The 248 deaths in the past three days, most of them elderly, chronic patients, bring the official total number of deaths to 39,434. The number of people recovered is now 1,121,823 and the number of active infected persons has decreased to 101,023, according to the related government website. In the past three days, a total […]
Not long after Olimpia did so, another legendary restaurant is closing in Budapest: the Hungarian fine dining pioneer Csalogány26 has announced on Facebook that it will no longer open. As the business news site hvg.hu writes, citing the gastronomy journal Magyar Konyha ('Hungarian Kitchen'), the decision was not only influenced by the coronavirus epidemic, there […]
The Hungarian forint (HUF) weakened in 2021: by 1.3% against the euro (EUR), 9.3% against the American dollar (USD) and 6.0% against the Swiss franc (CHF). On December 31, the forint ended the year at 368.87 forints against the euro and 324.48 forints against the American dollar, while the Swiss franc stood at 355.55 forints. […]
“Hungarian-French relations are very good in general. After the difficult times of the pandemic, personal, direct consultations could also resume recently.” That is according to the Ambassador of the Republic of France to Hungary, Pascale Andréani. In addition to describing the strong economic relations and active French investor presence here, she also outlines – in […]
"I wish that we not only retain but also strengthen our will to do something in the New Year, so that we are not overcome by apathy and resignation," Hungarian President János Áder said in his televised New Year's greetings. He quoted from an essay by the recently deceased world-famous Hungarian psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi that […]
The Budapest and national daily heat record was broken on Friday, New Year's Eve, the National Meteorological Service has announced. It said that unusually mild air flowed over most of the country on Friday, with highs between 10 and 18 degrees Celsius, except in the northeastern counties and the shores of Lake Balaton. Until now, […]
3,360 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified cases to 1,256,415 since the beginning of the epidemic. The death toll has risen to 39,186, with 82 people, mostly elderly, chronic patients, according to Friday's announcement on the government site koronavirus.gov.hu. According to the portal, the number of cured patients is steadily […]
Hungary will cut spending by around EUR 2 billion next year as the government expects economic expansion to slow in 2022. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, facing a closely fought general election next spring, is balancing between generous financial handouts to voters and a commitment to keep the budget deficit in check. The […]
The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), the BUX, closed the year at 50,720.71 points on Thursday, with a turnover of HUF 6.6 billion, up 8,613 points, or 20%, in 2021. The annual turnover of the BSE is estimated by the state news agency MTI to have exceeded HUF 3,360 billion this year, […]
At the extraordinary general assembly of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on December 30, the confidence in the president Krisztián Kulcsár was withdrawn. The former world and European champion, Olympic silver medallist fencer had held the position since 2017. 24 people voted against the President, 18 were in favour and one invalid vote was cast. […]
Some 7,500 lost property items lost on trains or at railway stations have been handed in to the railway company this year, of which more than 4,000 have been returned to their owners, Mávinform said on Wednesday. According to the statement, passengers mostly forget phones, wallets, bank cards, small bags, backpacks, gym bags, suitcases, documents, […]
The Aeropark Aviation Museum, located next to Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and visitors can learn about the heroic era of aviation, the 66-year history of Malév airlines, and get an insight into the everyday life of modern aviation, behind the scenes of Budapest's and Debrecen's international airports. The Aeropark […]
115 patients died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 39,009. According to information by the official government website, the number of recovered persons is steadily increasing and currently stands at 1,097,628. In the last 24 hours, 3,005 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infections […]
K&H Bank has achieved carbon neutrality by the end of the year, which means that it will fully offset the emissions resulting from its operations by supporting carbon neutrality projects, the financial institution told the state news agency MTI on Tuesday. The statement highlighted that carbon emissions will be reduced to 80% by 2030 compared […]
Altogether 151 patients died of a new coronavirus related illness during the past 24 hours, while 1,370 new coronavirus infections were registered, the official government site koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday. So far, 6,252,653 people have received a first jab, while 5,968,354 have been fully vaccinated. Altogether 3,153,470 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number […]
