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PwC Global CEO Survey: replanning in progress
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Commenting on the survey of 4,701 CEOs in 109 countries, conducted between 1 October and 8 November 2024, Mohamed Kande,...
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Is it worth switching to sustainable packaging?
Main packaging trends include easy-open solutions for the elderly, single-serve packaging for those who live alone and resealable designs. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. With...
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AI and sustainability will be this year’s key trends
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Price-sensitivity is still with us, as consumers are still struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, claims Capgemini in its What Matters...
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Flying blind?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to contradict the recent statement about the Hungarian economy taking a rolling start, but after talking to so many CEOs I just...
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PwC: Hungarian CEOs are confident in the macroeconomic growth trajectory, but cautious about their own company’s prospects
According to 70 percent of Hungarian CEOs, the global economy will grow faster in the next 12 months, and 60 percent are confident in the growth of Hungarian GDP, while...
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Hungarian e-commerce: why Hungarian-owned players were forced to retreat
What had been expected for years has happened: in the rapidly developing electronic retail and logistics sector, Hungarian-owned players have been unable to compete with foreign players. The result: the...
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CEOs live their everyday lives in a state of redesign
The world’s CEOs are reimagining their daily lives: 63% have taken at least one major action in the past five years to transform the way their companies create value. Nearly...
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After a subdued year, the holiday season is strong
74% of online shoppers, around 3.1 million people, are preparing for the holidays, spending an average of 84,036 forints and giving gifts to 6 people. PwC’s Christmas shopping research also...
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PwC: dramatic steps needed to meet climate targets
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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Lidl among retailers and Coca-Cola in the FMCG sector win Most Attractive Employer 2024
For the 8th time PwC Hungary has surveyed labour market preferences and presented the Most Attractive Employer awards. Winners were named in ten sectors and the overall category, and the Most Attractive...
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The period of layoffs is approaching: more people than usual may change jobs at the end of the year
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…
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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Consumption could recover in 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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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