Robin Marshall

Analysis

CEOs Should Maintain and Build on the Trust They Have Earned

For the second time in three years, PwC Hungary’s annual CEO Survey has been overtaken by unforeseeable (and hopefully short-term)...

Analysis

That Winning Feeling: Elections and Awards

You would have to have been orbiting someway off from Planet Hungary not to realize there was a general election...

Ukraine Crisis

Businesses Stepping up for Ukrainian Refugees

Businesses across Hungary and the region are stepping up their efforts to aid and assist Ukrainian refugees displaced by Russia’s...

Analysis

A Human Response to a Human Tragedy

I had a telephone conversation with my Mum this week. That’s an odd opening, I know, but stick with me....

Sustainability

1st AmCham Sustainability Summit Debates the Journey to Net-zero

Put COVID to one side; forget, if you can, the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. You are left with what we...

Analysis

Editorial: When War News Goes Viral

I was struck the other day by a phrase used by a seasoned foreign correspondent: she described the war as...

Interview

Market Talk: ‘Radically Different’ tax System Making Good Digital Progress

Károly Radnai, the managing partner of Andersen in Hungary, and András Szalai, CEO and managing partner of Process Solutions, are...

Telco

Sharity and Synlab Join Forces on Impact Marketing

The Sharity mobile app, a Hungarian Top100 innovation that seeks to change the culture of giving by connecting people and...

Analysis

On Tension and Taxation

The good news is that in the two weeks since our last edition, Europe has not slipped into a war,...

Analysis

Supercharging Online Sales and Shuttle Diplomacy

We are hardly revealing a business secret if we tell you that the shopping restrictions and curfew periods of the...

Social

25 Years of Celebrating Rabbie Burns, Supporting Sick Children

The Robert Burns International Foundation celebrated 25 years of honoring the memory of Scotland’s National Bard, Robert (Rabbie) Burns, and...

Analysis

Sustainable Offices, Green Loans and Inflation

That the pandemic has changed the way we think about where and how we work is beyond doubt. Office layouts...

Analysis

Editorial: Raising a Glass to the Year Ahead

This being our first issue of 2022, it is only fitting that we have dedicated this publication to looking forward...

Analysis

KPMG: Push and Pull Factors Make ESG Inevitable

Sustainability as a business concept has been around for well over a decade. ESG, adding social and governance aspects to...

Analysis

New Year, Better Blessings

One of the curiosities of living through COVID is that measuring time, at least through our memory recall, seems to...

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...