Data published Monday morning about the past three days by the relebvant government website means that the total number of identified infected people since the beginning of the epidemic is 960,844, while the 304 new fatalities, most of them elderly, chronic patients, bring the official total number of deaths to 32,171. Between Friday and Sunday, […]
Investment in European property continued to gain momentum in Q3 with the return of big-ticket deals in major markets across the region, according to the latest market snapshot for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) released by Colliers International, a global leader in commercial real estate services and investment management. Leading cities including London, […]
With almost two decades of experience in a wide range of areas across the Group, from diagnostics to pharmaceuticals and diabetes care, Raffaella Claudia Bondi, the newly appointed Managing Director of Roche Hungary, who has previously worked in Switzerland, Denmark and her native Italy, has arrived in Hungary. She sees the future in innovation and […]
Budapest Airport handed over more than HUF 3.8 million to the SUHANJ! (Swish!') Foundation, which supports sporting opportunities for handicapped and disabled people. The donation was collected from the entry fees of the Runway Run charity race, organized at the airport for the 9th time this year. Accordomh to a press release by Budapest Airport, […]
Türk Telekom International (TTI) is a leading telecommunication operator in the CEE region, Turkey, Caucasus, Middle-East and Asia. It provides a full range of Internet/data services, infrastructure and wholesale voice services to incumbents, alternative carriers, mobile operators, cable TV companies, Internet service providers and corporate customers. Diplomacy&Trade talked to Türk Telekom International Group CEO, Şükrü […]
The faster-than-expected increase in Hungarian consumer prices has taken the market by surprise and is prompting analysts to revise their inflation projections upward. Many believe that the nation’s central bank will be forced to tighten monetary conditions more aggressively than planned to tamper inflationary pressures in the economy. Hungarian consumer prices jumped 6.5% year on […]
On the occasion of Ángel Sanz Briz Day, next to the monument at the Avenue that bears the name of the Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Jews in Hungary during World War II, the Spanish Ambassador to Hungary, Anunciada Fernández de Córdova and the mayor of Budapest's District 3, László Kiss, […]
Opening this Friday, the Hungarian National Gallery (MNG) presents an exhibition, entitled Image and Cult, of around 120 works by Pál Szinyei Merse, the first modern painter of Hungarian fine art - in parallel with his Hungarian and international contemporaries. The life’s work of Pál Szinyei Merse, an outstanding master of nineteenth-century Hungarian painting and […]
The Budapest office building Millennium Gardens is over the design stage of the two-stage BREEAM certification, which puts it in the Excellent category, according to a press release by the developer TriGranit. The BREEAM rating system was created for the purpose of environmentally conscious design, construction and operation, and is known as the most widespread […]
8,394 new infections and 132 deaths have been found in Hungary in the past 24 hours, according to the government website koronavirus.gov.hu. The last time the number of deaths was this high was on May 4 this year. The total number of deceased has risen to 31,751, while that of actively infected people to 83,818. […]
The Hungarian-Turkish Business Association (Turkcham) was established by the five founding members in 1999, on the initiation of Turkish businessman Suat Karakuş who is now the President of the association. He tells Diplomacy&Trade about how much – and in what fields – the organization has been able to contribute to enhancing relations between Turkey and […]
Siemens Mobility is developing a driver assistance system in the Hungarian capital. The project is another step towards safe transport in Budapest. Specialized for trams, the system will help drivers and improve traffic safety. The usefulness of driver assistance systems is unquestionable. BKV Plc, as the largest provider of public transport in Budapest, aims not […]
On Wednesday morning, the list of people who died from the coronavirus infetion in the previous day was published on the government information portal. A total of 98 new victims of the outbreak were reported on Tuesday. The list of the deceased includes a one-year-old child with an underlying medical condition listed as "mental illness". […]
Consumer prices were 6.5% higher on average in October 2021 than a year earlier. Significant price rises were measured over the last 12 months for motor fuels as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco. In one month, consumer prices increased by 1.1% on average, the Central Statistical Office reports. In 12 months, compared to October 2020: Food […]
The leading article of the recent Turkish Focus in Diplomacy&Trade was a comprehensive interview with the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Hungary, Ahmet Akif Oktay. He talks – among other issues – about the growing trade and investment relations between the two countries, especially in the field of energy as well as the […]
