In 2018, some 137,000 tonnes of honey were traded among the EU member states, with Hungary alone exporting nearly 20,000 tonnes to other members, amounting to about 14% of total intra-EU exports, according to the EUʼs statistical agency Eurostat.

Property developer the Futureal Group has reached an agreement with Erste Real Estate Fund regarding the sale of the Advance Tower office building, located on Budapestʼs Váci Corridor, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Real estate developer Skanska Property Hungary organized the local edition of the global initiative "Health and Safety Week" last week, putting emphasis on workplace wellbeing, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Dániel Gergő Pintér has been elected to head the crisis communications department of the Hungarian Public Relations Association (MPRSZ), according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Ticket prices for the Budapest matches of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020) have been set at EUR 30-125, state news wire MTI reported, citing UEFA. The event is set to be held in 12 cities in 12 European countries from June 12 to July 12, 2020.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged U.S. President Donald Trump to work to establish cooperation with Romania in the interest of starting gas production in the Black Sea “as soon as possible” at their recent meeting at the White House, Orbán said in his weekly interview on public radio last Friday.

With its mix of generous incentives, professional crews and state-of-the-art facilities, it’s no wonder Eastern Europe is hosting everything from art house hits (“Cold War”) to tentpole movies and high-end TV, The Hollywood Reporter commented.

Listed IT company 4iG had HUF 280.5 million after-tax profit in the first quarter of 2019 compared to a HUF 106.2 mln loss in the same period a year earlier, the company said in an earnings report posted on the Budapest Stock Exchange today, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Marking the International Day of Light, Tungsram has donated 12,000 lamps to Franciscan monk Csaba Böjteʼs Transylvanian childrenʼs homes, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Flixbus started operating a direct bus link to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the European Capital of Culture from yesterday, with buses departing from Budapest and Szeged, the company told the Budapest Business Journal.

Hungaryʼs state debt stood at 70.1% of GDP at the end of March, down from 70.8% of GDP at the end of December 2018, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said today, based on a preliminary reading of Hungaryʼs financial accounts, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Hungary is facing the most serious obesity problem in Europe, with about 30% of adults struggling with the condition, and another 30% overweight, says Hungarian news site Index, citing data released to mark European Obesity Day.

The World Wildlife Fund announced the transformation of the WWF International Danube-Carpathian Program to the WWF Central and Eastern Europe (WWF-CEE), in order to better reflect the broader geographical scope of the organization, extending beyond the Danube and Carpathian ecoregions, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Located at the meeting point of Districts VIII., IX. and X., Népliget is becoming the new business district of Budapest and still has a good deal of development potential, according to portfolio.hu.

The governmentʼs support strategy for SMEs is being developed after extensive social consultations, said state secretary for economic strategy and regulation László György at a press conference on Thursday, state news wire MTI reports.

Romania and Hungary are pushing the EU to make it easier for orchard farmers to distil their own fruit brandy, a traditional practice in Central and Eastern Europe that is restricted in the bloc on health grounds, news wire reuters.com reported.

Hungary will seal another long-term gas supply deal with Russia later this year if U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil fails to take a decision on investing in a huge offshore project in the Black Sea, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Reuters on Wednesday.

Hungarian search engine optimization (SEO) agency Klikkmánia has announced the apppointment of Ferenc Dudás as its new operative director, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Some 43% of Hungarian IT experts would be willing to leave the country if they were offered a better job, a rate well above the 35% average rate among other professions, according to research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), HR specialist The Network, and job portal Profession.hu.

Assets of investment funds managed by members of the Association of Hungarian Investment Fund and Asset Management Companies (BAMOSZ) reached HUF 6,378 billion at the end of April, up 2% year-on-year, fresh data from the association show, state news agency MTI reported.