As of 00.00 hours this Tuesday, Tamás Sulyok is the new President of the Republic in Hungary. He was elected President by the governing majority of Hungarian Parliament on February 26. He is the seventh President of the Republic since the change of regime in 1990. As his first activity as the new head of […]
Wizz Air will be the official carrier of the Hungarian team to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, according to a cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday between the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) and the airline. At the press conference held on the occasion of the ceremony, the agreement was signed by Wizz Air CEO József Váradi […]
Hungarian Parliament has voted this Monday to give its assent to Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Members of parliament approved the law on the proclamation of the accession protocol by 188 votes to 6, with no abstentions. The previously neutral northern European state, together with Finland, applied to join the military […]
The first BYD passenger cars sold in Hungary were handed over to their owners in a ceremony attended by BYD's top managers who are in Hungary for the first time. At the ceremony, Michael Shu, Managing Director of BYD Europe, recalled that the company entered Hungary 19 years ago as a bus manufacturer and started […]
Trade turnover between Hungary and Turkey reached a record high last year, and the two sides have taken important steps to further strengthen economic relations, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday after the inaugural meeting of the Hungarian-Turkish Joint Trade […]
For the eleventh time, Magyar Posta, the Hungarian Post Office, is issuing a stamp design with motifs of the Chinese horoscope, this time to greet the upcoming period between February 10, 2024 and January 28, 2025, the Year of the Dragon. According to Dr. Barnabás Balczó, Chairman and CEO of Magyar Posta Plc., "just as […]
Provident Financial Ltd., as one of the leading players in the Hungarian financial sector, has previously announced its cooperation with the BOM Foundation for Hungarian Sport. Now, the CEO of Provident, Botond Szirmák has joined the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and pledges his continued support for Hungarian sports. In a statement released this […]
According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, in the first month of the year household expectations improved significantly, while the outlook for the business sector deteriorated within the statistical margin of error compared to December. GKI’s economic sentiment index thus reached an 18-month high. Companies’ employment […]
Last year, Hungarian beer consumption fell by 10%, from 6.006 million hectoliters in 2022 to 5.4 million hectoliters, with a significant drop in imports and an increase in the share of domestic products, Sándor Kántor, director of the Association of Hungarian Beer Producers, told MTI. Based on the combined data of the five most important […]
Hankook Tire Hungary Ltd., which has been operating in Hungary since 2007, is one of the country's largest foreign investors, which stands out not only for its economic performance but also for its social responsibility. According to the company's statement, it is important to contribute to improving the quality of life of the people living […]
The Centrale multifunctional building complex will be built on one of the Hungarian capital's main intermodal hubs, the Puskás Ferenc Stadion underground station, at Budapest’s prime sports, entertainment, and culture district, and in the middle of the Hungária Boulevard office corridor. The 29,000-sqm GBA development, with its unique architectural and forward-thinking solutions, will offer commercial […]
"We stand on the threshold of 2024 full of expectation and hope, confident that we can face our tasks with renewed energy, vitality and momentum," the President of the Republic, Katalin Novák said in her New Year's greeting broadcast by public media after the singing of the National Anthem on Monday. "We trust in talent, […]
At the end of 2023 Q3, the credit institution sector consisted of ten banking groups, eight solo credit institutions, two financial enterprises subject to prudential regulation affecting credit institutions, as well as nine branches. The decrease in the number of institutions included in the publication was caused by the consolidation of a single domestic credit […]
CE Glass Plc., a manufacturer of insulating and safety glass, has upgraded its production capacity at its plant in Szatymaz, on the outskirts of Szeged, SE Hungary, with the help of EU funding and an investment of HUF half a billion, the company informed MTI. According to the press release, the investment, which was implemented […]
The implementation agreement of the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Program was officially signed in Budapest this Wednesday. The Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Hungary, Jean-Francios Paroz, emphasized at the signing ceremony that the main objective of the program is to promote career guidance and project-based learning in Hungarian vocational training. High-quality vocational training meets the needs […]
