The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15 bln of discount three-month T-bills at auction today, in line with the original offer, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) allotted HUF 100 billion of one-month forint swaps against euros at a tender on Monday, state news agency MTI reported.

The French Institute will present a film screening and debate of the 2016 documentary “Merci patron!” (“Thanks Boss!”) by François Ruffin at the institute this evening, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. 

Mariusz Wieczorek has been appointed new Projects Director of Skanska Property Hungary, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Budapest’s Capa Center is today opening an exhibition entitled “The Photojournalist Robert Capa,” showcasing a selection of work by one of the best-known Hungarian-born photographers, according to capacenter.hu. Images on view are selected from the collection of almost 1,000 Capa photographs of the Hungarian National Museum.

Revenues of Palladium Consulting, one of Hungaryʼs biggest insurance brokers for SMEs, rose 10% to HUF 1.1 billion last year, the company told Hungarian news agency MTI.

CIG Pannónia Life Insurance said Friday the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has approved the transfer of its home and mandatory vehicle insurance policies to Aegon Magyarország, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.

Japanese car parts manufacturer Takata, the company at the center of the largest vehicle recall in history as a result of a string of deaths due to faulty airbags, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Japan, according to reports. The firm is a strategic partner of the Hungarian government, which supported the opening of its plant in Miskolc in 2014.

The Center for Budapest Transport (BKK) is set to significantly ease the journey of those taking public transport from the airport to the city center with the launch of a direct bus service from Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Deák Ferenc tér in central Pest, online news portal index.hu reports today.

Officials of the Hungarian government and the State of New York have started negotiations on the further operation of the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, according to a statement issued Friday by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. The CEU welcomed the launch of the talks.

If summer turns out to be extremely hot this year, Hungarians could drink millions more mugs of beer during the quarter than in the corresponding period of 2016, the Association of Hungarian Brewers expects, according to online news portal index.hu.

Germanyʼs Diehl Aerosystems is investing HUF 3.7 billion in increasing the production capacity of Diehl Aircabin Hungary, based in Nyírbátor in the northeast of the country, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday, as reported by state news agency MTI.

Economic research institute GKIʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence rose to 3.2 points in June, a historic high, from 1.7 points the previous month, Hungarian news agency MTI reported today. The standalone business confidence index rose from 7.9 points to 9.5 points.

Budapest public transport company BKV said it will stop sending old metro trains for refurbishment until Russiaʼs Metrowagonmash, the manufacturer of trains running on the third metro line, radically improves the technical condition of vehicles, BKV told Hungarian wire service MTI today.

Hungarian economic policy cannot abandon its long-term intention of joining the eurozone, but there is no rush, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said Thursday at an event organized by the Joint Venture Association (JVSZ), state wire service MTI reported.

In the first four months of the year, Hungary’s natural decrease -  which occurs when deaths outnumber live births - grew by 5,996 compared to the first four months of 2016, to 20,273, according to a first release of data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) today.

Hungary’s retail sales volume increased by 3.2% in April according to raw data and, mainly due to the Easter effect, by 1.7% adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same month of the previous year, according to a second estimate of data published today by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Moodyʼs Investors Service today upgraded the long-term local and foreign-currency deposit ratings of MKB Bank Zrt. from B3 to B2, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Ákos Nagy has been promoted to Partner at Kinstellar Budapest, an independent law firm focusing on Emerging Europe and Central Asia, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. Nagy primarily focuses on corporate and M&A transactions.

Hungary’s Central European University (CEU) has been ranked among the best 160 universities in Europe, according to The Times Higher Education (THE) Best Universities in Europe 2017, published June 21, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.