Aiming external markets: suicide or survival?

Ever more Hungarian small- and medium-sized enterprises are interested in expanding towards external markets, however, without proper plans and funding, the move could prove suicidal. And funds are not easy to get nowadays…

Crisis? What crisis?

Hungary’s top 100 richest people have assets of more than HUF 2,000 billion – enough to build five projects with a cost tag similar to Metro 4.

May I take a look?

In a surprisingly fast move, Parliament accepted an amendment to limit the scope of data accessible to the public just one day after it was proposed by two MPs of governing party Fidesz.

Entrepreneurs for life

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur; even though they might have encountered huge challenges in starting and growing their businesses, the vast majority of entrepreneurs would do it all over again.

OTP seeks to grow even bigger

While others are looking to bail out from Hungary, OTP Bank is more than happy to pick up the slack thanks to its continued profitability and amassed stock of free liquidity.

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Veronika Pistyur

CEO, Bridge Budapest

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