To honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great 19th century Hungarian poet, Sándor Petőfi, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has issued a special large silver collector coin of HUF 30,000 forints and its HUF 7,500-forint non-ferrous metal version, along with a HUF 200 commemorative circulation coin. At a ceremony held this […]
According to a survey conducted by K&H Group in the first quarter of this year, 49% of young people aged 19-29 in Hungary had financial reserves, compared to 56-60% in previous quarters. Results of the K&H Youth Index, which examines the financial situation of young people, suggests that nearly 38% of young people with savings […]
A farewell ceremony for the Hungarian police contingents leaving for Northern Macedonia was held in Budapest on Tuesday. One of the contingents will be deployed on the Serbian - North Macedonian border, while the other will be on the North Macedonian - Greek border. Both units will consist of about thirty members. Earlier, Hungarian police […]
29,561 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in the first quarter of this year, 1.2% more than in the same period last year, the Hungarian Association of Motor Vehicle Importers (MGE) told MTI on Monday. The professional organization assessed the growth as encouraging, indicating that this is mainly due to the improvement of the […]
The Road to Smiles Foundation "painted the country blue" on the occasion of World Autism Day this Sunday. Several buildings in Budapest and in the countryside, as well as online spaces, were also turned blue as part of the Foundation's #éniskékvagyok [I’m also blue] campaign. Every year, more and more people join the awareness-raising initiative […]
On Friday, 5,709 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,186 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. As reported by MTI on Saturday morning, of those who entered, police issued 52 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They […]
40% of Hungarian households are planning to invest in energy saving, with 10% more households planning to spend on energy efficiency upgrades in their homes since July last year, according to the latest representative research by Cofidis Hitel Monitor. The credit specialist company surveys domestic households' expectations regarding their financial situation on a quarterly basis. […]
Nearly three quarters of firms with 20 or more employees expect to raise prices in the near future. More than a third of the companies planning to raise prices expect a 6-10% increase, slightly more than a quarter of them expect an 11-15% increase, and a fifth of them expect a 1-5% increase. Presenting the […]
Koncsek Trans Ltd. of Orosháza, SE Hungary, which provides domestic and international transport services, is carrying out a HUF 150 million development. In a press release sent to MTI, the company announced that it had won HUF 106.5 million from the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (Ginop). With this amount, they will expand their […]
Since the beginning of March, firefighters have been called out to 880 fires in open spaces in Hungary, an average of 44 a day. Some fires have reached 150 hectares and are now being fought by 50-60 firefighters. The size of the areas burnt in March is close to that of 1,620 football pitches, a […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) continues the collector coin series presenting Wolf Prize-winning mathematicians of Hungarian origin and their work, launched in 2022. This year, two collector coins are scheduled to be issued on March 24, 2023, one in honor of Pál Erdős, who was awarded the Wolf Prize 40 years ago, and his […]
According to an international survey, work-life balance is more important for employees in the long run than the possibility of career building, Profession.hu has reported to MTI. As the press release says, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in a global survey conducted this year with the involvement of Profession.hu, among others, examined the attitudes and […]
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 […]
