Compared to recent years, the financial situation of Hungarians has improved in several respects: the number of those who have some money left at the end of the month has increased and the number of those who have no savings has decreased, according to a representative survey commissioned by Provident Financial Ltd.'s parent company International […]

Financial leaders in Central Europe are significantly more optimistic about 2023, with an improvement in the business environment in particular, but also a positive shift in other areas, according to a survey published by Deloitte on Tuesday. In a survey summarizing the views of Central European finance executives, Deloitte asked more than five hundred regional […]

The digitalization of Hungarians using bank cards has continued to grow, especially in mobile payments and online shopping, but travel and spending abroad have also returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the results of Mastercard's Bank Card Usage Habits and Attitudes survey published on Thursday. With a 97% bank card penetration rate in Hungary, the […]

Global tax reforms are significantly changing the terms of transfer pricing, with companies most concerned about double taxation and inflation affecting the pricing of related party transactions in the long term, according to an Ernst & Young (EY) survey of large corporate executives in more than 40 countries, including Hungary. The international financial advisory firm […]

According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, in the first month of the year household expectations improved significantly, while the outlook for the business sector deteriorated within the statistical margin of error compared to December. GKI’s economic sentiment index thus reached an 18-month high. Companies’ employment […]

Businesses are not very optimistic about their prospects, which is also reflected in the fact that they are cutting back on their investment and employment plans, President of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK), András Sávos, said on Wednesday at the presentation of the body's 2023 fall business survey. In the DUIK's survey, […]

Hungarian companies are becoming more future-conscious, but their motivation is different from that of foreign companies, according to a recent survey conducted by Siemens Plc. More than half of the surveyed companies have a sustainability system or policy. Four out of five industrial companies in Hungary use the help of a sustainability expert to achieve […]

Three quarters of micro and small businesses would be willing to try, and one third of them would even pay for, a useful artificial intelligence solution, according to Magyar Telekom's latest research targeting micro and small businesses. According to the summary sent to MTI on Tuesday, only 2% of respondents have never heard of artificial […]

CEOs of the world's largest companies remain optimistic about the global economy's growth prospects, but their confidence in their own company's growth has declined, while geopolitical and political uncertainty has been ranked as the top risk to economic growth, according to a global survey by KPMG sent to MTI. The global consultancy's ninth KPMG CEO […]

After a slowdown last year, the growth of assets under management at domestic private banking service providers has picked up again this year, exceeding HUF 8,600 billion by the end of June. However, the growth of customer accounts does not show such a positive picture. Domestic providers remain pessimistic about the risks to private banking […]

The monthly repayments are the main factor that Hungarians look at when considering whether to take out a loan to finance their plans. And for those who have been granted a loan by a financial institution in the past year, the total cost of the loan and how easy it was to borrow are the […]

More than three quarters (77%) of EU citizens think climate change is a very serious problem at this moment, according to the latest Eurobarometer climate change survey. 61% of Hungarians respondents say they have taken action in the past six months to fight climate change. A majority of Europeans think that the European Union (56%), […]

The business sentiment index regularly measured by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) rose to -8 points from -10 in the previous month, the institution has reported on its website. The current situation index rose from -28 to -23 points in May, while expectations fell from +9 to +7 points, the lowest in 5 months. […]

A significant proportion of company managers see sustainable operations as a value, not just a cost, K&H told MTI on Tuesday. According to their survey, environmental impact remains an important aspect in companies' assessments, despite the fact that it has been somewhat overshadowed by economic difficulties. The largest companies are particularly active, with 54% of […]

The majority of companies operating in Hungary are focusing on digital transformation, and only 34% of them do not consider it a significant challenge. K&H's innovation survey, the results of which were communicated to MTI this Friday, measured the most significant increase in the use of machine learning, especially in personalized offer, service and product […]