Hungary’s housing policies are failing, the governor of the national bank (MNB) György Matolcsy has claimed, urging the government to draft new policies to redress what he views as a weakness of the Hungarian economy. According to an opinion piece...
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Emerging Europe crunched the numbers to find out which of the 23 capitals of the region offers its citizens the highest quality of living. Prague came out on top...
Did you know you can ski in Hungary? Until recently, I didn’t. And quite frankly, I had always made fun of Hungarians due to the fact that every hill over 200 metres in...
There was a time not so long ago when few people travelled to emerging Europe for the food. Great restaurants were thin on the ground and service was invariably...
The four liberal mayors who lead the capital cities of the Visegrád (V4) Group (Budapest in Hungary, Warsaw in Poland, Bratislava in Slovakia and Prague in the Czech...
Central Europe’s leading innovation agency Design Terminal is launching a two-year programme to connect the innovation ecosystems of Western, Central and Eastern Europe...
Hungary is often a synonym for meat. Delicious traditional dishes include the famous gulyás (beef soup), the Hortobágyi palacsinta (a savoury pancake filled with meat...
Hungary is tightening its relations with China, after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). “With its total...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
The right team, the right market, the (b)right idea. What are the main ingredients for building a successful start-up? A recent event in Budapest saw me spend an entire...
With Budapest’s cultural landscape dominated by statues of men, a Hungarian tour company has taken up the challenge of pushing for more statues representing female icons...
Budapest new municipal assembly has declared a climate emergency, adopting a proposal by the city’s newly-elected mayor, Gergely Karácsony. “Climate change and...
