In Hungary, members of Generations Y and Z consider flexible work options, stability and base salary as the most important job characteristics, according to Big Four advisory firm PwCʼs Employee Preference Survey 2019.

Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company F. Hoffman-La Roche has announced the opening of a Center for European Pharmacovigilance (PV HUB) in Budaörs, creating 25 jobs, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount 12-month T-bills at auction on Thursday, in line with the original offer.

IT firm 4iG has completed the first phase of due diligence at T-Systems Hungary in a period of three months and is in the process of finalizing terms of the acquisition of the company with Magyar Telekom, 4iG Chairman-CEO Gellért Jászai said at a conference organized by the IT For Society Association in Balatonfüred.

European Union ministers failed on Tuesday to reach a consensus on whether to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, amid apparent stiff opposition to the move from France, news service The Associated Press reported.

Serbia has attracted EUR 2.3 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2019, which is 43% more compared to the corresponding period of last year, Minister of Finance Siniša Mali said Tuesday. 

Online travel publication Flightnetwork.com has published a list of the "World’s 50 Most Beautiful Cities," chosen by 1,000 of the world’s top travel professionals, with Budapest ranking at 16th. 

Poland’s consumer price inflation eased for the first time since the beginning of the year in September, final data from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on Tuesday.

Real estate developer TriGranit took home two awards at this yearʼs International Finance Awards, winning the “Best Real Estate Development Company - Hungary” award, as well as the “Best Commercial Project” award for its Bonarka for Business (B4B) project in Kraków, the company told the Budapest Business Journal.

Hungaryʼs Faktum Furniture announced at a joint press conference with the European Commission Representation in Hungary that EU subsidies have increased its export sales by 35%, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 39 billion of bonds maturing in 2023 and 2028 at a switch auction on Wednesday, accepting bonds expiring in 2021 and 2022 as payment.

Output of Hungaryʼs construction sector climbed 5.9% year-on-year in August, show monthly data issued Wednesday by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In January-August, compared to the first eight months of 2018, output grew 29.6%.

The Sziget Festival has launched its "Wish Machine," with which festival-goers can let the organizers know who they want to see in next yearʼs lineup of stars at the festival, Sziget tells the Budapest Business Journal.

United Way Hungary, an organization that helps with underprivileged children’s education, will hold its annual gala dinner on November 17 in the Budapest Marriott Hotel to thank donors for their support and give them an overview of the social issues it plans to focus on for the next year.

State-owned Magyar Posta expects to deliver 14% more parcels and packages this year than the 41 million it handled in 2018, the postal company and the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) said in a joint statement, news site magyarnemzet.hu reported.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year to 4.6% in its fresh World Economic Outlook published Tuesday, up from 3.6% in its April forecast. Separately, IMF staff made various recommendations to bolster competitiveness after a regular visit to Budapest.

Hungary recorded an unusual net external financing requirement of EUR 91 million in August, as a EUR 225 mln capital account surplus failed to offset the EUR 316 mln deficit on the current account, monthly balance of payments data published by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday show.

Bulgarian gas supplier Overgas said on Monday that it is planning to invest over BGN 79 million (EUR 40.4 million) in the construction of some 398 kilometers of gas distribution pipelines over the period 2020-2024, Southeast Europe news wire SeeNews reports.

Of the 12.3 million population of working age in Romania, that is those aged between 18 and 64 years, more than 1.68 million declare that they have never been formally employed, according to Eurostat data cited by Romania-insider.com. 

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia will be able to boost their competitiveness thanks to a new program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) combining targeted and grant-supported investments.