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BUX down for a third day

The Budapest Stock Exchange's main BUX index finished down 1.10% at 18,009.66 Monday after dropping 1.52% Friday. It is up...

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Groupama Garancia premiums revenue reached HUF 94 bln last year

French-owned Hungarian insurer Groupama Garancia Biztositó saw its revenue rise by 5% to HUF 94 bln due to premiums, raising...

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MNB: Retail loan stock drops further in Q4

Although Hungarian banks' disbursals of retail loans rose sharply in the fourth quarter of last year, overall retail lending stock...

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Eagle Ottawa signs contract on HUF 9 bln expansion

American automobile interior maker Eagle Ottawa and Hungarian city Szolnok Mayor Ferenc Szalay signed a contract on a HUF 9...

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Hungarian credit institutions see a combined after-tax loss of HUF 446.5 bln

Hit hard by provisioning for compensation for retail clients mandated under the new FX law, Hungarian credit institutions had a...

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BUX down for a second day

The Budapest Stock Exchange's main BUX index finished down 1.52% at 18,210.19 Friday after dropping 0.41% Thursday. It is up...

Telco

MNB: Hungarian banks booked HUF 447 bln loss last year on borrowers relief

Hit hard by compensation for retail clients mandated under law, Hungarian credit institutions had a combined after-tax loss of HUF...

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MNB: Corporate lending stock falls on net FX repayment

Corporate lending stock of Hungarian banks fell HUF 31.2 bln to HUF 6.798 trillion in January from a month earlier...

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Buda-Cash management may have reported misconduct to financial services watchdog

Hungarian boutique brokerage firm Buda-Cash’s management allegedly reported misconduct to the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) when the central bank’s investigation...

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BUX down after three-day rise

The Budapest Stock Exchange's main BUX index finished down 0.41% at 18,490.94 Thursday after rising 0.32% on Wednesday. It is...

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KSH: Investment volume growth slows to 1.9%

Investment volume growth in Hungary slowed to 1.9% in Q4 last year, falling from 15.7% in Q3 and 27.6% in...

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Budapest Council adopts 2015 budget

The municipal council of Budapest yesterday approved the city's budget for 2015 with 20 votes for, nine against and one...

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MTel Q4 earnings improve on lower payroll costs

Fourth-quarter after-tax profit of Magyar Telekom more than doubled to HUF 2.7 bln from the same period a year earlier...

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Masterplast’s earnings fall on Ukraine write-off

Hungarian building materials manufacturer Masterplast's net income decreased by 38%, down to €749,000, last year, an earnings report published late...

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Leier Hungária expands capacity

The Hungarian unit of Austrian building materials manufacturer Leier invested HUF 2.1 bln to expand its Hungarian facility’s capacity last...

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...

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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...