Salgótarján, northern Hungary, hosted this week the latest venue of the Pensioners' Academy organized by Provident Financial Ltd. in cooperation with Semmelweis University. This was the first event in a series of two-day programs aimed at providing seniors with useful information on healthy lifestyles and financial awareness. The second event will take place on May […]
The number of job opportunities offering some form of home-based work has increased by 7% since May last year compared to the previous year, according to the latest analysis by Profession.hu. According to a summary sent to MTI on Tuesday, looking at the jobs advertised over the past year, the most common atypical form of […]
More than half of adults feel overwhelmed by being on social media platforms, according to a recent survey by HEINEKEN. A new advertising campaign from the globally popular beer brand is calling attention to the fact that ever-increasing screen time is draining social batteries, and online communication is slowly taking the place of real-life encounters. […]
Geopolitical risks, economic sanctions and exchange rate volatility – it's not an easy situation for treasury experts today. 96% of them see cash and liquidity management as their top priority, and 80% see effective management of financial risks, according to a survey of more than 100 Hungarian treasury professionals conducted by PwC Hungary in 2024. […]
The leading representatives of the domestic real estate market 2025 gathered for the second time on May 15 at the exclusive HAD Real Estate Business Brunch, organized by the Belgian-Hungarian owned RaktárAD, in the framework of the Industry Days exhibition, where the group won the award for the most beautiful stand this year. The event […]
From the second quarter of 2024, the increase in primary yield came to an end in all segments of the commercial real estate market; however, in the second half of the year the slow growth of GDP failed to provide a significant boost to market activity, Hungary's central bank says in its latest domestic commercial […]
The March of the Living was held in Budapest this Sunday, with participants of the 21st annual walk commemorating the victims of the Holocaust marching from the Shoes on the Bank of the Danube monument to Várkert Bazaar via the Chain Bridge, MTI reported. Andor Grósz, President of the Association of Jewish Communities in Hungary […]
Real estate investment and acquisitions company Indotek Group has acquired three shopping centers in Greece. In a statement, the Budapest-based company quoted Philip Wood, Indotek's managing director for transactions and asset management, as saying that in addition to its retail ambitions, "Indotek Group is actively exploring further expansion opportunities in the Greek hotel industry." The […]
The pharmaceutical company Richter Gedeon Plc.'s new central office building, the Richter Center, situated in Budapest's 10th District, has received prestigious real estate market recognition, winning the Headquarters of the Year Award in the 2025 Office of the Year competition, the company told MTI on Friday. The statement said that the 17,400-square-meter, six-story headquarters building, […]
The EU Mission label was awarded to 39 new cities, including the Hungarian capital during the Mission Label Ceremony at the Cities Mission Conference 2025 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, the Budapest Mayor's Office told MTI. This recognition that highlights the participants' ambitious plans to reach climate neutrality by 2030 and is designed to help […]
The Dutch Film Days at Toldi Cinema in the Hungarian capital are celebrating the richness of movies from the Netherlands through a strong selection of classics and recently released films between May 7 and 11. Over the past few decades, Dutch filmmakers have developed a distinctive voice in global cinema, blending local stories with universal […]
In Q1 2025, 2,704 new dwellings were built, 2.7% fewer than a year earlier. The number of dwellings to be built on the basis of construction permits and simple declarations was 5,651, 25% more than in the same period of 2024, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reports. In the first quarter of 2025, 2,704 dwellings […]
The largest noise protection program, launched by the For the Neighbors of Budapest Airport Foundation in 2022 with the involvement of 4,000 properties in total, is continuing with the inclusion of additional areas of Districts 10 and 18 in Budapest and Üllő, according to a statement by Budapest Airport, the operator of the Ferenc Liszt […]
According to press reports, the Trump administration has expressed interest in reducing Hungary’s reliance on Russian energy sources, recommending the purchase of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) and nuclear technology instead. This aligns with a key pillar of sovereignty-focused economic policy: the pursuit of energy independence, the Hungarian Economic Reasearch Institute GKI says in its […]
After the increased interest of the past months, the residential property market for sale was characterised by a significant drop in demand in April, with interest declining mainly in the capital as investor activity declined, the Hungarian real estate website ingatlan.com reported on Monday, according to its own data. According to the monthly aggregate of […]
