Hungarian
Hungary's "Top 100" business outlook index prepared by the country's Ecostat research institute was up two percentage points to 53% in November, returning to a positive tendency on stable economic indicators after a fall in October, according to a monthly Ecostat report.
Retail sales up 7.3% y-on-y in September
Hungarian retail sales were up an adjusted 7.3% year-on-year in September, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) Wednesday.
No. 1 mineral water firm Szentkiralyi unites with fruit juice leader Sio against multinationals
Hungary's market leading mineral water firm Szentkiralyi announced Thursday that it has joined forces with the country's leading fruit juice manufacturer Sio-Eckes in order to ward off competition from multinationals.
BenQ Mobile's market share in Hungary drops to 9%, focuses on profitability instead
BenQ Mobile, the Taiwanese firm that has taken over Siemens's Mobile business as of October, plans to focus on making operations profitable worldwide as well as in the CEE region, instead of solely on boosting market share, company officials said in Budapest on Tuesday.
Development bank MFB signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with EIB
State-owned Hungarian development bank MFB has signed a EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the MFB announced in a statement Wednesday.
