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General gov’t runs HUF 213.4 bln deficit at end of May

Hungaryʼs cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, ran a HUF 213.4 billion deficit at the end of May, the...

Telco

Real wages in Hungary up 9.2% in Jan-April

Along with a 2.5% rise in consumer prices compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, real earnings in...

Telco

MNB caps 3M depo at HUF 300 bln, holds base rate

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) set a HUF 300 billion limit on the stock of...

Telco

Investment fund assets up 0.7% in May, says BAMOSZ

Total assets in funds managed by members of the Association of Hungarian Investment Fund and Asset Management Companies (BAMOSZ) were...

Telco

Saga Foods to spend HUF 600 mln on developments this year

Sága Foods, the Hungarian unit of British turkey processing company the Bernard Matthews group, plans to spend HUF 600 million...

Telco

Favorable financing environment lifts farm investments

Hungarian farmersʼ investments rose sharply, albeit from a low base, in the first quarter, lifted by low interest rates and...

Telco

Parliament approves 2018 budget

Hungarian lawmakers approved the 2018 budget yesterday, on the last day of the spring session, with 127 MPs voting in...

Telco

Parliament approves raises to 2017 budget expenditure, revenue

Parliament yesterday voted to raise the revenue and expenditure targets of the 2017 budget by HUF 436.4 billion, according to...

Telco

Net sales of retail gov’t securities reach HUF 56 bln in May

Net sales of forint government securities targeted at retail investors came to just under HUF 56 billion in May, the...

Telco

MNB to hold LIRS tender on July 6

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said today it will hold a tender for interest rate swaps conditional on lending...

Telco

Banking sector liquidity falls in May, says MNB

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector fell in May from a month earlier, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said...

Telco

MNB allots HUF 200 bln at one-month EUR/HUF swap tender

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted HUF 200 billion of one-month forint swaps against euros at a tender on...

Telco

Government spent HUF 4.2 bln on anti-Brussels campaign

The Hungarian government spent slightly more than HUF 4.2 billion on its recent “Let’s stop Brussels!” campaign, which the government...

Fintech

Mastercard Hungary names new managers

Three members of the Hungarian Mastercard team – Szabolcs Kovács, István Maklári and Ádám Szőnyi – have been appointed to...

Telco

Hungarian securities’ market value rose in April, says MNB

The amount of outstanding equity and debt securities was HUF 43.248 trillion at market value at the end of April,...

Science

Rising Tide of Dementia: Economic Imperatives for Hungary and Europe

The rising prevalence of dementia is becoming not only a healthcare challenge but an economic and labor market issue that...

Science

3D-Printed Spine Models Could Aid Planning for Complex Surgery

Physical, life-sized models of patients’ spines could give surgeons a valuable additional tool when preparing for particularly complex procedures, according...

Science

Mental Health Forum Seeks to Turn Professional Consensus Into Cross-sectoral System Reform

Semmelweis University’s “Mental Health in Hungary 2026” forum brought psychiatric professionals, social care workers, educators, patient representatives and policymakers together...

Science

ELTE Quantum Biology Conference Puts Budapest on Emerging Science Map

Budapest hosted an international gathering at the frontier of quantum science and biology as the 15th International Workshop on Quantum...

Science

Endometriosis Carries a Heavy Workplace Cost in Hungary

A Hungarian-led study has quantified the workplace burden of endometriosis, showing that women with the condition miss more than twice...

Fintech

SAP Hungary: How AI and Business Development Meet in Budapest

SAP Hungary opened its Budapest office to the press during an “Insider Tour,” giving a close look at how the...

What Might Dogs Reveal About Human Communication?

A Hungarian-led research team working out of the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest is working to discover what...

AI Agents Could Shop and Pay for One in 10 Consumers by 2030, Mastercard Says

More than one in 10 online shoppers could regularly use artificial intelligence agents to purchase products on their behalf by...

4iG Group, SpaceX Sign European Deal for Starlink Mobile, Sovereign Solutions

4iG Group and SpaceX have signed agreements to introduce Starlink Mobile services and develop secure sovereign satellite communications solutions in...

Global Payments Introduces Accessible Card Payments for Visually Impaired Users

Global Payments has introduced a new accessibility mode on its payment terminals designed to make card payments easier for blind...

Sziget Festival Sets New Mobile Data Traffic Record on Yettel Network

Festival-goers generated nearly 54 terabytes of mobile data traffic on Yettel’s network during this year’s Sziget Festival, setting a new...

Rising Tide of Dementia: Economic Imperatives for Hungary and Europe

The rising prevalence of dementia is becoming not only a healthcare challenge but an economic and labor market issue that...

3D-Printed Spine Models Could Aid Planning for Complex Surgery

Physical, life-sized models of patients’ spines could give surgeons a valuable additional tool when preparing for particularly complex procedures, according...

BME, OTP Join Forces to Strengthen Cybersecurity Education and Research

A new partnership between the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and OTP Bank aims to connect academic expertise...

CoinCash 1st Hungarian Crypto Provider to Receive MiCA Approval

MNB granted CoinCash operator Tiwala Solutions a CASP license, making it the first and currently only Hungary‑based crypto provider authorized...

Mental Health Forum Seeks to Turn Professional Consensus Into Cross-sectoral System Reform

Semmelweis University’s “Mental Health in Hungary 2026” forum brought psychiatric professionals, social care workers, educators, patient representatives and policymakers together...

ELTE Quantum Biology Conference Puts Budapest on Emerging Science Map

Budapest hosted an international gathering at the frontier of quantum science and biology as the 15th International Workshop on Quantum...

Endometriosis Carries a Heavy Workplace Cost in Hungary

A Hungarian-led study has quantified the workplace burden of endometriosis, showing that women with the condition miss more than twice...

Breakthrough to Bedside: The Financing Challenge Behind Healthcare Innovation

According to Ildikó Ádám, partner at EY and life sciences industry leader for the Europe Central region, her sector is...

Corvinus University Completes HUF 1.5 bln Digital Development Project

Corvinus University of Budapest has completed a HUF 1.491 bln digital and practice-oriented development project supported by non-refundable EU funding...

SAP Hungary: How AI and Business Development Meet in Budapest

SAP Hungary opened its Budapest office to the press during an “Insider Tour,” giving a close look at how the...