The number of new car registrations jumped in Hungary by 21% year on year in April 2015, the financial website portfolio.hu quotes JATO Dynamics. The top-selling brand was Ford, as it took the lead in sales to businesses, with Suzuki on top among private buyers.

Addressing the challenges of the global economy's transition from the linear model to the circular economy, EuCham European Chamber is hosting the Green Economic Forum on May 11 in Budapest. Attending is free of charge for accepted registrants.

The number of businesses involved in vocational training is set to rise from 7,000-8,000 to 20,000 in Hungary and the government says it will set up training centers in the capital and in major cities around the country from July this year.

Hungarian government ministers have ordered an immediate halt to construction of the section of the M4 motorway between Abony and Fegyvernek in Eastern Hungary as they claim the European Commission had raised concerns over suspected cartel activity.

The Hungarian-Chinese Chamber of Economy (ChinaCham Hungary) celebrates 10th anniversary this year. On this occasion, the President of the organization, Ernõ Petõ was interviewed for the recent China country focus section of Diplomacy & Trade.

The Budapest-based EuCham Central and Eastern Europe - in cooperation with Transparency International Hungary - organizes its Business Integrity Forum in the Hungarian capital on March 23 on the importance of compliance and integrity in business.

The Hungarian Association of Executives, which celebrates its 25th anniversary, handed over the Manager of the Year, the Young Manager of the Year and the Leadership Excellence awards on February 28 during the 21st Executive Ball and Awards Gala.

In its recent country focus on Switzerland, Diplomacy & Trade included a piece on the role, the objectives and achievements of the Swiss Contribution Program in Hungary. The main aim of the Program is to reduce economic and social disparities.

This year, the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (SwissCham) celebrates the 20th anniversary of its foundation. In the recent Swiss Focus of Diplomacy & Trade, the President of the organization talked about the past two decades and the years to come.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (CCCH) that celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013 promotes business for both Canadian and Hungarian companies. Diplomacy & Trade has recently carried this interview with its President, Nicholas Sarvari.

The Deutsch-Ungarische Industrie- und Handelskammer (German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce – DUIHK) looks back at a history of over two decades. Diplomacy & Trade carried a recent interview with the President of the Chamber, Dale A. Martin.

Representatives of the ruling party Fidesz and its small satellite partner Christian Democrats voted this Tuesday to prohibit large-size retail shops from opening on Sundays. No impact study has preceded the ban that is believed to be leading to layoffs.

Compared with its very high October value, the GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects decreased slightly in November. Expectations remained unchanged in the business sector, whereas they declined among consumers.

Hungary’s gross general government debt was 85.1% of gross domestic product at the end of the second quarter of 2014. It is believed to be related to the peculiar course in Hungary’s debt financing and a correction of the end-2013 doctoring of debt figures.

The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture says direct effects of the Russian measures on Hungarian agricultural exports are negligible, and primarily cause actual difficulties only to enterprises that export exclusively or to a major extent to Russia.