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Christmas fish won’t be more expensive this year either
The drought that has lasted since winter has posed a significant challenge for fish farmers, who are nevertheless closing out an average year overall. Producers are not planning to raise...
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Lidl maintains its success: It remains the most attractive workplace in retail
Lidl Hungary has won the Most Attractive Workplace of the Year award in the retail category for the fourth time in a row. The prestigious recognition was awarded to the...
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Auchan takes Christmas flavors to a new level this year with premium products
This Christmas, Auchan is not only celebrating traditions, but also the discovery of new flavors. Customers will find everything from nut bagels to meat specialties in one place to make...
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Two new PENNY stores opened in Northern Transdanubia in November
Two new PENNY stores opened their doors in the North Transdanubia region in November, further strengthening the company’s presence in the region. With the opening of the units next to...
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Investment appetite among large Hungarian companies remains stable
Half of Hungarian large companies continue to face the coming year with a stable desire for development: 52 percent of companies plan some kind of investment or development over the...
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IFK: a new growth cycle has begun in real estate development
The domestic real estate development market reached a turning point in 2025: according to a recent sector analysis by the Real Estate Developers Roundtable Association (IFK), the spectacular expansion of...
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Scope Ratings affirms Vajda-Papír’s “B+” rating
Scope Ratings has affirmed the issuer and unsecured bond ratings of Vajda-Papír Kft. at “B+”. The affirmation of the rating reflects that the financial fundamentals of the company group remain...
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K&H Insurance won the MNB’s Green Finance Award
The Hungarian National Bank awarded K&H Insurance the Green Finance Award in the “Green Insurance and Treasury” category. The recognition is given to financial institutions that are at the forefront...
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Project managers play a strategic role: this year’s winner of the Project Manager of the Year Award announced
The Project Manager of the Year Award, presented by the Project Management Excellence Board for the 25th time, has reached its anniversary year. This year’s award went to Ádám Bándy,...
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Egis Pharmaceuticals opens new factory in Budapest
Egis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has handed over one of the largest-volume active ingredient production investments in its 112-year history in Budapest. The new, self-financed, 30 billion forint plant will produce the...
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A Hungarian general contracting company has published a voluntary ESG report
DAV Engineering Ltd. has prepared and recently made its sustainability report publicly available on its website. The voluntary step is still a rarity in the construction industry, which is responsible...
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Distributor recalls Milka Caramel chocolate bars
Due to the presence of foreign matter, Mondelez Hungária Kft. has recalled the Milka Caramel 100-gram chocolate bar it distributes – the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) announced...
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The Neumann Society awarded twelve domestic IT professionals and researchers
The John Neumann Computer Science Society presented its traditional professional awards at this year’s ÚjIT – Innovation and Informatics conference, recognizing outstanding researchers, educators and young talents in Hungarian informatics....
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PENNY ranks first among TOP Employers
PENNY has been ranked first in the food retail category for the third time in the 2025 TOP Employers ranking of the international career platform WhereWeWork, which is based on...
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Coop Economic Group celebrated its 30th anniversary
The past 30 years of Coop have been characterized by adapting to the constantly changing business environment, development and innovation, but the group of companies has never lost sight of...
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This is how Coca-Cola and Budapest Bike Maffia support communities during the brand’s Christmas campaign
Coca-Cola is taking its legendary Christmas campaign to a new level this year, encouraging its consumers to stop in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and holiday preparations. This...
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Lidl customers helped with 158 tons of food at the Food Bank’s Christmas sale
An extraordinary collaboration accompanied this year’s Christmas fundraising campaign of the Hungarian Food Bank Association, which Lidl Hungary also joined. Between November 14 and 16, the Food Bank collected non-perishable...
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Food donations equal to the weight of a railway locomotive from Tesco customers in the most successful fundraiser in the country’s history
133 tons of food from 141 Tesco stores in three days, or nearly 140 million forints worth of donations to those in need in the area. The weekend campaign of...
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JYSK opens its 102nd Hungarian store in Törökszentmiklós
JYSK continues its dynamic expansion in Hungary: on November 19, it will open its 102nd domestic store in Törökszentmiklós. Expansion is part of the company’s DNA, which is also confirmed...
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Akcenta’s commentary on the MNB’s decision
Today’s decision by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) to leave the key interest rates unchanged – the base rate at 6.50%, the overnight deposit rate at 5.50%, and the overnight...
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Stable growth with fewer contracts: the leasing market’s adaptability has reached a new level in 2025
On November 13, 2025, the Hungarian Leasing Association organized its annual professional conference, the Leasing Professional Day, at which key players in the domestic and regional markets evaluated and discussed...
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Samsung is gearing up for the holidays with special discounts
Samsung has announced its “Black Friday Weeks” promotion again this year, offering discounts on the company’s smart devices, televisions, monitors, and home appliances for the entire month of November. The...
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AI has started to pay off what it took: it can bring more and more visitors to websites
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Air France-KLM applies to acquire minority stake in Portugal’s TAP
Air France-KLM is interested in buying a minority stake in Portuguese airline TAP SA, the company’s CEO Ben Smith told Bloomberg. The French-Dutch company has become the first to officially...
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REGIO GAMES: billions in Christmas spending on the gaming market
According to a recent national research by REGIO JÁTÉK, Hungarian families with young children will spend an average of 88,000 forints on Christmas gifts this year, with more than half...
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Lidl cookbook published
Lidl Hungary is publishing another element of its well-known and deservedly popular series: the 11th Lidl cookbook titled “A pinch of laziness” is here. The volume is about what many...
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JYSK donates 3 million forints worth of furniture to the Oncology Institute
JYSK Hungary considers it important to help those communities and organizations that need support the most. JYSK’s philosophy is that everyone helps in what they do best, so the company...
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Shell Hungary and the Peter Cerny Foundation jointly raised awareness of the importance of premature birth rescue
On World Prematurity Day, Shell Hungary and the Peter Cerny Foundation raised awareness of the importance of premature baby rescue at a special event, during which participants were able to...
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Hungarian egg white slices were also bitten into in Vilnius and Riga
The Agricultural Marketing Center organizes B2B events to assist food industry companies that are already present in the market of a given country and primarily want to strengthen their business...
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Ocean Fish brand fishing products recalled due to bacteria
SPAR Hungary Trading Ltd. has initiated a consumer recall of Ocean Fish brand fishery products, as the presence of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria (the causative agent of listeriosis) was detected in...
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