Start Garancia Plc. closed an outstanding financial year in 2022: its profit after tax increased to HUF 2.33 billion from HUF 452 million in 2021, while commission and fee income rose from nearly HUF 300 million to about HUF 3 billion, the company told MTI on Thursday. According to the statement, in order to ensure […]
Provident Financial Ltd. has been a leading player in the personal loan market in Hungary for more than two decades. The CEO of the company, Botond Szirmák, who has been at the helm of the company for 15 years now, tells Diplomacy&Trade about how important satisfied employees and customers for Provident are, their role in […]
The MOL Bubi public bicycle service has been ranked among the best in Europe by Belgian experts who recently visited the Hungarian capital, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) told MTI on Wednesday. They said that the Belgians would like to develop a similar service in Brussels and were gathering experience in Budapest. They added that […]
The 2022 Municipality Survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB), covering 744 municipalities across the European Union, says 69% of municipalities lack experts with environmental and climate assessment skills, posing a serious problem for the implementation of local investment programs, including those in Hungary. This comprehensive survey provides unique insights into past and planned investments, […]
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) has a history of over three decades. Its Chairman, Duncan Graham, who was re-elected at the BCCH General Assembly this May for another two years as head of the organization, tells Diplomacy&Trade about how they managed to handle issues like Brexit, the pandemic or the Russian invasion […]
In May 2023, 1.3 million guests spent 3.1 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments (commercial, private and other accommodation establishments) in Hungary, the Central Statistical Office reports. The number of guests was 7.1% and that of tourism nights 3.8% higher than a year earlier, due to expansions in international tourist arrivals and tourism nights. […]
GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) Plc. is a British multinational biopharma company, one of the top pharma firms in the world. Its plant in Gödöllő, just east of Budapest, has been developed into a strategic actor in GSK’s global vaccine production. The histories of the founders of GSK date back well over a century (in fact, Glaxo's […]
According to preliminary data, the deficit of the general government sector in Hungary in the 1st quarter of 2023 was HUF 1,728 billion, 9.8% of GDP, the Central Statistical Office reports. The balance deteriorated by HUF 1,265 billion, or by 6.8 percentage points as a proportion of the GDP, compared to the same period of […]
The Budapest subsidiary of the Stadler Group, which is responsible for the management of the Hungarian railway network, has been transformed into a joint-stock company as of July 1, 2023, the change was justified by the expansion of its scope of duties, which is justified by the control of projects and the strengthening of the […]
Wine Spectator, one of the most influential wine magazines in the world, has recognized the wine lists of three restaurants in Budapest and one in Miskolc. The Wine Spectator, one of the most influential wine magazines in the world, has recognized the wine lists of three restaurants in Budapest and one in Miskolc. For decades, […]
In the first quarter of this year, members of the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HVCA) invested a total of HUF 3.5 billion in 25 Hungarian companies in 25 transactions, compared to HUF 8.1 billion invested in 31 companies in the same period last year, the association told MTI on Monday. According to […]
The surplus of the external trade in goods amounted to EUR 366 million in April, the adjusted volume of exports decreased by 2.3%, that of imports lessened by 0.3%, compared to March, the Central Statistical Office says in its latest report released this Monday. In April 2023, the volume of exports declined by 1.1% and […]
Bilateral ties between Hungary and the UK have become of a different order of magnitude following Brexit, UK Ambassador to Hungary Paul Fox tells Diplomacy &Trade. Despite political differences over the war in Ukraine and Sweden’s NATO accession, the two countries are enjoying a more direct relationship and economic cooperation is growing dynamically. The Ambassador […]
In an exclusive interview with Andrea Solti, President of the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) and Country Chair of Shell Hungary Plc., Diplomacy&Trade explores HBLF's commitment to championing social causes and promoting diversity and equality in the business sector. With a focus on HBLF's involvement in the European Diversity Month, she sheds light on the […]
The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose this week, with the BUX 50 closing at 505.73 points on Friday, 0.2% higher than a week earlier, MTI reported Sunday morning along with a brief analysis of the week’s trading. Weekly turnover on the stock market was HUF 35.325 billion, up from HUF 32.212 […]
