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  • Special Charity Auction in Budapest for Autistic Art Foundation With a Unique Supermodel, 7 October

    Special Charity Auction in Budapest for Autistic Art Foundation With a Unique Supermodel, 7 October

    • 8 Aug 2024 9:04 AM

    Due to the generous contribution of Porsche Hungaria Ltd., the most spectacular piece of the famous annual charity auction of Autistic Art Foundation this year will be none other than the last Audi TTRS Roadster rolling off the production line, as to the model being phased out. 

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  • Making the Most of Hungary’s Unique Expat CEO Community

    Making the Most of Hungary’s Unique Expat CEO Community

    • 8 Aug 2024 8:10 AM

    Chresten Bruun, the general manager of the Lego Factory in Nyíregyháza and the senior vice president of EMEA Manufacturing in the Lego Group won the Expat CEO of the Year title at the Budapest Business Journal’s annual awards gala on March 23. We asked him to reflect on the evening and what the award means to his team.

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  • Tamás Jakus, HR Director for South-East Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Tamás Jakus, HR Director for South-East Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    • 8 Aug 2024 7:59 AM

    In the dynamic world of business, a company's success hinges on its executives. Tamás Jakus, the HR director for South-East Europe at Thermo Fisher Scientific, stands out as one such influential leader in the world of corporate HR, which is why he was picked as one of the "Top 50 HR Directors in Hungary" in 2024.

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  • Housing Market Turnover 36% Higher in Hungary

    Housing Market Turnover 36% Higher in Hungary

    • 8 Aug 2024 7:57 AM

    Housing market turnover was 36% higher between January-March 2024 than a year earlier, according to the latest summary from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), based on preliminary data.

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  • Expat Takes Over as Boss of Hungarian Beer Giant Dreher Breweries

    Expat Takes Over as Boss of Hungarian Beer Giant Dreher Breweries

    • 8 Aug 2024 7:50 AM

    As of August, Dreher Breweries is led by a new managing director from the United Kingdom - a market with a rich history in beer. Mike James has been selected for this position from within the Asahi Europe & International organization, based on his previous successes and extensive career experience.

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  • Top Performance for Environmental, Social & Governance: CIB Bank Awarded ‘Best Bank for ESG’ in Hungary

    Top Performance for Environmental, Social & Governance: CIB Bank Awarded ‘Best Bank for ESG’ in Hungary

    • 8 Aug 2024 7:05 AM

    CIB Bank has been awarded the "Best Bank for ESG" accolade by Euromoney financial magazine, recognizing its leadership in sustainable banking and bank insurance services in Hungary.

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  • Kaposfest Classical Music Concerts: World-Famous Soloists to Play in Hungary

    Kaposfest Classical Music Concerts: World-Famous Soloists to Play in Hungary

    • 7 Aug 2024 5:48 PM

    Masterclasses by world-famous soloists and concerts will be on the programme of Kaposfest, an annual festival of classical music held in Kaposvár, in south-western Hungary, between August 12 and 16, the organisers said.

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  • Recent Retail Sales Up in Hungary

    Recent Retail Sales Up in Hungary

    • 7 Aug 2024 3:55 PM

    Retail sales increased by an annual 2.6% in June, according to unadjusted data, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Based on calendar-year adjusted data, sales were down by 0.1% on the previous month.

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  • Updated: “Theoretically”: Significant Supplies of Electricity to Ukraine Could Be Restricted by Hungary & Slovakia

    Updated: “Theoretically”: Significant Supplies of Electricity to Ukraine Could Be Restricted by Hungary & Slovakia

    • 7 Aug 2024 2:09 PM

    Hungary and Slovakia have raised the idea of restricting or even suspending electricity supplies to Ukraine if it fails to resume the transit of oil to the former two countries, public news channel M1 reported on Friday, referring to talks between the two countries.

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  • First Orthopedic Robotic Surgery Center Launched in Hungary

    First Orthopedic Robotic Surgery Center Launched in Hungary

    • 7 Aug 2024 8:44 AM

    The demand for innovation is consistently high in domestic private healthcare institutions. With an investment of around HUF 500 million (EUR 1.2 million), Emineo Private Hospital is launching the country’s first Orthopedic Robotic Surgery Center.

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  • Watch: Cake of the Year in Hungary: 'Poppy Flower' Winner

    Watch: Cake of the Year in Hungary: 'Poppy Flower' Winner

    • 7 Aug 2024 7:53 AM

    The pastry chef of the Édes Vonal cake shop in Vác, Alfréd Kovács, has won this year’s ‘Cake of Hungary’ title with his creation ‘Mákvirág’, a poppy seed-, blackcurrant-, and black sesame-based delicacy.

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  • See Most Spectacular Meteor Shower of Year Soon in Hungary

    See Most Spectacular Meteor Shower of Year Soon in Hungary

    • 7 Aug 2024 7:39 AM

    Although the Perseids can be observed from July, the most spectacular part of the meteor shower arrives in August. The meteor shower will reach its peak next weekend, bringing up to 75 ‘shooting stars’ per hour to the sky, Live Science writes.

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  • New Survey on Digital Payments in Hungary - Results Reveal Problematic Cash-Only Policy

    New Survey on Digital Payments in Hungary - Results Reveal Problematic Cash-Only Policy

    • 6 Aug 2024 10:20 AM

    Fully 44% of consumers prefer electronic payment methods, according to a survey commissioned by OTP Bank, Hungary’s leading commercial bank, and published.

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  • Over 1 Billion Euro Trade Surplus Posted by Hungary

    Over 1 Billion Euro Trade Surplus Posted by Hungary

    • 6 Aug 2024 10:11 AM

    Hungary posted a 1.1 billion euros trade surplus in June, widening from 1.0 billion in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data.

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