With Hungary the prime investment destination for China in Central and Eastern Europe, relations between the two countries are at their best and enjoy great momentum and broad prospects, Duan Jielong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Hungary tells Diplomacy&Trade in an in-depth interview. China’s Road and Belt initiative, embraced by Hungary, provides […]
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced this year’s winners of the prestigious EIT Awards. Michael Dittel, LeafTech (Germany), Marc Julien, Diabeloop (France), Matthew Dickson, CorPower Ocean (Sweden/United Kingdom), Sara Guimarães Gonçalves, Trigger.Systems (Portugal), and David Pistoni Perez, Zeleros (Spain), were awarded for innovations in the fields of climate, energy and health. […]
The second phase of Samsung SDI’s Hungarian investment with the construction of new buildings at the company’s business site in Göd, north of Budapest, is now completed. The second phase will yield 1,200 new jobs and a significant increase in the plant’s battery cell production. The Korean company invested EUR 1.2 billion to expand the […]
The 2019 Budapest Water Summit (BWS) has opened in the Millenáris Park in the Hungarian capital. The focus of the three-day conference is the prevention of a global water crisis, including water scarcity and pollution. The goal of the Budapest Water Summit, held October 15-17, is to draw the attention of the world’s political, economic, […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Azeri capital of Baku where they both attended the meeting of the Turkic Council, Hungarian state news service MTI reports. Erdogan thanked Hungary for supporting Turkey on the international stage and for opening the first European office of the Turkic Council […]
The volume of industrial output grew by 0.3% year-on-year in August, Hungary’s Central Statistical Office reports. Based on working-day adjusted data, production rose by 2.7%. on a monthly basis, industrial output decreased by 1.2%, according to seasonally and working-day adjusted data. The volume of industrial exports increased by 2.0% year-on-year. Transport equipment exports, accounting for […]
Scoring its biggest victory in a decade, Hungarian opposition parties conquered the capital Budapest in municipal elections held on Sunday as their candidate, 44-year-old Gergely Karácsony ousted incumbent István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party. In addition to snatching the mayoral post from Fidesz, opposition forces - which supported a joint candidate in a […]
8 million 25,755 people are eligible to cast ballots for local government representatives and mayors in Hungary on Sunday, October 13. Such elections are held every five years. Chairman of the National Electoral Office, Ilona Pálffy told the Hungarian news agency MTI at a press conference this Friday about the main numbers characterizing the elections. […]
Hungary is the world’s 47th most competitive economy, according to the global competitiveness ranking of 141 countries published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country moved on spot higher from last year’s 48th place in the list, which continues to be topped by Singapore, followed the U.S. and Hong Kong, state news agency MTI […]
Hungarian consumer prices were 2.8% higher in September than a year earlier and increased 0.1% from August, state news agency MTI says, citing data published by the Central Statistical Office. The headline inflation figure is the lowest since January 2019, mainly due to a 4.6% decline in fuel prices. Seasonally-adjusted core inflation, which strips out […]
Four hotels in Budapest made it to the list of the Readers’ Choice Awards published by Condé Nast Traveler. The ranking consists of the 20 best hotels in Central Europe, including Switzerland. The Aria Hotel Budapest by Library Hotel Collection ranks the highest among the Hungarian hotels in the 5th place, preceded by 4 Swiss […]
Hungary’s industrial output growth slowed to 2.7% in August from a year earlier, according to data adjusted for calendar effects published by the Central Statistical Office. Under unadjusted data, the rate of expansion was 0.3%. The figure reflects the impact of the economic slowdown in the European Union, Hungary’s main trade partner. In July, the […]
The Netherland’s FrieslandCampina, one of the most prominent dairy companies in Hungary, is the producer of the nation’s favorite dairy dessert. The company manufactures a chocolate-covered sweet curd snack that has been a household name in Hungary since 1968. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also operates a service center in the capital. Ask […]
The volume of sales in retail shops increased by 5.8% in August from a year earlier, according to data adjusted for calendar effects, Hungary's Central Statistical Office reports. Sales rose by 3.4% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 9.8% in non-food retail shops and by 4.3% in automotive fuel retailing. In January–August, the volume […]
The UPC brand currently used by Vodafone Hungary will be phased out from the Hungarian market from April, hwsw.hu reports, citing Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Amanda Nelson. The move comes nearly one year after the British telecommunications giant acquired Liberty Global's cable business in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Romania. Liberty was present in […]
