AutoWallis has closed another banner year, with its revenue increasing by 17% to HUF 88 billion in 2020. However, the company expects even such a major expansion to be only a minor step ahead of the 2021 leap. Namely, the revenue of the stock exchange automotive company may present a nearly threefold increase when compared […]
The number of new infections is 9,055 in Hungary, bringing the total number of identified infections to 670,776 since the outbreak began. The number of active infections rose further to 236,144, a new high. Another 267 patients died, bringing the official number of new coronavirus related deaths to 21,262. The number of recovered is 413,370. […]
As the British variant of the coronavirus is spreading at an alarming pace in Hungary, causing record numbers of infections and fatalities, Hungary is stepping up its vaccination program to stem the epidemic. The country surpassed the milestone of two million vaccinations, prompting the government to publish the conditions for starting the first stage of […]
On Thursday, the extraordinary vaccination of previously registered kindergarten and school teachers started in more than four hundred hospital vaccination places in Hungary. Following repeated requests from teachers over the past couple of months, their vaccination is now under way. They are vaccinated on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Pfizer. The Hungarian state news agency […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) plans to neutralize its ecological footprint in close cooperation with WWF Hungary. Last year, the Bank successfully started compensating carbon-dioxide emissions at its international green conferences, by providing funds for forest restoration at Pápateszér. The MNB expects to fully neutralise the carbon-dioxide emission arising from its operation from 2021 […]
According to preliminary data the deficit of the general government sector in 2020 was HUF 3,870 billion, 8.1% of GDP. The balance deteriorated by HUF 2,882 billion, or by six percentage points as a proportion of GDP compared to the previous year. According to the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH), the significant deterioration was due to the economic impact of […]
The annual process of fish stocking has begun at Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe. This Wednesday, a total of 5013 kg carp was let into the lake. The shipment was unloaded at the dog beach in Fonyód, on the southern shore of Lake Balaton.
Chris Dinsdale, a highly experienced airport manager with in-depth knowledge of Budapest Airport, is taking over from Dr. Rolf Schnitzler as the CEO of Budapest Airport Co. Ltd. from the end of March. A press release by Budapest Airport, the management company of the Ferenc Liszt International Airport of the Hungarian capital, says Chris Dinsdale […]
The number of fatalities of the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary has increased by 302 in the pevious day, according to official data. By far the most tragic figure released on Wednesday, the number of coronavirus patients who died in one day has never risen above 300 in Hungary. The highest number of deaths to date, […]
Johnson Electric is closing its automotive parts plant in Ózd, NE Hungary as mainatining production there has become economically unsustainable. The factory employs almost 800 people. The decommissioning of the production is planned to take place in several stages and would end in April 2022. The company said in a statement that it is aware […]
The Saudi Green Initiative and The Middle East Green Initiative that are to be launched soon aim to chart a path for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region in protecting the planet, by clearly defining an ambitious road map that rallies the region and significantly contributes to achieving global targets in confronting climate […]
By Tuesday, the number of active infections in Hungary rose to 222,334. More people than ever before, a total of 12,553 coronavirus patients, are being hospitalized. 274 patients (the second highest daily number in Hungary) died in the previous day, bringing the official number of deaths related to the news coronavirus infection to 20,435. The […]
As part of the measures related to the coronavirus epidemic, to protect drivers in the capital, the front door on buses and trolleybuses will not be opened from Monday, March 29, and the front of vehicles will be closed with a cordon. From Monday, March 29, the first door may not be used on buses […]
By Monday morning, another 189 Hungarians, mostly elderly, chronic patients, died due to the new coronavirus infection bringing the official number of deaths to 20,161. 7,263 new infections had been registered, increasing the total number of identified infections to 641,124 since the start of the epidemic. There are 12,291 patients treated in hospital with the […]
Eight out of ten respondents said that it would be better not to change the clock twice a year, according to a public representative survey conducted by the Publicus Institute on behalf of the daily Népszava with 1,001 respondents. Compared to surveys three years ago, there has been a slight increase in the proportion of […]
