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  • Casino Cash Cow Business in Hungary:  New 35-Year Jackpot for Fidesz Insiders

    Casino Cash Cow Business in Hungary: New 35-Year Jackpot for Fidesz Insiders

    • 17 Feb 2026 6:57 AM

    Fidesz-connected tycoons István Garancsi and Árpád Habony have hit the jackpot, landing a 35-year extension for LVC Diamond to run Debrecen's casino until 2061- the max allowed by law. Formerly Andy Vajna's cash cow, this renewal revives a pattern seen before the 2022 elections with Budapest's top casinos.

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  • OTP Cutting Nearly 200 Digital Jobs in Hungary

    OTP Cutting Nearly 200 Digital Jobs in Hungary

    • 16 Feb 2026 5:56 PM

    OTP is to reduce headcount in its Digital Division by almost 200 as part of a broader push to streamline operations and improve cost efficiency.

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  • Select Group of 'Hungarian Innovators' Acknowledged with Special Trademark

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    • 12 Feb 2026 10:19 AM

    Seventy companies were acknowledged with the trademark "Hungarian Innovator" at a conference organised by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK).

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    Revealed: Leader of Passenger Car Market in Hungary Named

    • 12 Feb 2026 9:36 AM

    Suzuki retained its leading position on Hungary's passenger car market in 2025, Magyar Suzuki said.

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  • Ski Park in Mátra Region Invests HUF 1.5 Billion in Expansion

    Ski Park in Mátra Region Invests HUF 1.5 Billion in Expansion

    • 12 Feb 2026 8:52 AM

    Digitroll, the 100% Hungarian family-owned operator of Mátraszentistván Ski Park in the Mátra hills (NE Hungary), is investing HUF 1.5 billion from its own funds in a multi-phase expansion set to complete its first stage by end-2026, pending permits.

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  • Questions Mount About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Plant in Hungary at Göd

    Questions Mount About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Plant in Hungary at Göd

    • 12 Feb 2026 8:17 AM

    In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the Samsung SDI factory in Göd over reports of toxic exposure among workers, according to sources cited by Telex.

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