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Főtaxi acquires Budapest Taxi

Budapestʼs Főtaxi has acquired peer Budapest Taxi, increasing its fleet from 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles, Főtaxi said on Monday. Budapest...

Telco

Zwack board proposes HUF 1,050 per-share dividend

The board of spirits maker Zwack Unicum will propose to shareholders payment of a HUF 1,050 per-share dividend on earnings...

Telco

Bourse after-tax profit more than doubles

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) had after-tax profit of HUF 176.3 million in 2017, more than double the HUF 72.9...

Telco

Average gross earnings up over 12% y-o-y in Q1

In March 2018, average gross monthly earnings of Hungarians amounted to HUF 331,500, a 11.3% increase year-on-year, the Central Statistical...

Telco

MNB FX swap stock to rise after tender

The stock of fine-tuning FX swaps of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will rise to around HUF 1,899 billion...

Telco

Deficit close to 80% of 2018 target, ministry confirms

Hungaryʼs cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, ran a HUF 1.0814 trillion deficit as of the end of April,...

Telco

Higher revenues lift Rába Q1 profit

Hungarian automotive industry company Rábaʼs first-quarter after-tax profit more than doubled to HUF 396 million, up from HUF 173 mln...

Telco

Uniqa Insurance grows pre-tax profit

Uniqa Insurance had pre-tax profit of HUF 820 million last year, up from HUF 225 mln a year earlier, CEO...

Telco

Tender raises ‘fine-tuning’ FX swap stock to HUF 1,810 bln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) injected HUF 100 billion of forint liquidity into the Hungarian banking system through the...

Telco

MNB reports banking sector liquidity down in April

Forint liquidity of Hungaryʼs banking sector fell in April from a month earlier, which was mainly reflected in declines in...

Telco

OTP Q1 profit boosted by business abroad

First-quarter after-tax profit of OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, jumped 23% year-on-year to HUF 65.1 billion, as foreign businesses...

Telco

MNB tender raises ‘fine-tuning’ FX swap stock

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Friday injected HUF 19.4 billion forint liquidity into the Hungarian banking system through...

Telco

MNB allocates HUF 50 bln of MIRS at tender

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allocated HUF 50 billion of its monetary policy interest rate swaps (MIRS) designed to...

Telco

Csányi still Hungaryʼs richest, Mészáros closing in

Sándor Csányi, the agribusiness magnate and chairman-CEO of OTP Bank, remains at the top of news portal Napi.huʼs list of...

Telco

MTel growth stable and assured, says CEO

Magyar Telekomʼs growth is stable and assured, outgoing CEO Christopher Mattheisen said at a press conference Wednesday, a day after...

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...

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...