Tag "PwC"
The period of layoffs is approaching: more people than usual may change jobs at the end of the year
Date: 2024-11-18 10:26:20
The end of the year is fast approaching, which always creates a turbulent period on the labor market. Many people are struck by the wind of change and decide to...
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Value for money reigns, but we would spend more if…
Date: 2024-11-03 20:43:35
At the Business Days conference Anita Mekler, a PwC Magyarország partner shared the results of the “Voice of the Consumer” study. This global survey – for the first time –...
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PwC: dramatic steps needed to meet climate targets
Date: 2024-11-03 10:56:38
According to PwC’s recent Net Zero Economy Index report, the global slowdown in carbon intensity is threatening to jeopardise the achievement of climate targets. This article is available for reading...
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Consumption could recover in 2025
Date: 2024-10-31 11:24:02
At the end of August the Equilibrium Institute published its quarterly macroeconomic report and PwC partner Gábor Farkas discussed the main points with Ákos Kozák, economic research director of the...
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Even a record year for the spread of renewables is not enough to stop global warming
Date: 2024-10-30 10:52:55
Hungary’s solar cell capacity has developed spectacularly in recent years, and by 2023 it already exceeded the previously set 2030 goal. Currently, nearly 7,850 MW of renewable electricity production capacity...
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Looking at the past decade, carbon dioxide intensity decreased the slowest globally last year
Date: 2024-10-11 12:20:42
For more than 20 years, the G20 countries have not been able to achieve a carbon dioxide reduction rate higher than 11.5% per year, therefore a decarbonization of 20.4% worldwide,...
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Online subscription loyalty schemes are about to take off in Hungary
Date: 2024-10-04 11:50:49
According to a representative survey by PwC (earlier GKID) for eMAG, the most attractive benefits of subscription loyalty schemes are a discount on the total purchase amount (30%) and free...
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PwC aquires GKID research company
Date: 2024-10-03 11:48:14
GKID has entered into an agreement with PwC under which PricewaterhouseCoopers Magyarország Kft. acquires a 100% stake in GKID Research & Consulting Kft. This acquisition will expand PwC’s consulting business...
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Hungarian Consumption Expected to Recover by 2025
Date: 2024-09-16 12:30:05
The Hungarian economy has experienced a challenging period over the past few quarters, characterized by declining household consumption and investment. However, according to a recent report by the Equilibrium Institute,...
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PwC: workplace changes encourage employees to develop their skills in the long term
Date: 2024-06-27 10:16:25
Globally, almost half of employees (45 percent) feel that their workload has increased significantly in the past year, and two-thirds of them feel insecure due to the acceleration of changes...
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PwC Climate risks report: Key raw materials are at risk
Date: 2024-05-10 12:05:36
More than 70% of the critical minerals essential for the transition to net-zero energy are threatened by climate change, according to PwC’s climate risk report examining nine important raw materials....
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Product sizes are not always reduced due to inflation
Date: 2024-04-29 12:27:24
In recent years, customers may have noticed something about some of their favorite products, like Pampers diapers or Always feminine hygiene products: they’ve gotten smaller. However, this reduction in size...
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According to experts, the labor market is transforming with unprecedented speed
Date: 2024-02-28 11:26:48
The labor market is transforming with unprecedented speed, the processes are forcing both company managers and employees to constantly adapt – said the experts of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB)...
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Although their economic optimism has doubled, nearly half of CEOs say change is needed
Date: 2024-02-20 18:59:41
According to the 27th Annual Global CEO Survey, recently published by PwC in Davos, CEOs’ expectations of an economic downturn have dropped to 45% from a record 73% in last...
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Diminishing CEO fears, cautious optimism for 2024
Date: 2024-02-15 15:09:57
54% of CEOs also trust in the improvement of the growth rate of the global economy, 60% of them in the domestic economy, according to the 13th PwC Hungary CEO...
