Corruption remains a serious problem for EU citizens – and this is especially true for Hungarians: 91% of those polled believe that corruption is widespread in this country, while the EU average is 68%. The European Commission has published the latest Special Eurobarometer on Corruption, which captures citizens' perceptions and experiences, as well as the […]

GKI’s economic sentiment index fell in July to its more than one-year low, the lowest since March last year. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI Economics Research Co. with the support of the EU, business expectations fell by around eight points since April this year, while consumer expectations dropped by more than 20 […]

The summer plans of Hungarians have been substantially revised by inflation and the weakening of the Hungarian currency, the forint. Two-thirds of Hungarians have not been and do not plan to go on holiday this summer, according to a Publicus Institute survey conducted by phone and online between June 30 and July 7, commissioned by […]

A joint survey by UniCredit Bank and SteiGen revealed how aware people in Hungary are of the concept of ESG and what sustainability means to them. The research also showed that 16% of the respondents attributed sustainability to the donation of consumer goods. People are keen to help others, but what factors influence their decisions […]

Unlike Hungarians, citizens of most other EU countries consider public TV channels and radio stations to be the most credible source of news. Their main source of information is television, while in Hungary, it is social media besides TV and radio, according to a Eurobarometer survey of Europeans' media consumption habits published on Tuesday. According […]

Large companies pay more attention to sustainability than smaller ones, but there are also differences in environmental awareness based on activity, GKI Economic Research Co. told the state news agency MTI on Thursday. According to the research institute's survey, the vast majority of companies strive to reduce their environmental impact, 56% of them do so […]

The expectations of real estate companies for price increases have weakened slightly, with half of respondents in the capital and two-thirds in rural areas expecting price rises; the price of second-hand housing may rise by 6% in the next year, while the price of new housing by almost 10%, according to a joint survey by […]

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives, but few people are familiar with the concept of ESG, which measures corporate efforts to achieve this, according to research conducted jointly by UniCredit Bank and SteiGen. The survey showed that Hungarians still associate sustainability mostly with environmental protection and are less familiar with its […]

In the current inflationary environment, 80% of Hungarians indicated that they are spending less to protect their current financial situation, with consumers cutting back on purchases of food and hygiene products in particular, the CEO of Magyar Cetelem Bank said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday, presenting the results of a survey conducted […]

The number of companies planning digital development has increased, while K&H's innovation index has also risen, and the positive trend of the indicator has not been interrupted by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Balázs Németh, Head of Innovation at K&H Bank, said at the bank's online press conference. The latest research, conducted in the first half of […]

Shortage of raw materials has closely caught up with labor shortages among the factors hindering the operation of firms, with 26% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling with the former and 33% with the latter in the first three months of this year, according to the first quarterly results of the K&H SME Confidence […]

Tourism in the Central and Eastern European region is back on the rise this summer, despite rising hotel prices, global inflation and a war in the neighborhood, with travel increasing in every country in the region, with nine out of ten people planning to travel in 2022, mostly within the region, according to the latest […]

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 […]