Budapest Brief
The expansion of Business Services Centers (BSCs) over the last two decades has fundamentally reshaped global corporate operating models. In this process, Hungary has become a key player in the Eastern Central European region. The development of the domestic sector faithfully reflects the global transformation of the industry: the shift from cost-based services toward a high value-added, innovatio...
2026. 06. 02. - István Joó
BSC #BSCRising costs of traditional energy sources and growing geopolitical tensions can provide lasting momentum to the electric transition, and Hungary could emerge as one of the winners in this process, also through the new partnership between Samsung SDI and Mercedes-Benz.
2026. 05. 06. - István Joó
HIPA #HIPAToday, we signed the 100th strategic cooperation agreement with the Hungarian construction giant Masterplast at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This marks a major milestone for the initiative launched in July 2012, providing enough time to examine the significance of strategic partnerships from a sufficient distance and to take stock of the results achieved so far.
2025. 12. 05. - István Joó
HIPA #HIPAThe arrival of a new era of tariffs in the world economy may lead to the disruption and complete restructuring of global value chains, but there is still plenty of room for maneuver for investment promotion.
2025. 04. 01. - István Joó
HIPA #HIPAChina has gained global leadership in a number of key areas in recent years: the Asian giant is the global leader in 57 of the 64 critical technology ecosystems identified so far. This has sparked a sense of repulsion in the political leadership of the European ...
2024. 11. 11. - István Joó
HIPA #HIPAWhat links the steam engine, the internal combustion engine and the telephone? Same as the hologram or the very first space station. These inventions are all the achievements of industrial revolutions, which started their world conquest primarily from Europe. Wo...
2024. 09. 04. - István Joó
HIPA #HIPAThe Hungarian automotive industry is well-prepared for the electric transition, and in terms of quantity, it could soon emerge among the elite of car manufacturers. The key factor is evident, yet to ensure stable growth, there is still some work to be done.
2024. 07. 17. - István Joó