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Avg Hourly Pay Rate for Blue-collar Workers Climbs 8% in Q3

The average gross hourly pay rate for blue-collar workers in Hungary rose 8.1% to HUF 2,260 in the Q3 from...

Interview

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...

Podcasts

Pharma CEO Breakfast, October 7. 2025 – The Roundtable Discussion

Around 50 guests attended the fifth Pharma CEO Breakfast, organized by the BBJ in partnership with Phoenix Pharma and Benu,...

Inside View

Double Benefit: Energy Efficiency With Tax Benefits

While household energy costs have remained stable, those for business have risen in multiples. It is, therefore, surprising how little...

Appointments

New Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Hungary

Gábor Szarka has been appointed the new managing partner of Grant Thornton Hungary, effective September 1, succeeding Waltraud Körbler, who...

Inside View

Navigating the Energy Storage Boom: Emerging Trends, Legal Implications

Hungary’s renewable electricity capacity is growing rapidly, having surpassed 8,200 MW by October 2024, primarily driven by solar power. While...

HR

Avg Hourly Pay Rate for Blue-collar Workers Climbs 8% in Q3

The average gross hourly pay rate for blue-collar workers in Hungary rose 8.1% to HUF 2,260 in the Q3 from...

Interview

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...

Podcasts

Pharma CEO Breakfast, October 7. 2025 – The Roundtable Discussion

Around 50 guests attended the fifth Pharma CEO Breakfast, organized by the BBJ in partnership with Phoenix Pharma and Benu,...

Inside View

Double Benefit: Energy Efficiency With Tax Benefits

While household energy costs have remained stable, those for business have risen in multiples. It is, therefore, surprising how little...

Appointments

New Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Hungary

Gábor Szarka has been appointed the new managing partner of Grant Thornton Hungary, effective September 1, succeeding Waltraud Körbler, who...

Inside View

Navigating the Energy Storage Boom: Emerging Trends, Legal Implications

Hungary’s renewable electricity capacity is growing rapidly, having surpassed 8,200 MW by October 2024, primarily driven by solar power. While...

Friends are Important at Work, but Money More So

GDP growth continues to shape the labor market in Hungary, but this is not the only factor. According to a...

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...

Avg Hourly Pay Rate for Blue-collar Workers Climbs 8% in Q3

The average gross hourly pay rate for blue-collar workers in Hungary rose 8.1% to HUF 2,260 in the Q3 from...

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...

Employment Steady at 4.67 mln, Jobless Rate Holds at 4.5%

Hungary’s labor market remained stable in September 2025, with 4.67 million people employed and an unemployment rate of 4.5%, according...

New Head of Communications at Novartis Hungary

Beáta Smid took over as the new head of communications at Novartis Hungary, effective October 15, 2025, the company tells...

New Director of Business Development Joins Management of Danubius Hotels 

This month, László Csapó will take up the position of director of Business Development at Danubius Hotels. His responsibilities will...

Pharma CEO Breakfast, October 7. 2025 – The Roundtable Discussion

Around 50 guests attended the fifth Pharma CEO Breakfast, organized by the BBJ in partnership with Phoenix Pharma and Benu,...

Double Benefit: Energy Efficiency With Tax Benefits

While household energy costs have remained stable, those for business have risen in multiples. It is, therefore, surprising how little...

Wolf Theiss Appoints 6 New Partners

Wolf Theiss has announced the promotion and hiring of new partners, further strengthening its regional presence and legal expertise across...

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...

New Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Hungary

Gábor Szarka has been appointed the new managing partner of Grant Thornton Hungary, effective September 1, succeeding Waltraud Körbler, who...

Navigating the Energy Storage Boom: Emerging Trends, Legal Implications

Hungary’s renewable electricity capacity is growing rapidly, having surpassed 8,200 MW by October 2024, primarily driven by solar power. While...

ING Bank Hungary Appoints Zsófia Németh as Head of Human Resources

Zsófia Németh has been appointed as the new head of Human Resources of ING Bank in Hungary, effective September 15,...

Huibert Vigeveno Appointed as New Group CEO at MET Group

Swiss-based energy company MET Group has announced the appointment of Huibert Vigeveno as the new group chief executive officer (GCEO),...