In the past 24 hours, 102 patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths from the new coronavirus infection in Hungary to over 44,000. In the last 24 hours, 2,037 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infected people to 1,789,581 since the start of the outbreak, according to the […]

From this Monday, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) ordered two bank holidays at the Hungarian Sberbank at the request of the credit institution. During this period customers will be able to make bank card transactions and can receive incoming items on their accounts but will not be able to perform account transactions. The MNB […]

In Hungary, there are 3,997 patients with the new coronavirus infection in hospital, 148 of whom are on ventilators. The last time the number of people in hospital was under 4,000 and the number on ventilators under 150 was a month ago, according to the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. 4,498 new infections have been confirmed […]

"Russia attacked Ukraine this morning. Together with our European Union and NATO allies, we condemn Russia's actions", Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a statement published on a social media site. The united opposition held a demonstration at the Russian Embassy in Budapest against the Russian aggression. Hungary must stay out of this war, […]

In 2021, 19,898 new dwellings were built, 29% less than a year earlier. Based on issued dwelling construction permits and simple declarations, the number of homes to be built increased by 33% to 29,941 compared to 2020, the Central Statistical Office reports In Budapest, 7,038 dwellings were built, 11% more than in 2020. In all […]

6,286 new infections have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of identified infections to 1,769,164 since the beginning of the epidemic, the government information portal reports. The 132 deaths, mostly of elderly, chronic patients, bring the official total number fatalities relkated to the new coronavirus infection to 43,562. The daily […]

Last year, garages were 18% more expensive than a year before according to sales data, with their average price exceeding HUF 5 million, the real estate agency Otthon Centrum told the state news agency MTI on Monday, based on its network data. The statement quoted Gábor Soóki-Tóth, Otthon Centrum's head of analysis, who said that […]

The European Commission has concluded that Hungary's decision to veto the acquisition of the Hungarian subsidiaries of the AEGON Group by Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) breached Article 21 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), which confers upon the Commission exclusive competence for concentrations having Union dimension. According to the European Commission, […]

13,261 new infections have been confirmed in the past three days, bringing the total number of identified cases in the country to 1,759,685 since the beginning of the epidemic. The number of active infected persons has decreased to 189,560. According to the government website koronavirus.gov.hu, 233 mostly elderly, chronic patients died from Friday to Sunday, […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index (BUX) fell on rising turnover this week, while the BUX 50 closed at 237.20 points on Friday, down 3.65% on a week ago at 1,904.38 points, the state news agency MTI reported this Sunday. Turnover on the stock market was HUF 66.5 billion, down from HUF 54.1 billion […]

Another 100 patients have died in the past 24 hours due to the new coronavirus infection, bringing the official total number of deaths in this country to 43,066 since the beginning of the epidemic, the government information portal reports. 7,480 new infections have been confirmed and thus, the total number of identified infections to 1,746,424 […]

Developments at Ferenc Liszt International Airport are proceeding at a dynamic pace; in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Budapest Airport spent more than HUF 70 billion on capacity expansion, infrastructure and sustainability developments, as well as other background developments enhancing the passenger experience and digitalization. The results of these investments are also clearly reflected in passenger […]

8,883 new infections have been confirmed in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of identified infections since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,730,366, the government information portal reports. 97 patients have died, bringing the official total number of deaths to 42,851 in this country. The number of cured persons is […]

In the past three days, 21,081 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infections to 1,717,072 since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the government website koronavirus.gov.hu. The 271 deaths in the past three days were mostly elderly, chronic patients, bringing the official total number of fatalities related to the […]

Renowned Hungarian-American businessman, author and marketing executive Alexander Brody, the grandson of Hungarian writer Sándor Bródy, passed away in Budapest, two weeks after reaching the age of 89 years. Born as Sándor Bródy in Budapest, he grew up in the Hungarian capital and went to the United States at the age of fifteen, where he […]