According to the latest report by the European Union, Hungary performs below the EU average in terms of digital skills: only half of the population possesses at least basic digital skills, which is slightly below the EU average and makes the 80% target set for the end of the decade seem distant. However, the solution […]
After 11 years, the National Association of Facility Management, Building Operation and Maintenance Service Providers (LEO) has undergone a complete makeover, the organization has announced. The rebranding is aimed at strengthening the brand position, increasing professional credibility, being more active in member recruitment and presenting a professional image on the international scene. The logo facelift […]
The Hungarian real estate brokerage firm Duna House estimates that 9,754 residential properties changed hands, up 21% year on year, and that HUF 112 billion worth of housing mortgages were taken out in September 2024 in Hungary, more than double (+106%) of the base period's data. The number of transactions in the first nine months […]
There are already one million users of the REpont application developed for the mandatory return system of beverage packaging, two thirds of the registrants joined in July and August, MOHU MOL Waste Management Ltd. has told MTI. The REpont app, which has been one of the most popular apps on internet download sites for weeks, […]
It was the first time in the history of the International Travel Awards that a development won three awards: the Liget Budapest Project won first place in two categories: the World's Best Tourism Development and Europe's Best Family Friendly Development, while the Hungarian House of Music was awarded the title of Europe's Most Attractive Tourist […]
The World Press Photo exhibition opened on Thursday evening in Budapest's Biodome, showcasing the images of 31 photographers from 24 countries. Every year, the World Press Photo exhibition is a major cultural event in Budapest, attracting thousands of visitors, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hungary, Désirée Bonis, said at the opening of […]
Twenty years ago, the European Union launched the European Diversity Charter, an initiative to promote an inclusive, diverse and fair workplace culture. In Hungary, the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) is the exclusive representative of the Charter. HBLF is now re-launching its Diversity Awards, open to both large companies and SMEs, the organization says in […]
The energy company E.ON has begun flood protection measures, and in case of an emergency during the Danube flood wave, the power will be switched off immediately, the company told MTI on Tuesday. Eexperts of the group, responsible for the operation of the electricity network of Transdanubia, Pest county and Budapest, are in constant contact […]
Rents continued to rise in August: they increased by 0. 5% nationwide compared to the previous month, while in Budapest they remained unchanged, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH) and the ingatlan.com rent index. Data published on the KSH website show that rents in August rose by 9.9% and 9.1% year-on-year nationally and in […]
The Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development, Dr, Tibor Navracsics, has met – in Lajoskomárom, southwest of Budapest – with rural business leaders at an event of the Modern & Stylish Rural Business Community (MSVK), which now brings together nearly 60 businesses. The theme of the day was current and future issues of regional […]
One of China's largest and most famous international economic fairs will be held in Xiamen in the coming days, and Hungary will be the guest of honor after Chinese President Xi Jinping personally invited Hungary to participate during his visit to Budapest, Levente Magyar, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, […]
BMW is to build the largest solar power plant in Hungary and the largest of its group in Debrecen (E Hungary). It will occupy an area of 71 soccer fields, will be the largest within the group and will also be Hungary's largest industrial solar power plant, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, […]
The Embassy of Switzerland in Budapest is organizing Swiss Days in Helvécia and Kecskemét in cooperation with its local partners and the local governments of the two Eastern Hungarian municipalities. On September 6 and 7, Switzerland will be the guest of the Harvest Days in Helvécia, followed by a week-long program in Kecskemét between September […]
PwC Hungary has announced the appointment of ten new directors. All appointments are effective as of September 1. The new directors are Andrea Csiszár, Liliya Meshcheryakova, Krisztina Sótonyi and Viktor Trubnikov in Assurance; Árpád Kelemen and András Szabó in Advisory and Technology Consulting; and Norbert Czilják, Rita Szalay, Zsolt Topánka and Péter Zalai in Tax […]
More and more people in Hungary have some money left over from their income at the end of the month, and fewer and fewer are forced to borrow from family, friends, relatives, financial institutions and financial service providers, according to a representative survey of 4,500 people commissioned by Provident Financial Ltd. However, recent data show […]
