Last week, 16 patients, mostly elderly and chronic, died (up from 13 in the previous week), bringing the total official number of deaths related to the new coronavirus infection epidemic to 48,791, the Coronavirus Press Center informed MTI on Wednesday morning, presenting last week's aggregate data. It said that 641 new infections were confirmed last […]
The flow of refugees from war-torn Ukraine continues. On Saturday, 5,672 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,998 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. As MTI reported Sunday morning, of those who entered, police issued 82 people with temporary residence […]
77% of Hungarians are open to buying second-hand products online, 64% have already bought such products online and 8% are confident that they will do so in the future, according to a recent representative survey by Opinio Institue Ltd., conducted on the occasion of the March 18 World Recycling Day. In the survey, commissioned by […]
The number of retail payment accounts continued to grow, and the number of actively used payment cards and payment cards registered in mobile wallet applications is also increasing as a result of digitalization, according to a report by the National Bank of Hungary. The number and value of purchase transactions conducted with cards registered in […]
An EU-funded investment of almost HUF 3 billion will improve flood and inland water safety in Hódmezővásárhely, SE Hungary, and its surroundings, and the amount of water that can be retained in the area will also increase thanks to the development. Deputy Director General of the National Water Directorate, Jenő Lábdy said at the presentation […]
13, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week (up from 11 in the previous week), bringing the official total number of deaths as a result of the new coronavirus infection in this country to 48,775, the government's Coronavirus Press Center said on Wednesday. 1,016 new infections were confirmed in the past week (up by 138 […]
The national flag was raised in military salute on Wednesday morning in front of the Parliament on the March 15 national holiday. In the presence of President of the Republic Katalin Novák and Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér, the flag was raised to the sound of the National Anthem by the National Defense […]
Hungary will be represented at the world's largest real estate exhibition with environmentally conscious and sustainable developments, according to a press statement by INPARK, the largest developer of Hungarian industrial real estate. INPARK could be a key player at the Hungary-Budapest stand at this year's MIPIM, one of the world's most important real estate development […]
Provident Finance Plc. and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid are launching a comprehensive program to raise financial awareness among the most financially vulnerable groups in Hungarian society, giving them the chance to improve their living conditions. The pilot program of the initiative, based on Provident's financial support and the financial literacy of its colleagues, will be […]
To mark the centenary of the founding of the Szerencs chocolate factory, a year-long series of events will commemorate one of the country's best-known sweets in Szerencs, NE Hungary. The director of the regional Zemplén Museum, Judit Majoros told MTI that the series of events will be organized around two important dates. The first is […]
The electric vehicle charging market in Hungary is also looking promising, but the really spectacular development will only start afterwards, the international consultancy firm KPMG has warned, based on a study of its own. According to the summary sent to MTI, there is a huge business opportunity in electric vehicle charging worldwide due to the […]
11, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week (up from six in the previous week), bringing the official total number of deaths in this country to 48,762, the government's Coronavirus Press Center said on Wednesday. 878 new infections were confirmed in the past week (slightly down from the previous week), bringing the total number of […]
All three major groups of shops – grocery, non-food and petrol – and even online sales fell in January this year in Hungary. The volume of sales in retail trade decreased by 3.9% according to raw data and by 4.5% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year, the […]
A new activity will be added to the responsibilities of the operator of Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport from the fall: the management company Budapest Airport will establish its own industrial fire service, a fire brigade of its own staff with a large headcount and one of the best-equipped airport fire bases in Europe. As […]
The traditional Jelly Festival is held again this year in the northeastern Hungarian city of Miskolc between March 3 and 5. The even was canceled in 2020 and 2021 to the new coronavirus epidemic. This year's jelly festival began with a spectacular parade and opening ceremony on Friday afternoon and will end on Sunday afternoon […]
