Chin Sooyoung, resident artist at the Korean Cultural Center, will pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation with a unique, poetic concert at the Budapest Music Center on September 22. The repertoire of 'Light Variations' was created on the occasion of this historic anniversary: jazz music meets other art forms, shedding new light […]
The net profit of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) for the first half-year of 2025, which includes the BSE's share of the KELER Group's results, is HUF 2.67 billion, BSE reports on its website. The EBITDA value in the first half-year of 2025 was HUF 879 million, which is 31% higher than the value achieved […]
Consumer prices were 4.3% higher on average in August 2025 than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office reports. Compared to July, prices were unchanged on average. In 12 months, compared to August 2024:A price increase of 5.9% (4.7% excluding food and beverage serving services) was recorded for food, within which 19.9% for eggs, 18.5% […]
From September 8 to October 26, scheduled boat services on Lake Balaton will run less frequently according to the fall schedule, Balatoni Shipping Co. announced on its website. On the two main routes, Fonyód-Badacsony and Siófok-Tihany-Balatonfüred, services will run daily until September 28, and then only on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of the […]
In an extraordinary announcement of 4iG Plc. published on the website of the Budaoest Stock Exchange on concluding non-binding Memorandums of Understanding and an Option Agreement, 4iG Public Limited Company (4iG) informs the participants of the capital market that on September 7, 2025 a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between 4iG Space and […]
6,200 foreign runners from 115 countries took part in the anniversary race, which is a huge increase compared to last year's record. The race was ultimately won by Hungarians: Gábor Karsai from Békéscsaba in the men's category and Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth from Budapest in the women's category. Foreigners made up almost 40% of the individual […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed at 103,178.71 points on Friday, down 1,284.16 points or 1.23% from the previous day. The stock market turnover was HUF 14.1 billion, with leading shares falling compared to the previous day's close, the financial website penzcentrum.hu reports. However, compared to the previous week, the Bux is […]
On the day of its world premiere on Friday, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi's film, 'Silent friend', won four awards at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, the Hungarian National Film Institute told MTI on Friday. The film won the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) award, which was given to the best film in the competition […]
The SPP Group's after-tax profit for the first half of 2025 was EUR 15.1 million. In addition to the stable operating results of the Hungarian and Czech properties, the revaluation gain of EUR 8.9 million on the Slovakian properties added to the portfolio, contributed significantly to the profit. Effective July 1, 2025, Shopper Park Plus […]
ALTEO-Therm Ltd. has successfully completed a HUF 434 million investment project to replace its former 3.2 MW Wärtsilä 220 SG gas engine at its Tiszaújváros site with a modern, refurbished Jenbacher J620 engine. The project not only involved the replacement of the gas engine, but also included mechanical, electrical and control updates to auxiliary plant […]
On the occasion of the International Day of Charity, Danubius Hotels has created a special cake to support the work of Bátor Tábor, which helps the healing of sick children, inviting its guests to join in the charity effort. The chain offers at six of its Budapest hotels ‘Bátor Treat’, which not only allows guests […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the level of one year earlier 1.0% in July 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.0% higher than in June 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Production volume […]
Hungary’s central bank governor Mihály Varga underscored the importance of currency stability, calling it essential for curbing inflation and laying the foundation for stronger growth. “Hungary’s economic convergence can’t be based on currency devaluation,” Varga said at an annual economics forum in Veszprém, stressing that the forint’s impact on prices has doubled compared to a […]
K&H Bank's after-tax profit fell to HUF 50.2 billion in the first half of the year, down from HUF 66.9 billion a year earlier, with government measures accounted for during the period reducing the financial institution's results by HUF 31 billion, the financial institution told MTI on Thursday. Peter Roebben, CEO of the K&H Group, […]
Having grown from a French family enterprise into a global food industry leader, Bonduelle has implemented capacity-expansion projects at three of its Hungarian sites. Developments carried out in Békéscsaba, Nyíregyháza, and Nagykőrös included the installation of new vegetable processing lines and the establishment of the company’s Central and Eastern European logistics hub, the Hungarian Investment […]
