Hungarian pharma firm Gedeon Richter has signed an exclusive license agreement with Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc. to sell Richter's anti-psychotic drug ‘cariprazine’ in some Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Richter will be responsible for product supply and Hikma will proceed with the registration and commercialization of the product […]
AUDI HUNGARIA is to launch a comprehensive development at its plant in Győr, NW Hungary: it will expand the e-motor production capacity as well as the engine development center and the vehicle manufacturing infrastructure. The complex investment program worth EUR 127 million is the first step in the preparation to the challenges triggered by electro-mobility, […]
South Korea's Bumchun Precision will build its first foreign plant in Hungary with an investment of HUF 13.3 billion . The new factory in Salgótarján, NE of Budapest, will manufacture aluminum battery connectors and will operate as a first-tier supplier to electric car manufacturers . At the official announcement, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]
Lack of skilled workforce costs EUR 358 billion to companies in the region, PwC says Business leaders in central and eastern Europe are growing increasingly concerned about talent and skills shortages and their hampering effect on growth. The loss in revenue resulting from the increasing lack of skilled workforce is estimated to amount to a […]
South Korean Doosan lays foundation stone of manufacturing unit in Tatabánya Industrial Park. South Korea's Doosan will construct a new manufacturing unit in Hungary with a capacity to produce 50,000 tons of red copper foil on a year. The investment is part of the EUR 100 million project unveiled in November 2018. The annual amount […]
The Bavarian premium brand has signed a cooperation agreement with two Debrecen vocational schools. BMW Group is launching a dual vocational training program at the BMW plant in Debrecen, northeastern Hungary from September 2021, based on a model that has already proved successful in Germany . The Bavarian company and the Debrecen Vocational Training Center, […]
European Commission Clears Vodafone's Bid to Buy Liberty Global Units The European Commission granted approval for Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global's cable business in Czechia, Germany, Hungary and Romania in exchange for full compliance with commitments previously undertaken by Vodafone. As a result, the U.K.-based telecommunications giant will become the new owner of UPC Hungary. […]
Budapest Bike-Sharing Data to be Available in Google Maps Google is launching a new service in 25 cities worldwide, including the Hungarian capital, showing users the exact location of bicycle-sharing docking stations, mediapiac.com reported. The service, offered by Google’s Map function, will also provide real-time information on the number of available bikes in a particular […]
Budapest hotel offering sees new unit Spain’s Barceló Group opened its first four-star hotel in downtown Budapest, state news service MTI reported, citing the developer company Sunbelt Group. Barceló operates more than 250 units in 22 countries worldwide. The Barceló Budapest, which was developed at a cost of close to EUR 46 million, has 5 […]
Hungarian energy company Mol will expand its community car sharing service Mol Limo with 50 new electric cars from the middle of July, state news service MTI said. The new 20 Smart EQ fortwo and 30 forfour models are smaller and easier to park. Following the expansion, the number of available cars will rise to […]
Magyar Telekom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, has announced that it has signed Heads of Terms with Hungarian company 4iG about the sale of its fully-owned subsidiary T-Systems Hungary, which offers a full range of ICT solutions. Under the Heads of Terms, 4iG will purchase all the shares of T-Systems by the close of […]
Japanese firm Toray Industries is boosting its operations in Hungary by investing more than EUR 407 million in the construction of a new plant in Nyergesújfalu, a town on the River Danube, northwest of Budapest. The new unit will manufacture separator films for lithium-ion batteries from the second half of 2021. Toray first came to […]
The short-term outlook for the banking industry in Central and Eastern Europe is reassuring, but the financial industry has grown more cautious with respect to lending despite a supportive macroeconomic and industry backdrop, Kevin A. Murray, Chief Executive Officer for Central Europe and Country Head for Hungary tells Diplomacy&Trade. In recent years, countries in Central […]
Bridgestone EMEA is injecting EUR 36 million into its eight European plants, including the one in Hungary, transforming them into smart factories, the EMEA business of the world’s largest tire and rubber company has announced. In the company’s Hungarian factory in Tatabánya, west of Budapest, where tire production is already digitalized, the entire manufacturing process […]
The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) has announced the ‘For a Sustainable Future’ prize in 2019, with the purpose of recognizing the achievements of leaders and companies on advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the 'Leading Women' category, BCSDH is looking for an outstanding female leader in a company who is working […]
