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Tackling the HR Challenges of the Biggest Bank Merger in Recent Hungarian History

Integrating the corporate cultures of different entities for a merger is always an interesting business challenge. The Budapest Business Journal...

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Inside ViennaUP’23: A Preview of This Year’s Highlights

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Gabriele Tatzberger, director of Startup Services at the Vienna Business Agency, about the most...

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Joining the Data Dots in Personalized Healthcare

Medical director Dr. Richárd Kiss talks about the data-based approach Medipredict takes to bring ‘the long-held promise of personalized medicine...

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Veronika Spanarova: ‘Honored, Humbled and Thankful for the Recognition and Trust’

In the wake of winning the Expat CEO of the Year award for 2023, the Budapest Business Journal asked Veronika...

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HonestFood: A 3rd Way for Putting Food on the Tables

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Giacomo Pedranzini, winner of the 2022 Expat CEO of the Year award and CEO...

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A Comprehensive Solution in Difficult Times

On February 1, Exim Hungary launched the Baross Gábor Reindustrialization Credit Program to support companies registered in Hungary. The Budapest...

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UniCredit Posts Strong Corporate Results, While Spearheading ESG Efforts

The Budapest Business Journal talks with UniCredit Bank Hungary’s head of corporates, Albert Hulshof, about the lender’s corporate financing market...

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Market Talk: Wanted, Better Language Skills, More Digitization, Fewer Taxes

Some of the leading actors from the tax and accountancy fields give us their take on the things to watch...

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After 7 Years’ Service, Dutcham Elects new Chair

On February 16, Katinka Zinnemers (managing director at Abacus Medicine A/S) became the new chair of the Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of...

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Building a Framework for Sustainability and ESG

While the Big Four consultancies and larger accountancy firms deal with the specialties of sustainability reporting, Budapest-based PR and communications...

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Will Inflation Devour Wealth?

Last year saw a serious downturn for most investment vehicles, and experts are still on the lookout for a turnaround...

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Magyar Bankholding Aims to Build Hungary’s Market Leader in Sustainable Finance

András Puskás, the chief advisor to the president of Magyar Bankholding, talks to the Budapest Business Journal about the leading...

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ESG a Must-have for big Players, With a Range of Benefits for SMEs

ESG considerations and sustainability are gaining increasing traction in the business world, both internationally and in Hungary. What makes ESG...

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When Science Meets Finance: denkstatt Hungary Paving the Way in Sustainability

Sustainability is rising to prominence in the business world, becoming an ever more essential set of strategies that companies who...

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Making a Lonely Case for Hungary’s Natural Strengths

An American expat businessman says Hungary is missing out on a golden opportunity to develop an industry of the future...

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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....

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Dealing With Tick Bites

As tick populations rise across the country, concerns regarding Lyme disease increase every year. However, it is important to remember...

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Serving Up the New U.S. Dietary Guidelines

What’s striking is how far we’ve come from great-grandma’s kitchen, where “additives” basically meant salt and paprika. Today, more than...

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BBJ Quick Interview: Realizing the Business Benefits of ESG

The Budapest Business Journal asks Anita Sávoly-Hatta, ESG reporting partner at PwC Hungary, to give us a quick overview of...

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Kidney Stones: When Your Body’s Own Substances Become the Enemy

What causes kidney stones, how can you prevent them, and when is surgery necessary? Kidney stones are among the most...

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Banks, Supply Chains, and Insurance: Why Cybersecurity Matters

Financial-sector attacks increasingly occur through the supply chain. EU-level rules mandate processes that make banks more cyber-resilient, from security awareness...

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Drees & Sommer on Adding Value, Digitalization and ‘Urban Mining’

Ákos Koloszár, managing director of Drees & Sommer Hungary, speaks with the Budapest Business Journal about nearly three decades of...

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From Chatbots to Virtual Bankers: How AI Is Reshaping Hungarian Finance

Did you know you can now apply for a mortgage in Hungary without ever speaking to a real person? That’s...

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Market Fundamentals Holding Back Entries by Major Luxury Fashion Brands

Anita Csörgő, director, head of retail at Colliers, gives the BBJ her overview of the retail real estate market in...

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...

Dealing With Tick Bites

As tick populations rise across the country, concerns regarding Lyme disease increase every year. However, it is important to remember...

Honor Sees Hungary as a Strategic Market for Ecosystem-led Growth

Bill Liu, Hungarian country manager of the global technology firm Honor, tells the BBJ that Hungary is more than a...

Resilient by Design: Celebrating 25 years of TCS in Hungary

The India-owned business that is today known as TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) was listed at the Court of Registry on...

Serving Up the New U.S. Dietary Guidelines

What’s striking is how far we’ve come from great-grandma’s kitchen, where “additives” basically meant salt and paprika. Today, more than...

BBJ Quick Interview: Realizing the Business Benefits of ESG

The Budapest Business Journal asks Anita Sávoly-Hatta, ESG reporting partner at PwC Hungary, to give us a quick overview of...

Penny Hungary at 30: Digital, Caring, Community-oriented

Silke Janz, CFO of Penny Magyarország, tells the BBJ about the challenges of retailing in an environment shaped by persistent...

Kidney Stones: When Your Body’s Own Substances Become the Enemy

What causes kidney stones, how can you prevent them, and when is surgery necessary? Kidney stones are among the most...

Banks, Supply Chains, and Insurance: Why Cybersecurity Matters

Financial-sector attacks increasingly occur through the supply chain. EU-level rules mandate processes that make banks more cyber-resilient, from security awareness...

Expanded Sanofi Budapest Hub Demonstrates the Pulse of Progress

To mark the official opening of the Sanofi Budapest Hub expansion on Oct. 9, Madeleine Roach, executive vice president and...

Drees & Sommer on Adding Value, Digitalization and ‘Urban Mining’

Ákos Koloszár, managing director of Drees & Sommer Hungary, speaks with the Budapest Business Journal about nearly three decades of...

Hungary Still has Much to Offer Germany – EY Partner Ésik Says

A significant portion of German investment in Hungary is concentrated in the automotive industry, around which a notable bifurcation of...

From Chatbots to Virtual Bankers: How AI Is Reshaping Hungarian Finance

Did you know you can now apply for a mortgage in Hungary without ever speaking to a real person? That’s...

Market Fundamentals Holding Back Entries by Major Luxury Fashion Brands

Anita Csörgő, director, head of retail at Colliers, gives the BBJ her overview of the retail real estate market in...