"we need to achieve more!"——interview with balazs hendrich , ceo of hepa-凯发网址

"the openness of the economy has made hungary an exporter. in the past few decades, hungary and china have established good business relations. " recently, balazs hendrich —ceo  of hungarian export promotion agency , said in an exclusive interview with chinatrade news in shanghai that hungary has become china's largest investment target country in central and eastern europe due to its good business environment and looks forward to further deepening cooperation with china.

reporter and balazs hendrich

hungary, located on the danube alluvial plain, is an important country in eastern europe. it has a long history, beautiful scenery and industrious people.

balazs hendrich said that hungary has a population of nearly 10 million, its economy is mainly export-oriented, its market is highly open, its development speed is fast in recent years, and its achievements are prominent in eu countries.

china and hungary have a profound friendship, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

with the development of the "one belt and one way" construction, the economic and trade relations between china and hungary continue to be optimized.

balazs hendrich said that the chinese market is hungary's most important market outside the eu, and the trade volume between the two sides exceeds 8 billion us dollars, which is still growing.

"hungary has become the target country for many chinese businessmen. many chinese have established companies in hungary. many chinese enterprises maintain frequent exchanges with hungary, involving energy, chemistry, automobile and other fields." balazs hendrich said that according to the current situation, chinese companies entering hungary are in good condition, and will actively feed back to china and attract more chinese enterprises to hungary to engage in business activities.

balazs hendrich believes that there are four main reasons why hungary has become a popular destination for chinese enterprises to invest: first, the political situation is stable and the policy security is strong; second, the living environment is good; third, the quality of labor force is high; fourth, the tax revenue is relatively low, and the corporate income tax is only 9% - the lowest in the eu countries, with many preferential policies.

hungary is increasingly looking to the east to further its economic and trade relations with china.

"there is a lot of work to be done to achieve more results." balazs hendrich said that as a government organization representing hungarian enterprises to explore the external market, hungarian export promotion agency is trying to cooperate with enterprises to bridge the gap and give them more opportunities to trade with chinese enterprises.

 in order to promote mutual understanding and make the two sides understand the investment market and foreign trade situation, hungary sent many delegations to visit china and also welcomed the chinese delegation. hungarian export promotion agency is deeply involved in these activities.

"the exhibition is an excellent channel for better communication between the two sides." balazs hendrich revealed that hungary is trying to seize every opportunity to promote cooperation. no matter what kind of event - exhibition or other, as long as it can promote the exchanges between chinese and hungarian enterprises, it will organize and arrange. in addition, we should pay attention to the communication in the field of education in order to have a good interaction.

hungary was the guest of honor of the first china international fair, and this year, it also strives to make an outstanding figure and promote more cooperation. balazs hendrich made special mention of the agricultural products displayed in the country.

 "agricultural products are the pride of hungary. we have many high-quality agricultural products. red wine, duck and goose are all delicious. the fair has given us a good opportunity to exchange ideas, which will greatly promote our future development. "balazs hendrich said.

"the second fair is an excellent opportunity to attract more chinese buyers." balazs hendrich said.

the new route makes china and hungary no longer strange. since the middle of this year, the hungarian capital budapest and shanghai have opened direct flights, three times a week.

in balazs hendrich's view, this is not only conducive to hungarian enterprises' access to the chinese market, but also convenient for chinese people to travel to hungary. people who are interested in hungary can get further understanding.

as an important component of the european trade organization, hungarian export promotion agency has a wide network of partner offices in the world, and has regional partner offices in tokyo, istanbul, in the near future a new partner office will be opened in moscow.

the regional office in shanghai is an important institution of the bureau in china. its main function is to grasp and process enterprise information in time and promote business cooperation. it acts as a bridge for effective communication between china and hungary.