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Cybersecurity investments also concentrate on AI
According to PwC’s 2026 Global Digital Trust Insights survey, companies will spend 36% of their cybersecurity resources on AI over the next 12 months, more than on cloud security (34%),...
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KSH: industrial production fell by 5.4 percent in November compared to the same period of the previous year and by 2.0 percent compared to the previous month
In November 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 5.4 percent compared to a year earlier. The index adjusted for working day effects is the same as the unadjusted...
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Kifli.hu expands its delivery area by forty settlements
Everyday shopping becomes easier for even more households. From January 12th, Kifli.hu will further expand its delivery coverage in Pest, Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom counties. The Kifli.hu service will also be...
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Does the consumer or the food industry shape what ends up on the table?
Consumer demands play a decisive role in the changes in the food industry and the direction of food development, and therefore in what ends up on the table. Customers want...
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NKFH: increased inspections begin to ensure the safety of carnival masks, costumes and wigs
With the carnival season approaching, the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH), in cooperation with government agencies, is launching a comprehensive market surveillance inspection to examine the safety of...
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Mattel welcomes 2026 with an autistic Barbie doll
Mattel kicked off 2026 with an important initiative: introducing its new, autistic Barbie doll. The doll was developed with the involvement of the autism community and took more than 18...
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Fresh chicken will be cheaper at Lidl from January: price reductions of up to 24 percent are possible
Lidl Hungary will significantly reduce the prices of several fresh chicken products from January 13. According to the supermarket chain, the measure is part of the January price reduction program,...
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MTÜ President: Tourism broke the previous year’s record in 2025
Last year was a new record year for domestic tourism, when it also broke the previous year’s record, with the number of guests exceeding 20 million – said Zoltán Guller,...
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Leadership change at Heineken
Dolf van den Brink, CEO of Heineken, who has led the Dutch beer giant since the summer of 2020, will step down on May 31. The announcement goes beyond a...
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Wolt introduces extra fees during snowfall – reported by couriers and users
Wolt has temporarily charged an extra fee for some orders citing the extreme weather – several users have confirmed that an additional cost of 399 forints was incurred during delivery....
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Record at Számlázz.hu: 125 million invoices and receipts generated in one year
Számlázz.hu set a record in 2025: users issued 125,634,732 invoices and receipts on the platform of one of the country’s leading fintech companies in one year. In 2024, 115 million...
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Austrian Post’s parcel logistics service provider, Express One Hungary Kft., is expanding in the Hungarian market through acquisition.
The Austrian Post Group’s parcel logistics service provider, Express One Hungary Kft., will acquire 100 percent of the shares of the parcel logistics service provider, Delivery Solutions Zrt., known under...
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Gasoline, used, for 3.9 million – this is how middle-aged Hungarians plan to buy a car
Four out of ten middle-aged people plan to buy a car in the next year, according to the K&H Sure Future research, which examined, among other things, the opinion of...
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University of Sopron introduces standardised AI regulatory framework
In September 2025 the University of Sopron became the first university in Hungary to adopt a standardised AI regulatory framework. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/12-2026.01...
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Blue Planet: Eco-friendly living can be a huge business
With the carnival season approaching, the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH), in cooperation with government agencies, is launching a comprehensive market surveillance inspection to examine the safety of...
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NAV has published a publication summarizing information on personal income tax returns
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has summarized the most important information about personal income tax returns in a practical, easy-to-understand publication. The digital information booklet is now available...
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From Monday night, the traffic of trucks heavier than 7.5 tons will be restricted
Due to the expected sleet, trucks exceeding 7.5 tons of gross vehicle weight will not be allowed to drive in some parts of the country from Monday night – the...
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PepsiCo Integrates AI To Improve Production And Supply
PepsiCo has partnered with Siemens and NVIDIA to integrate artificial intelligence and digital-twin technology into its manufacturing and supply chain operations. This multi-year collaboration, announced at the CES 2026 trade...
Read morePrepWorld Expands Fresh-Fruit Activities To France
PrepWorld, the UK fresh-cut fruit division of AgroBerries Group, has formed a joint venture with French fresh and exotic fruit-and-vegetable specialist Omer-Decugis & Cie. PrepWorld France will establish a fresh-cut...
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Carrefour To Enter Ethiopia In Franchise Expansion Deal
French retailer Carrefour is planning to enter Ethiopia with a franchise and supply partnership with Queen’s Supermarket PLC, a subsidiary of Midroc Investment Group. The partnership will see the rollout...
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Bird flu has also appeared in Nógrád County
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a breeding goose farm in Nógrád County. The affected...
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Farmers protesting against the EU-Mercosur agreement block several highways in Belgium
Several highways have been blocked by farmers protesting against the signing of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in Belgium for days, Belgian police said, according to a report in the French-language...
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Innovative seed treatment solution being developed at the University of Szeged
Tamás Marik, a microbiologist at the University of Szeged (SZTE), is working on a prototype of a plant conditioning and yield-increasing preparation for seed treatment, which, with the help of...
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Thousands of farmers protest in Warsaw against Mercosur agreement
Thousands of farmers demonstrated in Warsaw on Friday against the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur countries. According to the organizers,...
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OKSZ: retail dynamics remain weak, turnaround still awaited
The Central Statistical Office has published disappointing data on retail turnover in November. According to the assessment of the National Trade Association (OKSZ), the rate of growth is still unable...
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KSH: retail turnover in November exceeded the same period of the previous year by 2.5 percent and the previous month by 0.1 percent
In November 2025, the volume of retail trade turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year by 2.5 percent, both according to raw and calendar-adjusted data, the Central Statistical...
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FAO food price index fell further in December
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday released its latest report on the World Food Commodity Index, which showed that food prices fell further in...
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Bread must arrive even at minus 15 degrees – Hungarian carriers defy the elements
While traffic has slowed down in large parts of the country due to snowdrifts and near-record cold, the 80,000 licensed vehicles and drivers operating on Hungarian roads are working hard...
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Dairy sector: risk of farm closures also arose due to rapid price decline
Agrarszektor writes about a worsening milk market crisis due to stockpiling and international market shocks: as a result of the dramatic price drop, several experts believe that there will be...
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