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PM’s office to administer Norway grants

The government is planning to transfer administration of nine EEA and Norway Fund-supported programmes from the state-owned Széchenyi Program Office...

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Beaver Schutzsysteme wins tender for flood protection

Beaver Schutzsysteme, a Swiss firm specializing in developing mobile flood protection, won a tender to supply Hungary's National Catastrophe Defense...

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Analysts: MNB to cut rates 10bp on Tuesday

Analysts polled by international news agency Reuters expect the National Bank of Hungary's rate-setting Monetary Council to continue an easing...

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PM: No tax policy at a European level

The European Union should stop taking away power from Member States, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels yesterday,...

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Hungarian government ministers formally appointed

President of Hungary János Áder on Friday formally appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s third government....

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New Hungarian government is set by PM

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New Hungarian government is set by PM

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has submitted the nominations for his ten-member cabinet and included them in a letter sent...

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Visegrád Four diplomats in Ukraine today

Diplomats from the Visegrád Four nations (Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) will be in Ukraine today to assess that...

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Reuters poll: MNB to cut base rate again next week

A total of 16 of 22 analysts participating in a Reuters poll predicted that the National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

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Hungarian unions to join European air traffic controllers’ labor action

Four Hungarian air traffic controllers’ unions will join a European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) labor action called for Thursday, January...

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Foreign minister hails WTO global trade agreement

Foreign Minister János Martonyi told MTI on Saturday that the global trade agreement reached at the Ninth Ministerial Conference of...

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Fidesz MEP: Tavares Report actually written by Göncz

Three months after the release of the Tavares Report which attracted international attention by calling into question the current government’s...

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Croatian government: MOL’s threat taken very seriously

Yesterday, BBJ reported that Hungary-based oil-and-gas giant MOL had raised the stakes in the company’s ongoing battle with the Croatian...

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Missing EU funds covered “for months”

Hungary can cover the funding suspended by the European Union from the state budget “for months,” an official said on...

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Matolcsy, MNB: Easing cycle not over, further (smaller) rate cuts coming

After again lowering the key rate by 0.25% to 4%, the Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

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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...