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Sustainable Investment & Finance Association Established in Hungary by Major Players
Sixteen local financial institutions have established the Hungarian Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (HuSiF). In a statement issued on Tuesday, HuSiF said it aimed to promote the expansion of sustainable financing and support the...
Some good news on climate change (sort of)
As oceans rise, glaciers melt and some parts of the world flood while others bake in drought, good news about climate change is scarce. Thus, a report last week from Ember Energy Research is worth noting. Ember is an energy think tank registered...
Business News | LT Foods Expands Global Reach with EUR25 Million Acquisition of Hungary-based Global Green Europe Kft.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): LT Foods Limited, a global FMCG company known for its packaged food products, has announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Hungary-based Global Green Europe Kft., for an enterprise value of...
AI and Global Platforms Reshape Hungary’s Media Landscape
Global technology platforms and their AI-powered solutions are exerting growing influence over the media industry, reshaping how people consume news, communicate, and entertain themselves. According to Hungary’s National Media and...
LT Foods acquires Hungary based Global Green Europe Kft. for €25 million
LT Foods, a global FMCG Company in the consumer food space, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake in Hungary-based Global Green Europe Kft. for an Enterprise Value of approximately €25 million. This acquisition is in line with...
Hungarian Health Commissioner eyeing EU-wide ‘chips tax’ – though it arguably failed at home
EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is eyeing a Europe-wide levy on products high in sugar, fat and salt – similar to a tax in his home country, Hungary, where a study found it had no lasting impact on unhealthy food consumption. The public...
Cuban president congratulates the island’s environmentalists
3 Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, celebrated the receipt of the BSAP Reverse the Red 2025 award, granted by the International Union for Conservation of...
Qatar Chamber discusses enhancing cooperation with Hungary
DOHA: The Qatar Chamber (QC) has held the Qatari Hungarian Business Meeting chaired by Mohamed bin Mahdi Al Ahbabi, QC Board Member, while the Hungarian side was led by Viktor Dombi, Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Region at the...
Sustainable Investment and Finance Association in Hungary
Sixteen Hungarian financial institutions have joined forces to officially establish HuSif – the Hungarian Sustainable Investment and Finance Association, MTI reports. The preparation of the Association has been underway since autumn 2024, and with...
Chilling discovery: horror bakery uncovered in Hungary – photos, video
The National Food Chain Safety Office uncovered a horror bakery in Tiszavasvár in appalling condition: damaged and filthy flooring, cobweb-covered, grimy walls and equipment, heaps of dirt, and incomplete documentation. The authorities immediately...
Over One Million Visitors and Countless Experiences in 184 Days – The Success Story of the Hungary Pavilion in Osaka
Tradition in Craftsmanship For 22 weeks, the third floor of the pavilion hosted fully booked craft workshops showcasing 11 traditional Hungarian crafts, including felting, straw weaving, and blue-dyeing. Visitors could create their own handmade...
Hungarian Finalists in 'Samsung Solutions for Tomorrow'
Samsung has announced the ten participants in the first pan-European final of its 'Solutions for Tomorrow' challenge. The international competition will be held in Milan, Italy, at the end of October. The finalists will represent their countries...
The Phantom Foreign Couriers of Budapest
The first courier in Budapest I actually spoke to, as opposed to merely thanking after a late night fast food delivery, was idling on his bicycle a few blocks from the Basilica of St. Stephen on a hot summer afternoon. Dark-skinned and clearly...
The British International School Budapest (BISB) – the Preferred international School of Choice in Budapest for Hungarians & Expats
Part of the Nord Anglia Education family of premium international schools, The British International School Budapest (BISB) is renowned for its happy, vibrant community, where world-class teachers deliver the best in British academic excellence....
Lando Norris shrugs off being booed after winning in Mexico to lead championship
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Wildlife Photography Contest Honors the Resilience of Nature
“Comeback of the Atlantic sturgeon” by Jon A. Juárez, GDT – Spain. Winner. Each year, scientists rear hundreds of thousands of sturgeon larvae for release throughout the Baltic Sea region. During the last two decades, the international rewilding...
Faith and culture unite in Goulburn’s Marian Procession
Faith, colour and culture filled the streets of Goulburn on Sunday as hundreds gathered for the Annual Ecumenical, Multicultural Marian Procession Mass and Youth Rally. The day began with a standing-room-only Mass at Sts Peter and Paul’s Old...
BREAKING – Budapest’s Sziget Festival faces extinction unless new investor is found urgently
American investors are pulling out from behind the Sziget Festival due to uncertainties in Hungary, but the festival may still be saved with new owners stepping in. Fragile future for the Sziget Festival The American private equity firm KKR, which...
Hungarian mountaineer facing serious health disorder at an altitude of almost 5,000 meters
Márton Nagy, the mountaineer, has been discharged from Manipal Teaching Hospital in Nepal after his symptoms were identified as kidney stones, the Hungarian Dhaulagiri Expedition informed MTI on Sunday. Hungarian mountaineer facing serious health...
Polarisation puts Dutch democracy to the test
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands, once a model of pragmatic consensus, is entering a volatile new phase as voters head to the polls on Wednesday to decide whether to return to the centre or embrace the politics of polarisation. For decades, the...