Forbes announced Monday the launch of its latest local-language edition, Forbes Hungary, in partnership with Business Consulting & Media and its Hungarian branch Mediarey Kft.
The first issue will be published in the beginning of November 2013.
The content of Forbes Hungary will consist of 60 percent Hungarian business news, commentary and features, and 40 percent editorial content from Forbes U.S. The Hungary edition will be published monthly.
Business Consulting & Media, the owner of Mediarey in Hungary, also publishes Forbes Slovakia and Forbes Czech Republic monthly, which launched in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
Forbes President of Worldwide Development Miguel Forbes stated, “We are very excited about launching Forbes in Hungary. This continues our rapid expansion into Eastern Europe, which has become a very important strategic footprint for Forbes.”
Márton Galambos, an experienced business journalist who previously worked as business editor and managing editor at Origo, the biggest news portal in Hungary, has been appointed Editor in Chief of Forbes Hungary.
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