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Colliers: CEE Investment Scene H1 2023

A significant difference between the expectations of buyers and sellers remains, but interest in the markets in Central and Eastern Europe was also sufficient in the first half of 2023. In the retail sector, including shopping centers, there was an increase in demand. At the end of the first half of 2023, it represented a 35% share of investment activity.

The return of employees to offices will continue

Employees in Europe are the least engaged on a global scale for a long time. According to the latest Gallup survey, the level of engagement on the old continent is only 13%, while globally this indicator is at the level of 23% and has improved year-on-year. However, the level of stress to which employees are exposed at work has increased. This is felt by up to 44% of employees. The home-office also achieved this with its less predictable and longer work schedule and the blurring of the differences between work and rest. Stress is associated with physical and psychological health problems, and can also lead to lower productivity. CBRE's latest CEE Office Occupier Sentiment Survey found that up to 87% of companies in the CEE region want their employees to work in the office at least three days a week. "At the moment, the physical occupancy rate of offices varies between 26 and 60%, while it depends on many factors, including the sector and type of company, the applicable home office policy, or the management's approach to managing employees," says Peter Gróf, director of CBRE Slovakia's Workplace Strategies Department.

Does summer affect work productivity?

Summer is a time of sun, heat and holidays. For many people it means relaxation, travel and time spent with family and friends. However, it seems that summer can have a significant impact on work productivity. Wondering what factors affect productivity in various industries during this warm season? We bring you an insight into this phenomenon through the opinions of six different company representatives who revealed to us how summer affects their work routines, habits and efficiency.

Bratislava bonds will help finance a modern complex in Warsaw

The FORM building combines unique architecture with the most modern technologies.

BRF: Office space market results for Q2 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the total supply of office space (office stock) in Bratislava was 2.02 million. m2. 17% of this offer consists of office space in A+ standard, 38% in A and 45% in B standard. During the second quarter of 2023, no office building was added to the offer.

Triptych Bankside: A lucrative project with which a Slovak developer surprised the London market

It is a natural development and shift. As soon as a project or company outgrows the borders of Slovakia, it expands abroad. Development companies are no exception to this. We find them in neighboring Poland, Slovenia, Germany, Ukraine, but also in Great Britain, specifically in London.

C&W: Marketbeat Bratislava Office (2nd quarter 2023)

ECONOMY: The recovery of industrial production and easing of inflation are helping the economy to avoid recession. Slovakia's economy is emerging from a longer period of weak growth, as a result of which the effects of adverse shocks are beginning to disappear.