TV viewing habits have changed significantly in recent years, with the entry of streaming services, which have shifted the way people watch TV from channel to program, according to a survey, and it has also changed where people watch TV, such as in their rooms, on the terrace or on the train. A research by […]

The epidemic is less of a barrier to holiday planning this year, financial constraint is more of concern; although a higher proportion of respondents are planning a holiday abroad than last year, the proportion of those planning a domestic trip of at least five days has not changed in a year, and the majority are […]

According to a recent survey by Scale Research, the subjective income situation, borrowing openness and savings expectations of the population have now sunk to the levels seen during the coronavirus epidemic, with the last two years of strengthening almost disappearing from the population's expectations, the portfolio.hu business news portal reports. This March, only 15% of […]

After improving by eight points in April, the GKI economic sentiment index fell by five points in May. This is a very significant fluctuation, but the May figure is about the same as a year earlier. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, business expectations […]

One in three Hungarian drivers is considering buying an electric car because of its lower maintenance costs and lower emissions. That is according to a representative survey conducted by the international consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY). Results of the survey sent to the state news agency MTI suggest that 80% of Hungarians have never […]

The technology sector remains the most popular investment destination in Hungary in 2021. Meanwhile, an increasing proportion of Hungarian companies are expanding abroad, according to a survey by the financial markets consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY). In the past year, 132 deals worth a total of USD 4.64 billion were announced in Hungary. The […]

Mobile phone manufacturers come out with new handsets every year, but it's as if the developer momentum ran out with no major new features coming with these updates. Older handsets serve the needs of the majority of people so well that even the two-year replacement cycle favored by operators is not widely adhered to. Hungarians […]

Close to 60% of Hungarians are almost certain to spend a few days in a domestic holiday destination this year, while 47% will definitely not cross the border in the summer months, according to a representative survey by the insurance firm Generali that sent the results to the state news agency MTI on Tuesday. The […]

Two years after the start of the new coronavirus epidemic, the situation in Hungary in terms people working from home is similar to international trends. According to a survey by HR magazine Behaviour, employers also stick to hybrid working: 56.7% of respondents are likely to stay in this arrangement in the long term, the business […]

In April, the economic sentiment index measured by the Budapest-based GKI Economic Research Co. jumped to its level in spring 2019, well before the COVID crisis. This level has only been reached in one month since the crisis, in October 2021. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support […]

Mexicans, Argentinians, Peruvians, Colombians and Chileans, for example, are more interested in what is happening in the country under attack than Hungarians, according to an international survey by Ipsos. Compared with the data from the countries surveyed, a much higher proportion of our fellow countrymen (28 percentage points higher than the international average) think that […]

More than three quarters of Hungarians believe that the country should produce its energy needs at home and not depend on other countries, especially Russian gas, according to a recent opinion poll commissioned by Greenpeace and conducted by the Policy Solutions Institute and ZRI Závech Research in the last week of March. Greenpeace therefore expects […]

42 % of Hungarians who work from home at least one day a week are planning to renovate their homes to make their environment more suitable for telecommuting, and 48 % have already made some improvements for this purpose, according to a Hungarian survey sent to the state news agency MTI on Monday. The representative […]

The perception of the European Union is basically positive both in the EU and in Hungary. Almost half of people in Hungary have a positive opinion of the EU, and just over one in seven have a negative opinion, according to the latest findings by Eurobarometer that regularly conducts public opinion surveys on behalf of […]

The Russian-Ukrainian war is also putting the construction industry in Hungary in a difficult situation, raising prices for domestic construction materials and making it impossible to import products, and slowing down construction work, according to the results of a recent sectoral economic survey. The President of the National Association of Construction Contractors (ÉVOSZ), László Koji, […]