Digital technologies have dramatically impacted the culture around work and working: Today’s workers have a new focus on purpose, mission and work-life integration.

A nationwide competition for street artists will be organized in ten major Hungarian cities from this spring, with the series set to kick off in Eger (NE Hungary) on April 28-29. The Street Art Show is open to anyone who fancies convincing the public of their talents, with winners selected based on votes of street audiences at each venue.

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TulipánTündér Produkciós Non-Profit Kft. has found a new exhibition space in the historic Párizsi Nagyáruház building on downtown Andrássy út, where the tenant will occupy 1,600 square meters. In the transaction, real estate services firm JLL represented the landlord, Divatcsarnok Projekt Zrt.

Professional services firm PwC Hungary has brought Szabolcs Mezei on board as new director in its Advisory services practice. In his new role, Mezei will be tasked with improving public sector consulting, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Highlight Quote 1: “Nobody can say for sure what banking will look like in the future.” Highlight Quote 2: “In complex situations, where it comes to risk assessment or to large investments, people want to see people. That will not change.” Highlight Quote 3: “There is good business ahead. The economy is doing well, and we are a mirror of the economy; we will increase our market share.” 

In the last couple of years, one of the main changes in the labor market was that candidates no longer have been selected by companies, but job seekers have the privilege to decide about their future employer.

Fighting discrimination and enforcing the principle of equal treatment has a great importance in employment relationships. Fighting the gender pay gap is an important facet of this problem, but not the only one.

Budapestʼs Sziget Festival, a week-long musical extravaganza on an island in the Danube, is adding more international acts to its lineup this year with a boosted HUF 8.6 billion budget, chief organizer Tamás Kádár said at a press conference on Thursday.   

The MKB Bank group almost tripled its consolidated pre-tax profit from a year earlier to HUF 20.7 billion in 2017, the bank said on Thursday.  Results improved in almost all segments, on the retail and corporate market as well as in private banking.   

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has announced the promotion of a group of professionals inside the company, of which two became partners as of April 1.

OTP Bank Romania has cancelled its contract to acquire Banca Românească and other Romanian businesses from the National Bank of Greece, OTP Bank said on Thursday.  The contract was cancelled because conditions were not fulfilled on time.   

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 61.5 billion of securities at auction on Thursday, raising its original offer by HUF 13.5 bln, state news wire MTI reported.

Belgian real estate developer Atenor Group Hungary laid the cornerstone of a 72,000 square-meter office complex, dubbed Aréna Business Campus, in Budapestʼs District 8 on Wednesday.  Work is set to begin on the cityʼs Hungária körút thoroughfare within a few weeks.

An increase in incomes, expanding investments and lending growth are all necessary for Hungary to achieve sustainable convergence by 2030, Márton Nagy, deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), said at a conference organized by business news site portfolio.hu on Wednesday.   

United Way Hungary will be organizing its third annual nighttime Danube River Cruise this summer, promising an evening of the most spectacular views of Budapest, American-style buffet dinner, summer cocktails and a music show, all while supporting charity.

Young employees need to spend increasingly more on everyday expenses, a survey conducted by K&H Bank shows. Most of them expect costs to grow further.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 40 billion of bonds maturing in 2026 and 2028 at a switch auction on Wednesday, accepting bonds expiring in 2019 and 2020 as payment.   

The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have together produced a package of proposals for the government to consider when it drafts its new strategy for economic policy, daily Magyar Idők reported on Wednesday, cited by state news wire MTI.   

International stars and outstanding Hungarian artists feature in the 2018/19 season of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. In addition, the 111-year-old concert organ of the academy will be heard for the first time after a nine-year renovation.