Although the rapid economic recovery after the new coronavirus outbreak has surprised experts, challenges remain: many sectors await change, and supply chains need to be improved, Hans-Paul Bürkner, Chairman and ex-CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) told 24ur.com in a recent interview. Read the full interview here.
Category Archives: 2022
Can Europe compete in artificial intelligence?
We are in the middle of an artificial intelligence revolution, the use of this technology will reduce costs for companies, increase revenue and help innovation, which will affect competitiveness in all industries. Due to the benefits companies need to consider using it, said Francois Candelon, the Director of Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute at theContinue reading “Can Europe compete in artificial intelligence?”
Acquiring digital skills will be key
Digitization, the use of modern technology, and the changing habits of consumers resulting from new circumstances have posed new challenges to the market since the pandemic. One of the key issues is human resources. Employees in the store already need different, new competencies, tomorrow there will be no more without them. New trends and howContinue reading “Acquiring digital skills will be key”
Something for your own health and something for “taste”
Foods from local production are more and more often found on the tables of consumers – especially since covid-19 has crept into our lives. We know what we’re eating, and we can buy it all at a nearby store. We believe that we have done something for our health and “taste”, and we also wantContinue reading “Something for your own health and something for “taste””
The last oil boom – how long will it last and what effects will the large price increases have?
The recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will release huge demand for oil-related travel, goods, and services. This will lead to one of the strongest periods of rising oil demand in the next two years suggests Zsófia Beck, Managing Director and Senior Partner of BCG’s Budapest office. Read the full article here.
This is not the last energy price shock, power price volatility is here to stay – Q&A with Balázs Kotnyek
Balázs Kotnyek, Partner and Associate Director at BCG’s Budapest office speaks about the recent turbulence in the energy market, the reasons behind soaring prices, the impacts of energy transition, and how we should prepare for similar price shocks in the future. Read the full Q&A here.
40,000 Hungarians can become private bank customers within 5 years
Asset management is not the same as it was 20 years ago, but investment service providers have been able to avoid this change, especially in the last 10 years, when they were able to prosper without being forced to adjust their service models and improve their efficiency, Krisztián Horváth explained the topic to Portfolio. ReadContinue reading “40,000 Hungarians can become private bank customers within 5 years”