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Telco

Value of card purchases up, but still under cash withdrawals

The value of Hungariansʼ purchases with bank cards continued to climb in the double-digits in the third quarter, but reached...

Telco

Expressway to Ferenc Liszt Airport could be renovated by 2024

A feasibility study on the renovation of the expressway connecting the main parts of Budapest to Ferenc Liszt International Airport...

Telco

EST Media closes tie-up giving Deltagroup backdoor listing

Listed EST Media on Wednesday said it closed transactions that make IT company Deltagroup Holding its majority owner, state news...

Telco

Banking sector liquidity rose in November – MNB

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector rose in November from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in an increase...

Telco

Fines for GDPR data breaches total HUF 87 mln this year

Hungaryʼs data protection authority NAIH levied fines of a combined HUF 87 million over violations of the European Unionʼs data...

Telco

Energy trader MET interested in ČEZ’s Romanian wind farm

MET România Energy, part of Switzerland-mased MET, one of the largest energy suppliers on the free market, is interested in...

Telco

Jan-Nov gen govʼt deficit reaches 76.7% of full-year target

Hungaryʼs cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, ran a HUF 766.3 billion deficit at the end of November, reaching...

Telco

Salon candy sales to grow 2-3%

The turnover of seasonal sweets will increase by 2-3%, to more than HUF 10 billion in December, reports news site...

Telco

Number of SMEs up 4.1% in 2018

There were 748,951 small and medium-sized businesses operating in Hungary in 2018, up 4.1% from a year earlier, state news...

Telco

Banking sector earnings climb more than 10% in Q1-Q3

Consolidated after-tax profit of the Hungarian banking sector rose 10.5% year-on-year to HUF 560 billion in Q1-Q3, data released by...

Telco

BSE turnover up in November

Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange reached HUF 227 billion in November, up from HUF 219 bln in October...

Telco

Gross earnings up 11.8% year-on-year

In September 2019, average gross earnings in Hungary amounted to HUF 360,700, 11.8% higher than a year earlier, according to...

Telco

MKB Bank profit climbs 43% in Q1-Q3

After-tax profit of MKB Bank rose 43% year-on-year to HUF 36.2 billion in Q1-Q3, an earnings report released Thursday shows,...

Telco

MLSZ allocates HUF 1.12 bln in TAO funds to Felcsút

The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) has allocated HUF 1.12 billion in so-called TAO funds to the football club of Felcsút...

Telco

Salami prices skyrocket due to swine fever

The average price for a kilogram of winter salami has grown by 8% over the course of a single week,...

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...

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...

Revolut Migrates Over 2 mln Hungarian Customers to Local Branch

Revolut Bank successfully completed the migration of more than 2 million eligible Hungarian retail customers to the local branch and...