The government introducing a tax on extra profits. The tax will target banks, insurance companies, energy and trading companies, telecommunications and airlines.

Békéscsaba awarded a planning contract for the expansion of the regional airport. A feasibility study is being prepared for almost HUF 1.5 billion (EUR 3.8 million).

Stavmat Zrt. processes TetraPak cardboard packaging into recycled panels as an alternative to plasterboard in Kaposvár.

ALDI’s IT services subsidiary, ALDI International IT Services Kft. (AIIS) is increasing its headcount and creates 300 new IT jobs.

The German KOSTAL Group – one of the world’s leading automotive supplier – is establishing its first global business service center in Budapest.

Rheinmetall (51%), 4iG (39%) and HM EI (10%) have signed a preliminary agreement to establish a joint venture.

German Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) and Ganz Transzformátor- és Villamos Forgógépgyártó Kft. signed a contract for cooperation in the development and production of intelligent transformers.

MVM Zöld Generáció Kft. is building 28 solar power plants across the country with an investment of almost HUF 7 billion (EUR 18 million).

Kende Gastro Zrt. presented Hungary’s first automated container store. The company is the exclusive European distributor of the technology and plans to expand in the neighboring countries as well.

BioTech USA Kft., which manufactures dietary supplements, has announced a capacity expansion worth HUF 11.5 billion (EUR 30.34 million).