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  • Happy Birthday Budapest! Celebrations to Feature City-Wide Festivities

    Happy Birthday Budapest! Celebrations to Feature City-Wide Festivities

    • 11 Nov 2025 5:45 AM

    A variety of programmes await revellers celebrating the capital's birthday, including the return of the popular Metro Festival, the relaunch of the party tram, and the opening of the city's Christmas market in City Hall Park, according to a statement by the Mayor's Office.

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    • 10 Nov 2025 5:08 PM

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    Updated: Over 5,000 Businesses Apply for 3pc Credit

    • 10 Nov 2025 5:07 PM

    More than 5,000 businesses applied for 3pc credit in the framework of the Széchenyi Card Programme in the first month after rates on the subsidised credit were reduced, the National Economy Ministry said on Monday.

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  • Mass Food Poisoning in Budapest - Many Hospitalised

    Mass Food Poisoning in Budapest - Many Hospitalised

    • 10 Nov 2025 7:20 AM

    Nearly 470 people, including hundreds of children, fell ill in Budapest’s 13th District after eating lunches supplied by a catering company.

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  • Sziámi Isolated Presents Joy Division, Dürer Kert Budapest, 6 March

    Sziámi Isolated Presents Joy Division, Dürer Kert Budapest, 6 March

    • 10 Nov 2025 6:44 AM

    Sziámi Isolated — the band founded by Péter Müller in tribute to Joy Division — will bring the legendary group’s magical repertoire back to life for one night only on March 6th at Dürer Kert.

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  • Drivers in Hungary Pay Less at Pump than in Neighbouring Countries

    Drivers in Hungary Pay Less at Pump than in Neighbouring Countries

    • 10 Nov 2025 6:06 AM

    Hungarian motorists continued to pay less at the pump in October than in neighbouring countries, the National Economy Ministry said on Friday.

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  • Updated: 'Fantastic News': US - Russia Summit in Budapest

    Updated: 'Fantastic News': US - Russia Summit in Budapest

    • 10 Nov 2025 5:58 AM

    "It is fantastic news that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken again, and even more fantastic that they will soon meet in Budapest," Peter Szijártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Facebook..

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  • Revolut Gets Green Light to Open First Branch in Hungary

    Revolut Gets Green Light to Open First Branch in Hungary

    • 7 Nov 2025 7:49 AM

    The MNB has officially approved the launch of Revolut’s local branch, allowing the fintech to start operating in Hungary, Portfolio writes.

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  • Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment

    Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment

    • 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM

    The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.

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  • 'Modern Factories Night' Events Around Hungary on 14 November

    'Modern Factories Night' Events Around Hungary on 14 November

    • 7 Nov 2025 6:10 AM

    On November 14, 2025, the Night of Modern Factories program is back for its ninth run. Organized by the Hungarian Economic Development Agency (under the Ministry of National Economy, or NGM), this annual, nationwide series offers a unique chance to get up close with innovation and technology across Hungarian industry.

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  • Retail Sales Rise Again in Hungary

    Retail Sales Rise Again in Hungary

    • 7 Nov 2025 5:50 AM

    Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.4pc year-on-year in September, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday show.

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  • Clients to be Informed about Cheaper Bank Account Packages in Hungary

    Clients to be Informed about Cheaper Bank Account Packages in Hungary

    • 7 Nov 2025 5:47 AM

    The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has issued an executive circular instructing banks to inform retail clients on cheaper account packages by the end of January, in line with an agreement signed with the Hungarian Banking Association.

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  • Largest US Investment in Past Decade Coming to Hungary Soon

    Largest US Investment in Past Decade Coming to Hungary Soon

    • 7 Nov 2025 5:37 AM

    Some HUF 190bn of American corporate investments, the record of the decade, will come to Hungary this year, because of the new golden age of bilateral relations since US President Donald Trump took office, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday during a stop in Reykjavik on his way to Washington.

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  • Wealth Gap Widens as Savings Grow Among Richest in Hungary

    Wealth Gap Widens as Savings Grow Among Richest in Hungary

    • 6 Nov 2025 7:06 AM

    Wealth concentration in Hungary is unusually high, as the richest 10% of the population owns 72% of the financial wealth of Hungarian households, compared with under 70% in Slovakia and around 60% in Germany, according to a study by the MNB.

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