Talks have already started with a local council-owned company on EPS-Global's smart parking system, board member Zoltán Gyarmati told MTI.

EPS-Global was established in 2012 and entered the Chinese market after 2016. In China, joint ventures in which it has stakes have concessions to set up and operate a combined 30,000 smart parking spots.  

EPS-Global had a loss of HUF 554 million in 2021, public records show. Gyarmati attributed the losses to the Chinese projects which are "in the investment phase".

n investment fund of Magyar Eximbank plowed capital into EPS-Global in 2016 and 2017, acquiring a majority stake in the company.