The Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) celebrates its ten-year anniversary. On this good occasion to look back, Diplomacy&Trade talked to the President of the
organization, Attila Chikán, Jr.

The Hong Kong Young Leaders Development Association visited Budapest to enhance the understanding of Hungary amongst youngsters from Hong Kong, and to foster friendship between Hong Kong and Hungary through people-to-people exchange.

Siemens Ltd, the Hungarian subsidiary of Europe's largest industrial manufacturing company, has joined the working group of the National Supplier Program, the Hungarian Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the signing of a letter of intent.

In celebration of Hungary's 5th presidency of the Visegrád Group (made up of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - V4), a family event, called V4 Sunday, was organized in the Várkert Bazaar event center in Budapest.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Its Chairman Vazul Tóth tells Diplomacy& Trade regards it as a great achievement that the BCCH is among the most active bilateral chambers in Hungary.

Former President of the Republic of Hungary had his bust unveiled in the Óbuda University park, which is in the neighborhood of the one-time residency of the late President. Árpád Göncz was the President of the country between 1990 and 2000.

168 years ago, on October 6, 1849, thirteen rebel generals of the Hungarian army were executed by the Austrian Empire in Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian Revolution and war of independence (1848–1849).

General Electric aims to double the volume of the products and services bought from Central-Eastern European SMEs, including Hungarian enterprises. The firm has approximately 6.000 suppliers in the region and its procurement value exceeds USD 1.7 billion.

Hungarian President János Áder János is on a two-day official visit to Montenegro where he was given a reception ceremony with military saulute by his host, the President Filip Vujanovic in front of the presidential palace in Cetinje.

Over a year after the Brexit vote, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay believes relations between Hungary and the UK are stronger. The political relationship and the economic relations are stronger, trade and investment are growing” he tells Diplomacy&Trade.

The Hungarian subsidiary of the Swiss Maxon, Maxon Motor Hungary Kft. will extend - with a cash subsidy from the Hungarian government - its electromotor plant in Veszprém with an investment worth some HUF 4.2 billion, and the project will create 102 new jobs.

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) organizes a Jubilee Business Lunch at the launch of its yearly Action 2020 Hungary recommendations and the 10th Anniversary of BCSDH with a futurist as the keynote speaker.

German company WESSLING, one of the leading consulting, analytical and testing companies engaged in quality, safety, environment and health, has opened a knowledge center, a leading regional R&D base of an international engineering innovation in Budapest.

Joining the repertoire of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of India, an Indian Film Week is held between October 5 and 11, 2017 in the Puskin Cinema in downtown Budapest.

A Hungarian delegation headed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is on an official visit to Vietnam. With several ministers in the delegation, PM Orbán was received by his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc as well as by President Tran Dai Quang.