Sales of new Toyota vehicles in Hungary reached 16,635 in 2025, giving the car maker 10.9% market share, importer Toyota Central Europe country director Richárd László said at a press conference on Tuesday. Turnover slipped 8.2% as delivery problems hit sales of top-selling models, Laszlo said. He added that 18,000 vehicles, and a market share […]
64% of Hungarian companies leading the way in sustainable transition already use some form of circular model in their business activities, but complex solutions are not yet common, according to the latest survey by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH). The research, conducted with the professional support of KPMG, says that circular […]
The documentary 'Queen of Chess', chronicling the life of Hungary's Judit Polgár, the greatest female chess player of all time, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this Tuesday. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy, the film explores Judit Polgár's extraordinary journey. "Two years ago, Rory Kennedy approached me about making this documentary," the former chess […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourist accommodations in Hungary rose 11.8% to 1,423,000 in December from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 9.2% to 3,249,000, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The number of domestic guests rose 10.1% to 604,000 […]
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, "in the first place, we commemorate a Hungarian national tragedy, of which we were a part both with several hundred thousand innocent victims and having participated on the side of the perpetrators" the head of the Prime Minister's Office, Gergely Gulyás was quoted by MTI as saying at a commemoration […]
Take-up on the industrial property market in and around Budapest reached 261,600 sqm in the fourth quarter, the Budapest Research Forum (BRF) said on Tuesday. According to a summary sent to MTI, the largest handover of the quarter was the first hall of CTPark BudapestÉrd, with a floor area of 53,000 sqm. New leases accounted […]
The number of new passenger car registrations in Hungary rose 6.4% to 129,440 in 2025, data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show. Hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 56% of sales, cars with petrol engines made up 24% and vehicles with diesel engines 11%. Fully-electric vehicles accounted for almost 9% […]
The strategic partnership between the Hungarian Interchurch Aid and Mastercard will continue in 2026. Innovative, secure digital platforms for fundraising, which have significantly increased the efficiency of Advent fundraising, are playing an increasingly important role in the joint effort to support the aid organization's operations. Card donations proved to be extremely successful overall: 2,000 donors […]
MBH Bank, Hungary's second-biggest commercial lender, on Monday announced that it will issue a EUR 500m five-year bond on February 2. Investors had offered to subscribe EUR 2.2 billion of the MREL (Minimum Requirement for own funds and Eligible Liabilities)-eligible funding, more than four times higher than the original offer, MBH said. During the transaction, […]
Investors became more cautious as buyers, but remained very active as sellers on the real estate market in 2025, real estate broker Duna House told MTI on Monday. According to the company's data, investment purchases accounted for approximately 23% of total national turnover for the year as a whole, down from nearly 27% at the […]
The 44th AGROmashEXPO and Agricultural Machinery Show, which ended over the weekend in the Hungarian capital, welcomed nearly 35,000 visitors, the Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center told MTI on Monday. According to the event venue, this was the most successful agricultural exhibition in recent years. The outstanding interest confirms the international significance of the […]
Beer producer HEINEKEN Hungária started the year with some important changes: Sára Palcsó joined the company as trade marketing manager, while Ádám Zahovay, the previous trade marketing manager, will continue his career as group brand manager responsible for HEINEKEN's mainstream brands, the company says in a statement. Ádám Zahovay has been working in marketing for […]
The year begins with an exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center: "Echoes of Korea in Hungarian Handicrafts" shows how the spirit of traditional Korean art meets the creativity of Hungarian artists. The exhibition is not just a presentation of a distant culture, but rather the story of a living, evolving community where students become masters […]
On Friday, the The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index (BUX) closed at 125,061.81 points, 2.25% higher than a week earlier and just 136 points shy of its historic high set on Thursday. Weekly turnover was HUF 124.9 billion, following HUF 108.2 billion the previous week, with leading shares strengthening, except for Richter, and OTP […]
Grammy Award–winning American jazz-soul singer Gregory Porter will take the stage and get everyone dancing this August at the Paloznak Jazz Piknik at Lake Balaton, the organizers have announced. Gregory Porter stormed the world with his unique sound, bringing contemporary jazz to the masses. He has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards for Best […]
