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COVID-19: More Fatalities and More Infected in Hungary

D&T
Sep 13, 2021

The new coronavirus was detected in 873 people in Hungary on Friday and over the two weekend days, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 815,605, according to official figures. The coronavirus infection contributed to the death of 12 patients. The death toll of the epidemic is 30,098. Ladt Monday, 648 new infections and […]

Pope Francis Pays a Brief Visit to Budapest to Celebrate Mass

D&T
Sep 12, 2021

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, spent about seven hours in Hungary this Sunday before leaving for a three-day visit to Slovakia in the afternoon. In Budapest, he celebrated the closing mass of the International Eucharistic Congress 2020. The plane carrying Pope Francis landed at 7.45 a.m. at Ferenc Liszt International Airport, where […]

Harsh Decades of the Forint

Dr. Ákos Péter Bod
Sep 11, 2021

It was on August 1, 1946 that the National Bank of Hungary introduced a new currency, the Forint. The move came as after World War II, Hungary experienced the largest inflation to that date in world history. The new currency was issued to deal with a situation that had become unmanageable. Seventy-five is not a […]

Drop a Hundred Kilos!

D&T
Sep 11, 2021

The average Hungarian household emits 10-12 tons of carbon dioxide per year, or roughly 1,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide per month. To make a visible difference in emissions, it would be necessary to reduce this figure to below ten tons. The 'Drop 100 kilos!' campaign by the Hungarian Scientific Association for the Reduction of Harm […]

METRANS to Build Container Terminal as Logistics Center

D&T
Sep 10, 2021

The construction of the METRANS Group's container terminal - for which the laying the foundation stone this Thursday in Zalaegerszeg - will create a new logistics center in Hungary and increase the region's investment attractiveness. The cost of the southwestern Hungarian investment that promises to create 120 new jobs is close to HUF 16 billion, […]

Number of Tourism Nights on the Recovery Path

D&T
Sep 10, 2021

The number of nights spent by domestic guests at commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels) increased by 8.1% in July compared to the same month in 2020 but was 11% lower compared to July 2019, the corresponding month in the year before the outbreak of the pandemic. The […]

Hungary’s Inflation Accelerates, Peak Expected in Fall

D&T
Sep 10, 2021

Hungary’s headline inflation picked up again in August, exceeding market expectations and bolstering the case for further interest rate increases. Analysts predict that the rate of inflation will remain above 5% in the coming months. After a remarkable slowdown in July, Hungarian inflation picked up at a quick pace in August. Consumer prices jumped an […]

Breakthrough Prize to Katalin Karikó

D&T
Sep 9, 2021

Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and fellow researcher Drew Weissman were this year's winners of the Breakthrough Prize, one of the most prestigious scientific awards with the largest prize money, USD three million. The recognition was, of course, earned for the mRNA research that enabled the rapid development of mRNA-based Covid vaccines. The Breakthrough Prize was […]

Ambassador School by the European Parliament

D&T
Sep 9, 2021

The program, launched in 2017, currently involves 49 secondary schools in Hungary and more than 2,000 schools across Europe. The Ambassador School program aims to raise awareness of Europe and European parliamentary democracy among young secondary school students. Through a variety of in-school and extra-curricular activities throughout the school year, students from participating schools can […]

Worsening COVID-19 Numbers in Hungary

D&T
Sep 9, 2021

Another three patients deceased as a result of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary, while the number of active infections and hospitalisations continue to rise. By Thursday, another 345 people had been diagnosed with the new coronavirusin Hungary, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 814 409, according to official figures. The previous day, […]

The Most Prominent Investors of 2020 in Hungary

D&T
Sep 8, 2021

2020 was also a special year for the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA). The organzation says that although operations were still normal at the beginning of the year, the pandemic that started in the spring brought about unprecedented challenges for both investors and the country at large. Despite the circumstances, HIPA contributed to the implementation […]

Rising Inflation Figure in Hungary: 4.9%

D&T
Sep 8, 2021

Consumer prices were 4.9% higher on average in August 2021 than a year earlier. Significant price rises were measured over the last 12 months for alcoholic beverages and tobacco as well as motor fuels. In one month, consumer prices were up by 0.2% on average, the Central Statistical Office reports. In 12 months, compared to […]

Airport Development Amount to Nearly EUR 200m in Budapest

D&T
Sep 7, 2021

The series of developments began in 2019 at Ferenc Liszt International Airport has continued this year; more large-scale investments have been implemented during the first eight months of 2021 at Ferenc Liszt International Airport . That takes the total value of the developments carried out over the past two and a half years to nearly […]

Proposal to Phase Out Diesel Cars in Budapest

D&T
Sep 7, 2021

The Clean Air Action Group would start to ban obsolete diesel cars from the capital as early as next year. The used car website Használtautó.hu looked at which cars could be affected by the proposal and how many of them are on the domestic market, including used car imports. The Clean Air Action Group's proposal […]

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