Businesses’ sense of prosperity improved significantly in November

  Three sub-indices of the household prosperity index fell and one improved compared to the previous month, and, overall, the index weakened marginally compared to October. Employment continued to be the most positively assessed, with a decline from -0.4 in the previous month to -1.0. Households are most negative about inflation, with this indicator down […]

Sense of prosperity improved among households and businesses in October

  Three sub-indices of the household prosperity index improved and one worsened compared to the previous month, and, overall, the index improved considerably compared to September. Employment continues to be the most positively assessed, returning from -5.9 in the previous month to a positive 0.4. Households are most negative about inflation, with a slight deterioration […]

One fifth of Europeans cannot heat their homes sufficiently

  Presenting the Spring Package of the European Semester, Brussels Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said that the EU economy was performing better than expected and that Member States should end their energy subsidy schemes by the end of 2023. However, Századvég’s research reveals that claiming better-than-expected performance is an overstatement, and that implementing the call for […]

The Hungarian economy could get back on a growth path next year

Several factors may affect Hungarian economic performance in the coming period. Looking abroad, we expect economic expansion in the euro area and for our main trading partners, which should support sustained high growth rates in Hungarian exports. We expect continued disinflation in the euro area, which could bring down external inflationary pressures on the Hungarian […]

Transversal competences will define the labour market of the future

The factors mentioned in the introduction are fundamentally changing employers’ expectations of employee competences, with an increasing focus on skills that support flexible adaptation to an ever-changing world. Previously expected employee competences (e.g. professional knowledge, communication skills, language skills, coordination and management, negotiation skills, decision-making skills, etc.) are moving to the background, being reassessed or […]

European public opinion: Sanctions hurt the EU more than Russia

The European Union’s sanctions policy is reasonably expected to cause more damage to Russia than to Europe. As punitive measures have not been able to speed up the end of the war (in fact, the armed conflict is deepening) and the EU’s prospects are deteriorating, there is growing criticism of the Community’s previous efforts. EU […]