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Almost half of CEOs fear that without changes their company will not be viable in 10 years
Date: 2024-01-19 13:33:13
The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months has more than doubled (from 18% to 38%) compared to the previous year. At...
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PwC paves the way for AI technology with the launch of Harvey legal artificial intelligence
Date: 2024-01-15 10:21:23
PwC’s global network announced cooperation with Harvey in March 2023, and PwC’s member companies have already started using the tool in their local businesses. The global strategic alliance established between...
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PwC: investors don’t believe sustainability reports
Date: 2023-12-05 10:48:23
Although sustainability is an important consideration when making investment decisions, 94 percent of investors believe that corporate reports on sustainability performance contain unsubstantiated claims, according to PwC’s 2023 Global Investor...
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This is how we can pay taxes in 2024: a summary of the package of proposals amending next year’s tax laws
Date: 2023-06-15 12:12:29
On June 6, the Government submitted to the Parliament (No. T/4243) the bill containing the latest tax package (“Proposal”), the main points of which are described in this newsletter. Changes...
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PwC Global Top 100: The market capitalization of the 100 largest companies fell sharply
Date: 2023-05-23 13:30:00
Europe is the only region that was able to increase its share in the last year! The market capitalization of the world’s 100 largest companies decreased by 11% compared to...
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Publix, Kroger, Fresh Market and Albertsons among ‘Most Trustworthy Companies in America’
Date: 2023-04-05 09:13:08
Publix, WinCo Foods and The Kroger Co. took the top spots in the grocery/convenience store category in Newsweek’s “Most Trustworthy Companies in America” survey, which ranked 700 U.S. companies in...
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The Most Inspirational Leader of the Year Award was presented for the first time
Date: 2023-02-09 11:37:03
For the first time, PwC Hungary awarded the Most Inspiring Leader of the Year Award based on the opinion of 267 Hungarian CEOs. The award, which was established this year,...
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This is how CEOs would mitigate the effects of the crisis, according to the PwC survey
Date: 2023-02-08 11:00:08
The majority of Hungarian business leaders expect a clear slowdown in the growth of the world and Hungarian economies in 2023, however, they feel that the situation of the domestic...
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By 2028, the value of the international HR software market is expected to reach nearly 34 billion dollars
Date: 2022-11-25 10:28:41
In the past period, mainly due to the effects of the coronavirus epidemic, digitization has accelerated by years. The HR area is also affected, where the use of digital assistants,...
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PwC: Employees want financial security and stability
Date: 2022-11-11 13:51:04
Global economic events have increased the importance of financial security, stability, and long-term career prospects for employees. Although base salary remains the most important factor, growing insecurity has changed job...
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Climate technology investments have increased fiftyfold in Central and Eastern Europe in the last 8 years
Date: 2022-11-07 11:56:00
Climate technology as an emerging asset class is showing strong growth worldwide, but Central and Eastern Europe has attracted less than one percent of global investment. Between 2013 and the...
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A new court decision was made: there is no rent for the period of restrictions due to the coronavirus epidemic
Date: 2022-11-02 10:48:44
There is no rent fee for the period that the tenant kept the rental property closed due to the coronavirus epidemic and the government measures taken to curb it. This...
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These are now the challenges of supply chain management in the food industry
Date: 2022-09-02 18:15:53
The supply chain management area is of strategic importance to manufacturing companies in crisis situations. As Ukraine is one of The Most Important Agricultural Exporters in Europe, the ongoing war...
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Sustainability: Commitments vs. reality
Date: 2022-09-02 12:57:29
In Poland PwC’s ESG team published the results of a survey in mid-July, which can help to understand the Hungarian retail and consumer industry too. Half of Polish firms are...
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Paying the wages in euros: in what cases is it possible?
Date: 2022-07-19 09:56:56
Due to the unpredictable changes in the forint exchange rate, the question may arise more and more often for employers as to how the purchase value of the wages to...
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