Nearly one hundred seniors participated in the joint Senior Academy program organized by Provident Financial Ltd. and Semmelweis University in Szolnok. The goal of the event was once again to provide the older generation with practical knowledge to help them manage financial, health, and digital challenges, thereby contributing to their sense of security and independence […]

GLS Hungary’s nationwide network expansion has reached another important milestone: the company has put its 3,000th parcel locker into operation in the southeastern Hungarian city of Szeged. The company says this development clearly illustrates the rapid transformation of the domestic parcel logistics market and the strategic direction in which GLS is continuously expanding the number […]

Hungary's GDP rose 1.7% in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data released on Tuesday. Growth was the same when adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects. Services lifted headline GDP growth by 1.4 percentage points, including a 0.5 percentage […]

The Zsolnay Cultural Quarter in Pécs, S Hungary will hold a series of events on June 6 to mark World Art Nouveau Day, focusing on eosin glazing, influential women of the era, turn-of-the-century fashion, and the Zsolnay family, the operator, Zsolnay Heritage Management Nonprofit (ZSOK) said in a statement. The events, held ahead of the […]

Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 points in May, edging down from 50.4 in the previous month, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) is quoted by MTI. The PMI remained over the 50-point threshold, signalling expansion in the manufacturing sector. Among the PMI sub-indices, the new orders index […]

The risk of higher inflation (on the back of energy prices) pushing up mortgage costs, worsening affordability and weighing on transaction volumes, is meaningful across Europe, the real estate goup says in an annual report on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. DH’s diversified geographical footprint could offer som eprotection in the case of […]

Net sales revenue of DIY chain Praktiker rose 12% to HUF 98.5 billion in 2025, the Hungarian-owned business said on Monday. The new stores accounted for nearly half of the total revenue growth, while the remainder was driven by organic growth. The number of the DIY chain’s stores grew to 23, with a total floor […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) closed the month of May with balanced trading activity; spot stock market turnover amounted to HUF 511.6 billion, representing a daily average trading volume of HUF 26.9 billion, the BSE told MTI on Monday. Turnover declined compared to April: in the previous month, the market picked up significantly following the […]

For the third time, the awards for the ‘Conscious Living – Step by Step’ contest have been presented as part of a joint program by Provident Financial Ltd. and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid. The initiative aims to recognize and provide financial support to breadwinners who, even in difficult life situations, are able to make decisions […]

German-owned discount retail chain Lidl held its position as the top seller of fast-moving consumer goods in Hungary in 2025, data compiled by Trade Magazin show. Turnover of Lidl stores in Hungary was close to HUF 1,802 billion in 2025. Runner-up was Spar, with turnover of nearly HUF 1,186 billion, followed by Hungarian-owned chain CBA, […]

Weekly trading volume on the stock market totaled HUF 130.11 billion, down from HUF 135.5 billion the previous week, with leading stocks on the rise, MTI reports. In its weekly summary, Equilor Investment Ltd. highlighted that Richter announced its dividend payment schedule, according to which the company will pay a dividend of HUF 655.4545 per […]

With a renewed approach and involving the entire town, the Tokaj Wine Days will welcome visitors on June 5 and 6 in NE Hungary under the theme "White Wines, Colorful Culture," organizers told MTI. They noted that one of the event’s most significant highlights is that, following a two-year renovation, the event is returning to […]

According to preliminary data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), 5,410 children were born in Hungary and 9,946 people died in April 2026. Compared with the same month of the previous year the number of births rose by 1.3% in April, while deaths (9,946) increased by even more (0.2%) over the previous 12 months. The […]

S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Hungary in a scheduled review, the outlook remains negative, MTI reports. "The negative outlook reflects our view of risks to Hungary's fiscal and economic stability over the next two years. Large budgetary deficits, high debt, and elevated interest […]

Hungary had a EUR 104 million trade surplus this April, data released by the Central Statisticals Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI show. Exports rose 6.4% year-on-year to EUR 13.178 billion. Imports climbed 16.4% to EUR 13.074 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 74% of Hungary's exports and 69% of its […]

Budapest Airport, the operating company of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, successfully applied for the European Union’s support program with its AIR-PRON project, which aims to make ground handling operations more sustainable and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, by developing the electrical power supply and charging infrastructure, the operator company says on its website […]