The joint venture between LG of South Korea and Magna of Canada is building its first European factory in Miskolc., MTI reports. The HUF 20 billion investment - over 30% of which is covered by Hungarian taxpayers in the form of non-refundable state subsidy - is expected to create more than 200 new jobs in […]
Thanks to a EUR 59.6 million investment BorgWarner takes its Hungarian operation to the next level in Oroszlány, Hungary. The American automotive supplier will add new products to its portfolio to serve demand in the hybrid and electric drivetrain segment. According to a government decision, Hungarian taxpayers cover over a fifth of the investment costs […]
The Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter Plc. has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that it expanded its partnership with Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA with a binding Head of Terms (HoT) agreement for the development and commercialization of the first estetrolbased combined oral contraceptive (15 mg estetrol (E4) / 3 mg drospirenone) and […]
Business service centers play an unquestionable role in maintaining the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy, István Joó, Government Commissioner and CEO of the National Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) said at the organization’s Business Services Hungary 2023 conference in Budapest on Thursday. The government commissioner stated that there are already more than 200 business service centers […]
Experts say there is clear evidence that there is still demand for energy-efficient, modern buildings. The keyword is traceable energy use, says the financial portal portfolio.hu. The BRF (Budapest Real Estate Consultants Forum) has published its office market summary for the third quarter of 2023, which shows that the total modern office stock in Budapest […]
Deloitte Central Europe's Technology Fast 50 2023 program, which rewards the most dynamic technology companies, received more than 400 applications from 16 Central European countries – as part of the program, five Hungarian companies were included in the list of companies ranking emerging young companies and those with outstanding social impact, the audit and tax […]
Korean-owned Hankook Tire invests nearly EUR 540 million to extend its plant in Rácalmás, located in Fejér County, the Hungarian Invesment Promotion Agency reports. According to MTI, the government is providing taxpayers' money for the project, the amount of which will be disclosed only after the European Commission's approval. Currently operating in over 160 countries, […]
Corvinus International Investment Plc., a 100% Hungarian state-owned company, and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) have signed an agreement to reduce the state's minority stake in the Hungarian VIG companies from 45% to 10%, the Ministry of Economic Development (GFM) announced in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said that the Hungarian state, as a minority […]
Chinese-owned Evoring Ltd., a Shuanghuan Driveline company, invests EUR 104.4 million to set up a new plant in Jászfényszaru, E Hungary. The facility now broke ground where gears and shafts for EVs will be produced. The investment, some 18% of which is paid for Hungarian taxpayers, promises to create 450 jobs. Shuanghuan Driveline manufactures gears […]
The 2023 January-September results released by the ANY Security Printing Company Plc. says its net sales for 2023 amounted to HUF 44.0 billion, which is higher by HUF 8.9 billion (25%) than in the previous year. Changes in case of strategic product segments were as follows: sales of security products, solutions were HUF 23.0 billion, […]
Chinese-owned Wasion, one of the leading global energy solution providers is investing over EUR 10.5 million to set up its new production site in Gödöllő, located in Pest county, Hungary, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency reports. The R&D and manufacturing base, close to 10% of which is paid for by Hungarian taxpayers through a government […]
Tire manufacturer Hankook's third-quarter revenue and operating profit increased by 1.8% and 106%, respectively, compared to the same period last year, according to a company statement sent to MTI on Wednesday. Hankook supplies tires to about 40 global car brands worldwide through about 250 original equipment supply chains, including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Tesla. […]
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is expanding in Eastern Hungary, the international financial and business consultancy firm is opening an office in Debrecen. PwC Hungary said on Wednesday that the company, which has been present in Hungary for more than 30 years, will help its clients in a number of specialized areas in addition to its three main […]
Businesses are not very optimistic about their prospects, which is also reflected in the fact that they are cutting back on their investment and employment plans, President of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK), András Sávos, said on Wednesday at the presentation of the body's 2023 fall business survey. In the DUIK's survey, […]
Erste Bank Hungary Plc.'s operating profit increased from HUF 67.4 billion to HUF 150.4 billion in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year, the company told MTI on Wednesday. Profit after tax was HUF 89.9 billion, while the bank closed the first nine months of 2022 with a […]
