Hosszú ideig a gáz számított annak az energiahordozónak, amelyre Magyarország különösen érzékeny volt az energiaellátás-biztonság szempontjából. Ennek következtében a gázdiverzifikáció kulcsfontosságú kérdés lett. Az új atomerőműblokkok (Paks II.) megépítéséről...

Investigating the Russian economic footprint through outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and the activities of Russian multinationals has not become either outdated or less interesting, even though, understandably, most of the current attention on Russian influence in Europe has been...

Hungary has become a showcase for Russian energy statecraft in Central and Eastern Europe over the last decade. Russian–Hungarian relations have developed in a vociferous and spectacular manner, demonstrating a broad understanding between the two leaders in world policy and economic matters....

This working paper analyses investment by Russian firms in the four Visegrád countries, their motivations and ownership advantages, based mostly on the eclectic paradigm. Beside statistical data, we rely on case studies to present the profile of the most important Russian investors in each host...

Russian multinationals play an active role in international capital flows, although, over the past decade, two financial crises have interrupted the upward trend of their outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). This paper focuses on the specific characteristics of Russian OFDI and...

This chapter assesses the characteristics of Russian outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and multinationals in general and in particular in five EU-member Central and East European (CEE) states, including Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Besides official statistics, the...

In Hungary, regulated energy prices fell by a quarter in 2013-2014 due to a state intervention. The objective of this article is to measure the effects of this change on the Hungarian residential energy consumption and assess the rationale, the policy context and other consequences of such an...