According to data from the booking website Szallas.hu, the most popular destinations for domestic travel in the fall are Budapest, Eger and Pécs, with the majority of guests planning a two-night stay. According to the analysis sent by the accommodation booking portal to MTI on Wednesday, Northern Hungary leads the regional rankings in autumn, with […]
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest has announced that its 'Kempinski The Spa' has been honored with the esteemed title of 'Hungary's Best Hotel Spa' in the World Spa Awards 2025. Spa Manager Katalin O’Nagy conveyed her profound appreciation for this honor by stating that "we are privileged to receive this recognition for the fifth time in […]
Following seven other countries in the region, Visa has launched its digital payment program in Hungary, which aims to support the digitization of Hungarian micro and small businesses already operating in e-commerce or intending to enter the market and make them more competitive, the global payment service provider told MTI on Tuesday. They explained that […]
At its meeting on this Tuesday, the Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and decided not to change the central bank interest rates, leaving its base rate at 6.5%. According to the press release after the meeting, the primary objective of the National Bank of […]
Zwack Unicum Nyrt. has expanded its team with a new leader. Beáta Harcsa will now fill the position of Marketing Director, bringing more than twenty years of domestic and regional FMCG experience to the company. Starting in September 2025, her job will be to support Zwack's iconic brands and develop forward-looking marketing strategies. Beáta Harcsa […]
In Hungary, private healthcare is gaining ground: more and more people are turning to medical services outside the state insurance system. A recent study by the Budapest-based economic research institute GKI examined how private healthcare spending has evolved in recent years. In 2022, Hungary’s per capita health spending, measured at purchasing-power parity, was the fourth-lowest […]
Strabag has opened an asphalt mixing plant in Orosháza, Békés County, with the brownfield investment costing more than HUF 950 million, the company said in a statement to MTI on Tuesday. The original plant opened in 1998 but was closed following the 2008 world economic crisis. The new asphalt plant and service units, such as […]
PwC Hungary and Budapest University of Economics and Business (BGE) have signed a strategic agreement, confirming the decades-long cooperation between the two partners, the university informed MTI on Monday. The cooperation covers several areas, such as professional courses, corporate internships, job fairs, and career counseling. PwC experts are actively involved in theoretical and practical education, […]
Between October 10 and 17, Korean cinema will once again take center stage in Budapest. A total of 29 South Korean films will be screened at the Corvin Cinema, including award-winning works, real audience favorites and recent premieres. The screenings will be accompanied by Hungarian and English subtitles, and the program will also feature audience […]
With a real estate market growing above the European average, Hungary will present a comprehensive economic vision for the sector and ongoing developments at one of Europe's largest real estate exhibitions, EXPO REAL in Munich, according to a statement from the Hungarian exhibitors. More than 2,000 exhibitors and nearly 40,000 decision-makers from 75 countries are […]
According to data from MAVIR, Hungary's energy management company, the total installed capacity of renewable energy producers in Hungary exceeded 9,000 megawatts by the beginning of September, the Ministry of Energy announced on its official Facebook page on Monday. Solar systems lead the way with 8,116.5 megawatts, followed by biomass-biogas (444.5), wind (325.1), water (62.49), […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index declined amid rising turnover this week, with the BUX closing at 100,198.56 points on Friday, down 1,001.28 points, or 0.99%, from a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 101.33 billion, following HUF 81.41 billion the previous week, with leading shares weakening, except for OTP. On Monday, investors began […]
This Saturday, athletes took over runway I of Ferenc Liszt International Airport once again: the airport operator Budapest Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, organized the Runway Run, the traditional charity race of the aviation community for the thirteenth time. As in previous years, one hundred percent of the entry fees is donated to […]
Masterplast Plc. has informed investors on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that its subsidiary, Masterplast Hungária Ltd. concluded a contract on September 19 with the energy trade firm MVM Next Energiakereskedelmi Plc. with a term of more than 10 years on "the transfer of certified energy savings under a framework agreement”. Under the […]
In H1 2025, the PannErgy Group focused mainly on the successful commissioning of the third production well of the Miskolc Geothermal Project. Primarily due to this successful integration, PannErgy achieved record heat input in Q1 2025, exceeding both base quarter heat sales and the target for the period, the company has reported on the website […]
