The Austrian IT company Plaut has acquired a majority stake in the Hungarian firm Netlife Consulting, which specializes in SAP consulting and continues to operate under the name msg Plaut Hungary Ltd., the Austrian company told the Hungarian state news agency MTI. According to the information, with the acquisition, the company aims to reach a […]

By Sunday, 8,863 new coronavirus infections had been registered, bringing the total number of identified infections to 516,490 since the outbreak began. There were 162 deaths, mostly elderly, chronic patients, so the official number of COVID-19 related deaths rose to 16,952. 8,764 patients are treated in hospital with coronavirus infection, 1,005 of them are on […]

The building of the Hungarian National Museum was lit with decorative lights of the colors of the Hungarian flag in honor of the national holiday om March 15. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the ceremonies on March 15, celebrating the start, in 1848, of the Hungarian revolution and war of independence against the Habsburgs will […]

As of March 15, Hungary will have a ministerial commissioner in charge of developing the battery industry, telex.hu writes, referring to the official Hungarian Gazette. The appointment of Péter Kaderják is for a maximum of two years. During this period, he will be tasked with the following: – creating the development strategy of the Hungarian […]

163, mostly elderly, chronic patients died, and another 9,444 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. The related government website koronavirus.gov.hu highlighted on Saturday that 1,293,414 people have been vaccinated in Hungary so far, 377,343 of them have already received the second vaccination. The government portal wrote that […]

In January 2021 the volume of industrial production in Hungary fell by 6.7% year-on-year. Based on working-day adjusted data, production declined by 2.8%, according to the Central Statistical Office. The largest weight carrying manufacture of transport equipment representing 25% of the manufacturing output was 28% lower than a year earlier. The global semiconductors shortage contributed […]

Few business sectors have been as hard hit globally by the coronavirus pandemic as tourism and Hungary is no exception to this sad reality. As tourism-related revenues have fallen off a cliff and government aid has been all but a trickle, the sector is struggling for survival. In the decade leading up to 2020, Hungary’s […]

Over nine thousand new coronavirus infections were registered in the past 24 hours in Hungary, with 8,718 people treated in hospital with COVID-19 in the country. The numbers published by the related government website are as follows: Number of new infections: 9011 (+699 compared to the previous day )Number of new daily deaths: 130 (-42 […]

The 250,000th Audi Q3 model rolled down from the production line of the Audi plant in Győr. The anniversary car was a tango red Audi Q3 Sportback with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, which will soon head for Germany, a press release from Audi Hungaria says. Production of the Q3 model began in 2018 in Győr, […]

A plant built with state subsidy by the pharma company Meditop in Pilisborosjenő, NW of Budapest, was inaugurated this Thursday, It will be here that preparations used to treat coronavirus patients are manufactured and developed. During the inauguration ceremony, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga was of the view that thanks to the Health Support Program, […]

For several months now, Budapest Airport has been in continuous exchange with its airline partners and other airports around the globe to learn, create and roll out best practices for handling the smooth and safe return of meaningful passenger traffic to the airport, while adhering to all existing and potential future regulations. The airport operator […]

The Pákozd-Sukoró Arboretum and Game Park, SW of Budapest, has opened this Wednesday for the first time since November 10, 2020 and can be revisited in compliance with epidemiological rules. Available for visitors there are a 15-meter high lookout tower with a magnificent view of Lake Velence; a forestry educational trail; an interactive museum showing […]

The use of a home office will also help curb the epidemic, so the government is asking companies to allow their employees to work from home, Tamás Schanda, Parliamentary and Strategic Secretary of State at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) said. The fewer encounters, the harder the epidemic can spread, so it’s very […]

179 people died of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary in the past 24 hours – a sad daily record –, mostly elderly, chronic patients, bringing the official number of deaths in this country to 16,325. The number of new infections was 5,653, increasing the total number of identified infections to 480,860 since the outbreak […]

Consumer prices were 3.1% higher on average in February 2021 than a year earlier, Hungary's Central Statistical Office reports. Relatively significant price rises were measured over the last 12 months for alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and price rises slightly exceeding the average for food and consumer durables. In one month, consumer prices increased by 0.7% on average, […]