Domestic SME sector: a positive vision of the future, more investments
Both the investment demand and confidence in the future has improved significantly, compared to last year among the domestic small and medium-sized enterprises – shows the research of Budapest Bank's parent company, the GE Capital.
This year, the Hungarian firms plan 30 percent more investments, particularly in the renewal or replacement of their operating equipments. The future visions of the Hungarian business community is positive for the first time since 2012.
Businesses are more optimistic about their performance of this year
According to the (SME) survey of Budapest Bank's parent company, the GE Capital
the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises carried out 15 percent more investments in a total value of 2,237 billion HUF in 2013 than it was planned.
The survey was conducted in seven European countries.
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