group, the predominant player in the Hungarian energy system with more...

HR

Number of Registered Jobseekers at 224,169 in June

The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary reached 224,169 in June, falling 1.9% from a month earlier and 2.7% from...

HR

Romanian Jobless Rate Ticks Down in May

Romania's unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in May, down by 0.1 percentage points from the rate recorded in April, the...

Interview

Budapest Airport Must Develop so Hungary can Grow

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Kam Jandu, the relatively new CEO at Budapest Airport (BUD), about his flight path...

HR

Younger Generation Embraces AI for Work

Some 12% of people in Hungary have used AI at work for some purpose, with a higher proportion of young...

HR

GPs Increasingly Scarce Across Hungary

More than 500 GP practices are vacant across Hungary, according to hrportal.hu....

Interview

Meet the Stanford-educated Hungarian Pioneer of Remote Client Identification

Launched in 2017 with Hungary’s inaugural remote client identification solution, FaceKom has rapidly established itself as a market leader. The...

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...

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....

Inside View

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

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...

Inside View

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

Inside View

The Price of Medicine: How Discrediting a Competitor Became EUR 1 bln Competition law Risk

EU competition law does not prohibit a company from being a market leader; a dominant position can be a natural...

MSD Hungary Managing Director Sean R. Smith to Take Global Role

Sean R. Smith will conclude his assignment as managing director of MSD Hungary at the end of 2026 and move...

Forvis Mazars Appoints Three New Partners in Hungary

International audit and advisory firm Forvis Mazars has appointed Gabriella Gábor, Zoltán Betyák and Gergely Simon as partners in Hungary,...

Netlock Appoints George Tilesch to Lead AI and Global Strategy

Hungarian digital trust services provider Netlock has appointed Hungarian-American AI expert Dr. George Tilesch to its senior leadership team, effective...

Citi Appoints Zoltán Schwardy as Country Officer and Banking Head for Hungary

Citi has announced the appointment of Zoltán Schwardy as Citi country officer (CCO) and banking head for Hungary, effective Sept....

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...

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....

DUIHK Central to the German-Hungarian Bilateral Economic Relationship

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

Workload Outweighs Pay as Source of Workplace Distress

Workload, lack of recognition and job insecurity drive workplace distress among Hungarian employees, while pay remains their top priority, according...

CBRE Hungary Expands China Desk as Chinese Clients Pursue European Projects

CBRE Hungary has appointed Tu Yunfeng as business development manager at its China Desk, expanding the Budapest-based team as Chinese...

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

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...

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

Hungary’s Unemployment Rate Reaches 4.7% in August

Hungary’s unemployment rate stood at 4.7% in August, with 229,000 people unemployed and 4.654 mln employed among those aged 15-74,...

Realis Group Plans International Expansion as Krisztián Hornok Joins as Partner

Krisztián Hornok has joined Realis Group as a partner as the company prepares to expand its real estate business beyond...

The Price of Medicine: How Discrediting a Competitor Became EUR 1 bln Competition law Risk

EU competition law does not prohibit a company from being a market leader; a dominant position can be a natural...