GKI-Microsoft: improved competitiveness in Hungary

According to the joint survey of Microsoft and GKI Market Research Company; the Competitiveness Index (Vex) decreased in Romania in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter. In the other countries of the region Vex increased. Vex increased by the greatest extent in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and in Hungary. The business environment Index (UX) improved slightly in Hungary.

The Competitiveness Index (Vex) improved by 1.2 percent in Hungary, and by 2.1 percent in the Czech Republic. In Slovakia, this ratio became 1.5 percent.
In the significant improvement of the Hungarian Competitiveness Index, the export growth and the weaker exchange rate played the main role – reports Index.