The inauguration ceremony of four new ships (two catamarans and two ferries) of Balaton Navigation Ltd (Bahart) was held in Siófok. The development, the first of such in 40 years, could give a new boost to tourism on Lake Balaton. Bahart CEO Gábor Veigl said that the new vessels meet the highest environmental standards, are […]
The Belgian-Hungarian owned Weerts Logistics Park (WLP) HUR One Ltd. is building a logistics hall of nearly 55.000 sqm in Ebes, close to the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen. The groundbreaking ceremony took place this Wednesday. A statement by WLP says it is the first investor with foreign interests to speculatively develop the Hajdú-Bihar-County headquarters […]
In February 2024, 883,000 guests spent 2.2 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments (commercial, private and other accommodation establishments) in Hungary, the Central Statistical Office reports. The number of guests was 23% higher and that of tourism nights 19% higher than a year earlier. The number of nights spent by domestic guests increased by […]
Stadler and Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút (GYSEV) Plc. have signed a contract for the supply of nine plus optionally four FLIRT Intercity electric multiple units. The vehicles will be operated by the railway company on the Sopron-Budapest and Szombathely-Budapest routes from 2027, Stadler Trains Hungary Plc. informed MTI on Wednesday. In the statement, the signing of the […]
More than a hundred foreign professionals will be able to learn about Hungarian wine at this year's Hungarian Wine Summit, an international professional event in Budapest from April 21 to 25, and on wine region study tours organized by the Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency (MBÜ). Anita Pusztai, Marketing Director of MBÜ, presented the program of […]
The Hungarian National Museum (MNM) will organize the May fest of Museums for the 27th time, on May 25-26. The professional programs and workshops of the country's largest museum event are in the spirit of the motto of ICOM, the International Council of Museums – Museums for Education and Research. In addition to the professional […]
CIB Group closed the 2023 financial year with record profits, with profit after tax reaching HUF 63.9 billion, up nearly 80% year-on-year, the financial institution told MTI on Tuesday. As the statement highlights, CIB Group's net operating income amounted to HUF 169.6 billion, up from HUF 135.6 billion in the previous year, while profit before […]
The foundation stone of the new factory of the German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall was laid in Szeged, SE Hungary this Tuesday. At the event, Christoph Müller, head of the Rheinmetall Power Systems division, said the Szeged plant will be the group's first hybrid site, where civil business and defence technology activities will be […]
Human values in the economy and social innovations at companies were the main topics discussed at the latest Business Breakfast and Professional Forum by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) held this Tuesday at one of the locations of the National Bank of Hungary in Budapest. A third of the world's workforce […]
The exhibition, organized by the Hungarian National Assembly, brings together the Francophone countries, demonstrates the plurality of the world and the cultural relations of the Francophone countries with Hungary, said Jean-Francois Paroz, Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in Budapest and this year's President of the Francophone Ambassadors' Circle. According to the ambassador, all countries strive […]
This year the Hollókő Easter Festival will be a four-day event, with programs starting on Friday in the Nógrád County World Heritage village, the executive director of the Hollókő World Heritage Management Nonprofit Ltd., Boglárka Bakos informed MTI on Monday. She stressed that visitors are expected with a rich folklore program, Palóc gastronomy, folk customs, […]
More than 150 Hungarian wine and sparkling wine brands will participate with a total of 700 items at the Winelovers Grand 2024 launch tasting, where around 100 wines from international wineries will be available for tasting on April 6 at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest. This year's Winelovers Grand will again offer a broad insight into […]
‘The World of Banksy – The Street is my Canvas’ exhibition will bring over a hundred of Banksy's works to Budapest from May 3 at the Komplex Exhibition Hall on Király Street. The exhibition of the world's most famous invisible graffiti artist arrives in Hungary after Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Prague, Brussels, Lisbon and Dubai, and […]
The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) strengthened this week on the back of falling turnover. The BUX closed at 65,236.93 points on Friday, 248.60 points, 0.38% higher than a week earlier, MTI reported on Sunday, along with a Turnover on the stock market was HUF 53.75 billion, up from HUF 68.18 billion […]
During Earth Hour, on the last Saturday of March every year, all lights are switched off for one hour and electrical appliances are disconnected. In Hungary, many municipalities took part in the worldwide action. The aim of the 60 minutes dedicated to Earth is not only to symbolically turn off the lights in our homes […]
