Zsófia Végh

In Hungary

Budapest Design Week: Whose work is it, anyway?

On the screen of an iPad attached to the wall, visitors are watching amazed the manufacturing process of a black...

Initiatives

Willing to give more? Not yet

EBRD board member András Kármán sees the low revenue-generating ability of Hungarian banks as their mayor shortcoming in comparison to...

Competition

The best of the best

“A subjective overview based on systematic research,” goes the summary written by the editors in the introduction of the 2013...

Food

Hungarian pork: not as rosy as it used to be

Grey market players have been gaining increasing ground in the meat industry, to the detriment of transparent producers. Technological development...

History

Hungarian designed takeover

Hungary has no shortage of designers, but so far only those hired by large firms have made it abroad. Now...

Conferences

Youth unemployment

Growth and employment go hand-in-hand, but what if the economy is stalling? Countries across Europe have been forced to come...

EU

Headed for recovery?

Ireland is a country with a past in terms of crisis handling. Does this make it well equipped to steer...

History

Unified we’ll go

History

Flirting with the IMF

The Hungarian government has been flirting with a new IMF deal for roughly a year, but has not committed so...

Conferences

Energy efficiency does not pay off politically

Despite technological hardships and growing social discontent, Germany is staying on its path of “Energiewende” (energy transition)....

EU

ECB not on board about a female member on its board

The European Central Bank (ECB) is often criticized for its inefficient or untimely decisions. Now critics can add another pejorative...

Office Market

Government to cut utility bills in public buildings first

Energy efficiency efforts in the European Union will include, among others, the mandatory renovation of 3% of public buildings owned...

Weather

Drought drives up prices worldwide

This year’s droughts in Eastern Europe and the United States have driven global food prices up. Beyond food, a poor...

Awards

Successful in heels

Women tend to be quiet overachievers. They are said to work twice as hard as they juggle work with family....

HR

How the Pandemic Influenced Recruitment in 2021

Today, an entry-level engineer may earn as much as one with several years’ experience. The gap between skilled blue-collar workers...

Retail

Euronics Stockpiling Early for Christmas

Christmas this year may be merrier than 12 months ago when many were separated from their families due to the...

Interview

After 30 years in Hungary, Suzuki still looking ahead with optimism

Magyar Suzuki has been one of the most influential investors in Hungary since it made the first significant (HUF 16.3...

Telco

Growth and Acquisitions of 4iGsee it Heading for the Stars

4iG, a significant actor in the domestic IT market in the past two decades, is set to become one of...

Conferences

Business Meets Government Returns Fully in Person for 7th Summit

Having been held as a hybrid event last year due to COVID, the seventh annual AmCham-Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency “Business...

Energy Trade

Building Organic Growth on Stable Operations

MVM Partner CEO Kornél Czinege talks to the Budapest Business Journal about how the company is trying to reduce risks...

Green Energy

Share of Solar Power in Hungary’s Energy mix Continues to Grow, Backed by State Subsidies

The share of renewables in the energy mix is constantly growing worldwide and locally, bringing about the need to develop...

Manufacturing

Diversification key to Jász-Plasztik’s Success

Combining the agility of a family-run company with the leverage of a large corporation, Jász-Plasztik Kft. is present in many...

Interview

Domestic Guests to Drive Tourism Recovery Amid Labor Shortage Fears

Labor shortages remain a central problem for the COVID-ravaged tourism industry but, due to travel restrictions abroad and thus a...

Innovation

Hungary Eying big ROI From 5G Network Investments

From autonomous driving to automation in manufacturing or agriculture to the widespread use of AI in industry: all rely on...

Analysis

Regulating Digital World Requires Appropriate Legislation

Trying to navigate the digital world without proper digital legislation is one primary reason why there are so many infringements...

Government

Looking to Build Cooperation in the Customers’ Best Interests

In many respects, 2020 was a turning point in the history of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH). The organization now...

Automotive

Audi, Suzuki Motor on Despite Chip Shortage

The global semiconductor supply shortage has not affected production at two of Hungary’s most established OEMs, Magyar Suzuki and Audi...

Automotive

Rising Commercial Sales Help Ford to Motor On

Attila Szabó, Ford managing director for the Czech Republic and Hungary, tells the Budapest Business Journal how the American automaker...

Interview

Private Health a Long-term Business Investment

Anita Gurney, managing director of Duna Medical Center, talks with the Budapest Business Journal about the challenges facing private clinics,...

How the Pandemic Influenced Recruitment in 2021

Today, an entry-level engineer may earn as much as one with several years’ experience. The gap between skilled blue-collar workers...

Euronics Stockpiling Early for Christmas

Christmas this year may be merrier than 12 months ago when many were separated from their families due to the...

After 30 years in Hungary, Suzuki still looking ahead with optimism

Magyar Suzuki has been one of the most influential investors in Hungary since it made the first significant (HUF 16.3...

Growth and Acquisitions of 4iGsee it Heading for the Stars

4iG, a significant actor in the domestic IT market in the past two decades, is set to become one of...

Business Meets Government Returns Fully in Person for 7th Summit

Having been held as a hybrid event last year due to COVID, the seventh annual AmCham-Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency “Business...

Building Organic Growth on Stable Operations

MVM Partner CEO Kornél Czinege talks to the Budapest Business Journal about how the company is trying to reduce risks...

Share of Solar Power in Hungary’s Energy mix Continues to Grow, Backed by State Subsidies

The share of renewables in the energy mix is constantly growing worldwide and locally, bringing about the need to develop...

Diversification key to Jász-Plasztik’s Success

Combining the agility of a family-run company with the leverage of a large corporation, Jász-Plasztik Kft. is present in many...

Domestic Guests to Drive Tourism Recovery Amid Labor Shortage Fears

Labor shortages remain a central problem for the COVID-ravaged tourism industry but, due to travel restrictions abroad and thus a...

Hungary Eying big ROI From 5G Network Investments

From autonomous driving to automation in manufacturing or agriculture to the widespread use of AI in industry: all rely on...

Regulating Digital World Requires Appropriate Legislation

Trying to navigate the digital world without proper digital legislation is one primary reason why there are so many infringements...

Looking to Build Cooperation in the Customers’ Best Interests

In many respects, 2020 was a turning point in the history of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH). The organization now...

Audi, Suzuki Motor on Despite Chip Shortage

The global semiconductor supply shortage has not affected production at two of Hungary’s most established OEMs, Magyar Suzuki and Audi...

Rising Commercial Sales Help Ford to Motor On

Attila Szabó, Ford managing director for the Czech Republic and Hungary, tells the Budapest Business Journal how the American automaker...

Private Health a Long-term Business Investment

Anita Gurney, managing director of Duna Medical Center, talks with the Budapest Business Journal about the challenges facing private clinics,...