The Magyar Nemzeti Bank is issuing a silver collector coin with a face value of HUF 20,000 and a non-ferrous metal version with a face value of HUF 3,000 named ‘Apáczai Csere János’, to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of the first Hungarian encyclopaedist and pioneer of the dissemination of scientific knowledge in […]
Contrary to fears, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will increase rather than decrease the number of jobs, transforming the way people work, according to a statement sent to MTI by PwC Hungary, citing the PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer 2025 report, which found that even in the jobs most exposed to the impact of […]
More than 30-40 million students at over 8,000 institutions worldwide use the learning management system (LMS) developed by Hungarian experts at the Budapest base of the American educational technology company Instructure, the company told MTI. According to the announcement, the LMS system is used by Oxford, Toronto, and Ivy League universities in the United States, […]
The Sopron Brewery and the northwestern Hungarian town of Sopron, the ‘town of loyalty’ have been shaping and enriching each other's history since 1895. Sopron contributes to this long-lasting cooperation by dedicatedly cultivating beer culture, while the brewery contributes as an employer committed to local values and a supporter of the city's cultural and sporting […]
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 6.8% higher in raw data, or 5.0% higher in calendar (and Easter effects) adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 3.7% in specialized and non-specialized food […]
The Hungarian parliament’s Fidesz caucus has postponed voting on a contentious bill that critics say is aimed at stifling independent civil society and media ahead of upcoming elections. The delay, announced by Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyás, pushes the adoption of the so-called “Transparency in Public Life” legislation to the autumn parliamentary session. The bill, introduced […]
The volume of Hungary’s gross domestic product stagnated according to raw data and was 0.4% lower according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 1st quarter of 2025 than in the corresponding period of the previous year, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reports. Compared to the previous quarter, the economic performance lessened […]
The Hungarian population would most likely spend state resources on the development of renewable energy sources, according to a representative national survey commissioned by Mol. According to a summary sent to MTI on Thursday, based on a survey that also asked about climate issues, 70% of the total population feels that climate change has a […]
The Hungarian economy is once again strengthening in a strategic sector, with developments affecting the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries, according to István Joó, government commissioner and CEO of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), the agency informed MTI on Wednesday. He spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for SCHOTT Hungary Ltd., which manufactures glass packaging […]
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) last September to evaluate further potential cooperation opportunities in the area of hydrocarbon exploration in the Shamakhi-Gobustan region in Azerbaijan, the new agreement marks further progress in MOL’s strategic partnership with SOCAR. The agreement was signed […]
Predictable financial security is essential in sports. That is why it is so significant for Hungarian boxing as a whole that the Hungarian Boxing Association, which has a 100-year history of sporting success, has entered into a strategic partnership with Provident Financial Ltd., a key financial services provider in the field of personal loans. The […]
Hungarian fashion brand RETRO JEANS has signed a long-term lease agreement with HelloParks. The brand will establish its new central warehouse in the HelloParks AN1 facility in Alsónémedi (Budapest South), occupying 5,000 sqm. The site is the largest logistics and industrial hall developed so far by the Hungarian-owned industrial property developer and was built in […]
Mol Limo launched its classic car rental service this Monday. Mol Limo RENT A CAR is available 24 hours a day, the company told MTI. According to the statement sent by the car-sharing company to MTI says that it currently operates a fleet of around 600 cars and that the new service is based on […]
Chinese-owned Halms has once again chosen Hungary as the location for its latest strategic investment, according to the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA). Following the establishment of one of the country’s leading aluminum processing facilities in Debrecen, the company has announced the construction of a new automotive component manufacturing plant in Miskolc, NE Hungary. The […]
The real estate broker Duna House Group reached quarterly clean core EBITDA of HUF 1,281 million, 33% above the Q1 2024 level, and clean core profit after tax amounted to HUF 627 million, +19% year-on-year. 81% of EBITDA was generated by the financial intermediation segment and 64% outside of Hungary, the Group announced on the […]
