Robin Marshall

Analysis

Editorial: A False Spring or a New Start?

We had snow last week, which has proved a rarity this season. Enough fell for us to take the kids...

Analysis

Editorial: A Positive Start to 2023. What Next?

It used to be fashionable around the end of the year for news organizations to offer a “school report” on...

Interview

Siemens Celebrates 135 Years in Hungary: Next stop, the Industrial Metaverse

Tamás Jeránek, CEO and president of Siemens Zrt., talks with the Budapest Business Journal about the German multinational’s 135th anniversary...

Analysis

Editorial: Looking Back, but Moving Foward

It has been, as they say, quite the year. Christmas Eve morning will mark exactly 10 months since Vladimir Putin...

Analysis

Editorial: Lighting the Way Through Advent

November has turned to December. Thanksgiving is already behind us, Advent is with us, and Christmas lies just a few...

Interview

Rebranding at Full Pace, Penny Wants to Expand Further

The Budapest Business Journal talks with Penny Hungary CEO Florian Jens Naegele about the past business year, today’s challenges, and...

Analysis

SSCs Evolve Alongside Hungary’s Economy

No one should doubt the importance of the shared service center to the Hungarian economy. In its way, the evolution...

Analysis

30 Years of Business News That Works

Much to my surprise, our youngest child and only son turned 10 towards the end of October. I have long...

Interview

AmCham: Serving as a Channel Between Businesses and Policymakers

The leadership team at the top of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, president Zoltán Szabó and CEO Írisz...

Analysis

The Eternal Optimism of the Bricks and Mortar Merchant

Real estate developers are, pretty much universally, a positive bunch of people. They have all the enthusiasm of the natural...

Analysis

Editorial: Energy Realities Nipping at the Nose

Energy is the new black, the thing everyone wants, only cheaper. It is also the only thing about which anyone...

Analysis

Keep Being Curious

If you will forgive me the indulgence, it has been an unsettling couple of weeks. The death of Queen Elizabeth...

Recycling

Hydro to Close the Loop on Aluminum use in Hungary

Norway’s Hilde Merete Aasheim, president and CEO of Norsk Hydro ASA, spoke with the Budapest Business Journal ahead of her...

Analysis

Editorial: Business Challenges More than Just Hot Air

An at times uncomfortably hot summer recedes in the rearview mirror as we advance into the fall. But as the...

Analysis

Editorial: In Celebration of Budapest Summer Traditions

Expat life being what it is, there will be some readers of the Budapest Business Journal for whom this is...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Analysis

Editorial: Jigs of Joy Today, Hard Work Tomorrow

Our Special Report looking at Healthcare in Hungary covers a lot of ground. Most notable is the absolute absurdity of...

Travel

The Return of American Airlines’ Direct Philly-Budapest Flights

After a pause of six years, American Airlines has resumed direct flights between Philadelphia and Budapest. The route was relaunched...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Unexpected, but Welcome, Inflation News

The oil crisis of 1973-74 arguably hastened the retirement of the legendary Jaguar E-Type. True, the model was old and...

Analysis

Restoring Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law, Welcoming Back International Clients

Some of Hungary’s finest legal minds discuss the “fireworks display” of new legislation expected from the Tisza government, where most...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Being Clear, Consistent and Transparent

The speed with which the Tisza government has been able to unfreeze European Union funds has surprised many, even if...

Analysis

Editorial: In Praise of Comparative Surveys

German industry matters. That’s probably true wherever you are in the world, but it is particularly so here in Hungary....

Government

Ceremonial Opening Sees Tisza Gov’t Formed

On a day of ceremony, symbolism, and some drama, Péter Magyar was made Prime Minister of Hungary on Saturday, May...

Analysis

Editorial:In Praise of Doing the Hard Work

Depending on when you read this, Viktor Orbán will either be the outgoing prime minister or the former PM. In...

HR

Recruitment Market Talk: Riding the Evolutionary AI Wave in Search of More ‘Rounded’ Candidates

The BBJ has once again assembled its annual Recruitment Market Talk panel to assess the health of the sector....

Parliament, Government, Politics

Magyar’s 1st PM Speech: Asset Recovery and Apologies

Making his first speech to Parliament today after becoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar promised a bill on the National Asset...

Analysis

In Praise of Peaceful Transition

Tisza won the elections because a record number of people turned out to vote, and unprecedented numbers of those wanted...

Analysis

In Praise of Inclusivity and Diversity

I promise this will be the last time I talk about it for (a little less than) a year, but...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Editorial: Jigs of Joy Today, Hard Work Tomorrow

Our Special Report looking at Healthcare in Hungary covers a lot of ground. Most notable is the absolute absurdity of...

The Return of American Airlines’ Direct Philly-Budapest Flights

After a pause of six years, American Airlines has resumed direct flights between Philadelphia and Budapest. The route was relaunched...

Editorial: In Praise of Unexpected, but Welcome, Inflation News

The oil crisis of 1973-74 arguably hastened the retirement of the legendary Jaguar E-Type. True, the model was old and...

Restoring Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law, Welcoming Back International Clients

Some of Hungary’s finest legal minds discuss the “fireworks display” of new legislation expected from the Tisza government, where most...

Editorial: In Praise of Being Clear, Consistent and Transparent

The speed with which the Tisza government has been able to unfreeze European Union funds has surprised many, even if...

Editorial: In Praise of Comparative Surveys

German industry matters. That’s probably true wherever you are in the world, but it is particularly so here in Hungary....

Ceremonial Opening Sees Tisza Gov’t Formed

On a day of ceremony, symbolism, and some drama, Péter Magyar was made Prime Minister of Hungary on Saturday, May...

Budapest Hoping to Score Economic Boost From Champions League Final

On May 30, the latest high-profile sporting event to be staged in Budapest will see English club Arsenal F.C. play...

Editorial:In Praise of Doing the Hard Work

Depending on when you read this, Viktor Orbán will either be the outgoing prime minister or the former PM. In...

Recruitment Market Talk: Riding the Evolutionary AI Wave in Search of More ‘Rounded’ Candidates

The BBJ has once again assembled its annual Recruitment Market Talk panel to assess the health of the sector....

Magyar’s 1st PM Speech: Asset Recovery and Apologies

Making his first speech to Parliament today after becoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar promised a bill on the National Asset...

Temp Market Talk: AI not yet Leading to Mass Layoffs, but is Transforming Job Content

The BBJ rounded it up 11 of the leading players from the Hungarian temporary recruitment market to get their assessment...

In Praise of Peaceful Transition

Tisza won the elections because a record number of people turned out to vote, and unprecedented numbers of those wanted...

In Praise of Inclusivity and Diversity

I promise this will be the last time I talk about it for (a little less than) a year, but...