Audi Hungaria ended 2019 with a high production result despite challenging conditions: last year, more vehicles rolled off the assembly line in Győr, NW Hungary than ever before. In addition, the company produced over 90,000 e-motors a year after production started. At the same time, 2019 saw the start of the serial production of the […]
Q4 2019 data indicate that the property market is in a state of change in Hungary. The latest analysis by the Duna House property agency says that for the first time in many years, the majority of residential property indices of Duna House are falling, but the price index of brick and mortar apartments in […]
Shell appears with two new products in the Central and Eastern European market for electric chargers: the company is launching its first fast charging station in Hungary in cooperation with IONITY, a charging network operator, and, at the same time, introducing the Shell Recharge charging station, its own global brand. This allows drivers at Shell […]
In the first days of 2020, PSA group starts to produce three-cylinder Turbo PureTech petrol engines at the Szentgotthárd plant in SW Hungary. 350,000 1.2-liter engines, of 100 and 130 hp, are expected to be produced in each year. Being awarded and implementing this strategic investment, the importance of the Szentgotthárd plant among the European […]
The first dedicated cargo flight, a Boeing 747 giant aircraft, arrived this Tuesday and thus, BUD Cargo City is now operational at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The world-class logistics hub has been one of the largest airport development projects in recent years, now operating as a gateway for air freight in Central and Eastern Europe. […]
As the specter of a global economic slowdown looms, many banks are bracing themselves for leaner times. David Moucheron, Chief Executive Officer of K&H Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in Hungary, is confident that the bank’s solid financial position and international expertise as well as the resilience of the local economy open new […]
The Belgian region of Flanders has one of the world’s most open economies and businesses established there are naturally inclined to expand abroad. The Hungarian representation of Flanders Trade & Investment (FIT), set up by the Flemish government in 2005, serves as a gateway to the Hungarian market for Flemish exporters. The FIT office in […]
Under Belgium’s federal system, the country’s three provinces of Flanders, the Brussels Capital region and Wallonia exercise independent powers as they strive to enshrine their economic autonomy. An area where this becomes markedly obvious is trade and investment promotion, and accordingly the regions operate separate trade representation offices in Hungary to facilitate bilateral business relations. […]
The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Plc. has notified the market on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that the Supervisory Board of its Croatian subsidiary, INA granted its prior agreement this Friday for the Rijeka Refinery Residue Upgrade project and the INA Management Board unanimously approved the investment. The decision was supported […]
French company Suez is expanding its water purification membrane factory in Oroszlány, west of Budapest with an investment of HUF 9.6 billion, creating 85 new jobs. As the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó stressed at the announcement of the investment in Budapest, the products of the Oroszlány plant are already used […]
APG Network is the world’s leading platform for airline services. With over 100 offices covering more than 170 countries, APG is the world's largest general sales agent (GSA) network, partnering with over 200 airlines to help them optimize revenue flows. APG Network is the global ‘go to’ service provider for air carriers and it offers […]
Magyar Telekom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider has announced that the its Board of Directors resolved to streamline its management structure by re-allocating the tasks and responsibilities of the Management Committee to the Chief Officers and to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from January 1, 2020. Additionally, the Board of […]
Magyar Telekom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, has announced that it has reached an agreement with the trade unions on a headcount reduction and wage increases at the company in 2020. The company agreed with the trade unions on the termination of the employment relationship of some 450 employees, with the majority of the […]
Startup Campus Hungary has organized and executed a high-level startup tour in Athens for the first time, where representatives of the Hungarian and Greek ecosystems were able to establish new business relationships in the areas of smart city and sustainable energy management. A delegation organized by Startup Campus Hungary, powered by HEPA (Hungarian Export Promotion […]
Lufthansa Systems Hungária will open a new division at its base in Szeged, southeastern Hungary, specializing in the development and testing of software used in the aviation industry, state news agency MTI reported.The division will initially employ 10-15 IT professionals but the company plans to increase headcount by 15-20 employees every year. Lufthansa Systems started […]
