Tag "K&H"
Digital innovation at an all-time high
The digital sub-index has reached a historic high with a spectacular increase of 37 points, according to the first half of the K&H Innovation Index 2025 data. This represents a...
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Bad times after good ones?
K&H’s large company growth index – which analyses the economic prospects and expectations of the biggest domestic companies – has returned to the level of the first quarter of 2024,...
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The number of purchases made using smart devices has increased one and a half times in a year
Digital payments continue to make inroads, according to K&H’s own data. In the first quarter of this year, 19 percent more smartphone transactions were made than a year earlier. Turnover...
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K&H: vacation is knocking, let’s go to the big world!
Summer trips abroad are the first real independent adventure for many high school students – which is why it doesn’t hurt to take some important financial and safety advice. A...
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A third of students believe they will find a job easily
Only a fifth of students consider Hungarian education to be of European standard, meaning that the majority are those who have a negative opinion, according to the K&H Youth Index,...
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K&H supports young people from SOS Children’s Villages
Thanks to K&H’s support, new opportunities may open up for young people raised in SOS Children’s Villages. The aim of the cooperation is to enable young adults who have already...
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The impact of the worker loan is already clearly visible, while personal loans have increased by one and a half times.
The amount of newly issued personal loans at K&H has increased significantly this year. In the first quarter, the increase was 48 percent compared to the same period of the...
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K&H: Children’s Day is a good opportunity for financial education
Children’s Day can be a good opportunity to open the window of the financial world to the protagonists to support their future decisions, whether it is about saving money or...
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Instead of increasing long-term loans, large companies are considering maintaining leasing structures
Long-term loans are still not popular among the managers of large companies, which is explained by the hectic changes in the domestic, but especially the international economic situation. According to...
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Corporate innovation has gained momentum again – especially in the field of digital developments
The K&H Innovation Index rose by two points to 28 in the first half of 2025. Although the indicator, which measures the innovation activity of Hungarian companies with annual revenues...
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NFC transactions have become very popular in just a few months
The proportion of cash withdrawals without a physical bank card at K&H ATMs is gradually increasing. In the first month after the launch in January, this scenario was the case...
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K&H Analyst Commentary: Hungarian wages continue to slow down
Based on the current outlook, net real wages may increase by 3.8 percent this year. Wage dynamics have been slowing down continuously since the beginning of last year, and the...
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ESG questionnaire from July for companies requesting large loans
From 1 July 2025 a new ESG reporting obligation will enter into force for corporate borrowers. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/5. According to the new...
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K&H: Hungarians traveling abroad consider healthcare to be the most important thing
The vast majority of middle-aged people traveling abroad take out some kind of travel insurance, and within this, they consider assistance in the event of an accident or illness to...
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This is how child inflation developed
The prices of products included in K&H’s children’s inflation basket have increased over the past year. A basket containing a chocolate snail, orange juice, fruit yogurt, hamburger, backpack and spectacle...
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K&H: almost 400 thousand forints are already spent on vacation
Middle-aged Hungarians planning a vacation are spending an average of 397,000 forints on their trip this year, compared to 327,000 and 296,000 forints one and two years earlier, respectively, according...
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K&H Analyst Commentary: Inflation Surprised
April inflation was higher than expected. There is a lot of uncertainty about the future, and according to the current situation, annual inflation may be below 4.5 percent. In April,...
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April inflation was higher than expected
In April, annual inflation was 4.2 percent, and prices rose by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis. “Both figures exceed our expectations, as we expected an annual rate of less...
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Generational change does not mean the elimination of old values
There comes a point in every business leader’s life when they have to pass the baton to the next generation. But rejuvenation does not necessarily mean that the best practices,...
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K&H: smart devices are unstoppable
There has been a spectacular growth in mobile payments among K&H customers: in 2024 they spent nearly HUF 602bn using their smart devices, a 60% rise compared to a year...
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On average, half a million forints could be saved per year in single-family homes, according to K&H’s utility calculator
With just a few clicks, you can find out about a property’s energy requirements, operating costs, and even savings opportunities after renovation – this is what K&H’s utility calculator offers,...
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The domestic SME sector is cautiously waiting
In the case of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, we can speak more of adaptation than of an increase in confidence in the economy, based on the K&H first-quarter SME...
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K&H’s parent company among the world’s most sustainable banks
For the third consecutive year K&H’s Belgian parent bank, KBC Group has been granted an “A” rating by CDP, thanks to this becoming one of the world’s most sustainable banks....
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Half of young people feel at least a 16 percent increase in prices
Young people experienced an average inflation rate of 19 percent in February this year, but the median value was also 16 percent, according to the latest results of the K&H...
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K&H: financial awareness can also be added to the basket along with the bunny
Easter is one of those occasions that can also be called a children’s holiday, because the bunny, the eggs, and the sprinkling offer children a lot of fun. In the...
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Renewable energy and real estate development are driving green loans
According to the recently published data of the Hungarian National Bank for 2024, the total volume of green loans issued to corporate, municipal and retail customers almost reached HUF 1,300...
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The labor loan portfolio is approaching the ten billion mark
Many thousands of people have applied for workers’ loans from K&H this year, and the disbursements are already in the thousands, the financial institution announced. In the case of workers’...
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K&H and Mastercard are preparing for the summer with shared experiences
K&H and Mastercard are welcoming visitors nationwide with exclusive music and gaming programs this year. The aim of the collaboration is for the two companies to provide unique music and...
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Caution is warranted when it comes to AI advice when it comes to finances
It sounds logical that it is worth listening to the suggestions of artificial intelligence in financial advice, but anyone who believes that this will automatically make every decision correct may...
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Monthly net income from 312 thousand to 800 thousand forints in the household – what is this enough for?
In the first quarter, the average monthly net income of middle-aged households was 592 thousand forints, which is a quarterly and annual increase of 10 and 19 percent, respectively, and...
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