180 new or like-new soccer balls were delivered to needy families by the fans of the Ferencváros (FTC) – Debrecen (DVSC) first division match and Provident employees in the framework of a joint voluntary initiative of Provident Financial Ltd. and FTC. The collected sports items will be distributed to children of disadvantaged families with the […]
Every May, the EU Diversity Month aims to promote fair workplaces in order to create a society and economy based on equal opportunities as much as possible. As the exclusive representative of the EU Diversity Charter in Hungary, the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) participates, for the 7th time, in the largest joint EU project […]
The role of women in gastronomy is becoming increasingly visible and dominant, and this year's most popular event on the Hungarian gastronomic scene, the MBH Bank Gourmet Festival, will highlight this at Millenáris in Budapest on May 24-26. The "walking country tasting" will again draw heavily on the culinary offerings of Hungary, with around 100 […]
Based on the interior design concept of este'r partners, Zazie Bistro & Bar's interior design solutions have not only captivated the domestic public, but have also attracted the attention of the international architectural profession. As the winner of the Winner category of the BigSEE Ljubljana International Design Awards, Budapest's new flagship restaurant has the opportunity […]
The annual March of the Living event was held in Budapest this Sunday. Participants in the 20th annual walk in memory of the victims of the Holocaust marched from the Dohány Street Synagogue to the square in front of Keleti Railway Station, where speakers commemorated the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 last year, […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange's (BSE) share index, the BUX, closed the week up 1.44%, or 962.94 points, on last Friday at 68,002.24 points. Total turnover fell from HUF 67.084 billion to HUF 46.306 billion on a weekly basis, but there were only four trading days due to the May 1 bank holiday. All the leading […]
The Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter Plc. has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that it has submitted an offer and entered into negotiations to acquire certain assets from Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA. In the statement, Richter confirms that it has participated in the monetisation process of Mithra, which was publicly initiated by […]
Budapest Airport, the management company of the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, scored a huge success at the Routes Europe Marketing Awards in Aarhus, Denmark. According to a statement released by the company, not only did it win the Best Airline Marketing Award in the category of airports with 5-20 million passengers, but it […]
In the latest quarterly review, Hungary's economic performance fell short of analysts' projections, underscoring the challenges of a gradual recovery from a protracted recession that continues to pressure the nation's fiscal framework. According to data released by the Budapest-based statistics office this week, Hungary's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 1.1% on an annual basis […]
On May 18 and 19, the KoreaON cultural festival will be held in Hungexpo Hall B in the Hungarian capital: free programs, big stage performances, dance and music performances, including MayTree, will take place in Budapest, where visitors will have the opportunity to discover the cultural values of the distant country on almost 1,500 square […]
Due to the increasing number of orders, the workshop wing at the ZalaZONE automotive test track (in Zalaegerszeg, SW Hungary), which is suitable for both cars and trucks, is being extended with new stands. László Palkovics, chairman of the board of trustees of the Széchenyi István University Foundation, which had been handed the ownership of […]
Following a referendum on accessing the European Union, held on April 12, 2003, Hungary – along with nine other countries – joined the EU twenty years ago, on May 1, 2004. At the referendum, which had a turnout of 45.6%, 83.8% of the voters cast their ballots in favor of EU membership and polls suggest […]
Eurowag is building a network of refueling stations on Europe's main transit routes, with services available exclusively for trucks, the company told MTI on Tuesday. The Eurowag Prime Network already comprises 70 service stations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Italy, France, Benelux, Northern Europe, the Baltic States, the Balkans, Austria and […]
The official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hungary next week will be a milestone in the history of relations between the two countries and may give new impetus to strengthening cooperation, as well as have important global implications, Gong Tao, China's Ambassador to Hungary, said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. […]
Since its creation a hundred years ago, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has issued two types of currency in the form of banknotes and coins: the pengő, which has had a short but memorable life of just twenty years, and the forint, which is still in use today. Both have been repeatedly renewed, sometimes […]
