5,134 people entered Hungary crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border this Wednesday, while 16,861 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border crossing declared that they had arrived from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said on Saturday. Of those who entered, police issued 238 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to […]
Christmas trees collected from the streets in Budapest – estimated to be over half a million – are being used in an environmentally friendly way, the Waste Management Division of the Budapest Public Utilities Ltd. (FKF) announced on Friday. According to the statement, the real "placement dumping" starts after January 6 and usually lasts for […]
The world-famous Hungarian mathematician János Neumann (also known as John von Neumann) would be 120 years old this year. On the occasion of the jubilee year, the John von Neumann Society, which bears his name, is preparing a series of commemorative events throughout the year with the aim of making make the von Neumann heritage […]
Skyrocketing inflation in Hungary is starting to take its toll on households spending. While retail sales climbed slightly higher in November due to increasing fuel sales, turnover in food shops showed a significant decline, reflecting the impact of severe inflation and indicating that that more and more households are in serious trouble. Policy makers expect […]
B+N Referencia Zrt. has a history of almost three decades and has grown into Hungary's leading facilities management company. For years, it has been consistently featured in the ranking of the 500 Hungarian companies with the highest turnover. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Ferenc Kis-Szölgyémi tells Diplomacy&Trade about the company’s development, their tailored […]
According to the reports of the doctors participating in the monitoring service, in the 52nd week of four working days, almost 13,000 people went to the doctor with flu-like symptoms, the National Center for Public Health (NNK) has announced in its weekly report. They wrote that between December 26 and January 1, 134,000 people in […]
51, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week, bringing the official number of deaths to a total of 48,546 in this country, the Coronavirus Press Center has announced. The number of those who have recovered from the disease in Hungary has decreased to 2,127,121, and that of the active infected has decreased to 13,070. Currently, […]
Industrial producer prices rose by 37.0% on average in November 2022 compared to one year earlier. Domestic output prices were 63.7% and non-domestic output prices 23.4% higher, the Central Statistical Office reports. The faster growth in domestic output prices was due to the proportion of the energy industry, where a significant price increase occurred, being […]
AR-Robotics Ltd., situated in the western industrial park of Debrecen, is developing its technologies, competences and service quality with about HUF 677 million in support from the European Union, the company's press officer said in a statement. Balázs Farcádi said that the purpose of the investment realized from the received support is for the company […]
The confidence index showing the one-year expectations of Hungarian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises remained in the negative range in the last quarter, but the indicator improved by the end of the year, dropping from minus 14 in the previous quarter to minus seven points, K&H group highlighted in its announcement. According to the financial […]
Garbage collection dams are being installed on several Romanian rivers along the Romanian-Hungarian border to prevent waste floating in the water from crossing into Hungary. Sándor Pásztor, head of the water management directorate of Bihor County in Transylvania, Romania told the Romanian news agency Agerpres that the hydro-technical devices are being installed in the county's […]
From now on, Erste Bank customers do not have to leave their four-legged pets at home when they go to the branch of the financial institution to do business. For the time being, dogs are expected in six branches, and Erste will decide on the dog-friendly concept based on the experience of a two-month trial […]
The 2019 Septimus Rajnai Rizling of Pannonhalmi Cseri Winery and the 2019 GT 50 Cuvée of Tamás Günzer Winery of Villány won the 2022 Hungarian Wine Grand Prix, awarded by the Hungarian Wine Writers' Circle (MBK), in the white wine category and the red wine category, respectively. In 2022, MBK evaluated for the seventh time […]
The 100% Hungarian-owned Future FM Facility Management Corporation provides full-ranging facility management services all over the country. Since 1991, their scope of activity has gradually increased in accordance with the changing demand of the market and their customers. As the CEO of the company, Zoltán Mikó explains to Diplomacy&Trade, the facility management market itself is […]
The number of firms continued to grow slightly in 2022, despite the fact that the number of firms that ceased to exist increased by approximately 50% compared to the previous year, the company information service OPTEN told the state news agency MTI on Tuesday. Opten's Company Fluctuation Index (CFI) – which compares the number of […]
