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KSH: the number of employees increased by 130 thousand
In the three months between December 2016 and February 2017, the average number of employees was 4 million 372 thousand, 130 thousand more than the year before. The employment rate...
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The NGM submitted the amendments to the law on advertising tax
The National Economy Ministry (NGM) submitted the amendments to the law on advertising tax to the parliament on Tuesday. Despite the decision of Brussels, the government will not ask for...
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Wanzl’s new managing director
As of 1 March 2017 Edit Nagy is the managing director of Wanzl Hungary. Ms Nagy used to be the company’s sales director. Wanzl was established in Germany in 1947...
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BirtOKOS service starts
NAK launched its BirtOKOS telecommunication service for chamber members on 10 January 2017. Those who subscribe to the mobile service can benefit from lower tariffs than the market price. In...
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Food businesses in Somogy are interested in food industry grants
In mid-January an Economic Development and Innovation Operative Programme (GINOP) forum took place in Kaposvár, organised by NAK’s Somogy County office. It turned out that many medium-sized food companies are...
Read moreMore than ever resources will be allocated for tourism development
More than ever resources are available for the development of priority tourism areas by 2020. According to the already adopted government decision, the developments at the Lake Balaton will be...
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Major frost damage in the autumn rape
Frost damages affected the winter wheat, winter barley and triticale smaller than expected, but the autumn rape suffered major frost damages in Békés county Kulcsár László, Békés county chairman of...
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Women entrepreneurs: Hungary in the middle field
Mostly, the environment determines how much an entrepreneur woman will be a successful. In Hungary, almost every third business is owned or managed by women, which is a good ratio...
Read moreA kínai befektetők növelik befolyásukat az európai cégvásárlási piacon
A növekvő politikai bizonytalanság hatására visszaeshet a felvásárlási és fúziós tranzakciók száma 2017-ben az előző évi várakozásokhoz képest. Míg 2016-ban a vállalatok 64%-a számított növekedésre, idén már alig több mint...
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The best restaurants of Asia
It surely is an exciting list: No. 1 GAGGAN, Bangkok, Thailand No. 2 RESTAURANT ANDRÉ, Singapore No. 3 AMBER, Hong Kong, China No. 4 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA,...
Read moreA four and a half percent rise in retail sales
The retail trade turnover in November 2016 was 4.5 percent higher, compared to the same period of the previous year, both according to the calendar adjusted and raw data –...
Read moreNGM: retail trade may increase further through the wage agreement
Through the wage agreement adopted by the Government and the social partners last November, the minimum wage and the guaranteed minimum wage for skilled workers will significantly increase. According to...
Read moreKSH: last year’s harvest was record-breaking for corn and wheat
The average yield of corn broke a record last year, exceeded 8.6 tonnes per hectare, the total harvest was 8.8 million tons. According to the data of the Central Statistical...
Read more(HU) Fazekas: 2010 óta folyamatosan nő a magyar mezőgazdaság kibocsátása
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Brand new apple varieties are tested
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) introduced fifteen new resistant apple varieties from domestic plantations. If the type tests will be completed with positive results, the new varieties will...
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Europe is becoming more severely threatened by climate change
Europe’s regions are facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather, such as more frequent and more intense heatwaves, flooding, droughts and storms due to climate change, according to a...
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Vitamins: natural or synthetic?
By the end of January, the body’s vitamin storages are quite empty, even if we pay attention to healthy nutrition all winter and to the right amount of fruit and...
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The ekáer helped the NAV
With the help of the electronic road freight traffic control system (ekáer) the finance guards of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) prevented the distribution of 22 tons of...
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One billion HUF developments at one of Hungary’s leading manufacturer of packaging
The DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft. is developing an innovative and unique product line at its premises in Tiszaújváros. The company launched an innovative project for the development and market...
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Yuan-based bank cards can be requested in Hungary
The Bank of China issued yuan-based debit cards. The cards will be issued within the cooperation of the Bank of China and UnionPay and this will be the first Chinese...
Read moreFazekas: GMO dissemination is not the remedy for water shortage
The dissemination of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is not the remedy for water shortage in agriculture – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture emphasized on Saturday in Berlin at the Global...
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METRO gives the ingredients for the Bocuse d’Or finals
The Bocuse d’Or finals started officially on January 20, in Lyon. The Bocuse d’Or is the world’s most prestigious gastronomic competition. As the main sponsor of the competition METRO provides...
Read moreThe raspberry pálinka of the Sáppusztai Pálinka Distillery won the pálinka competition
The raspberry pálinka of the Sáppusztai Pálinka Distillery won the 8th Quintessence Pálinka and Spirits Competition. The 8th Quintessence Pálinka and Spirits Competition was organized by the Cultural Association of...
Read moreGermany is the number one partner in agriculture
Germany is Hungary’s number one partner in agriculture. Exports last year amounted to to 1.3 billion euros –Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told. He added that the relationships are further...
Read moreThe Ministry for National Economy waiting for the proposals for a Tourism application
The public discussion of the Competitive Central Hungarian Operative Programme (VEKOP) has been launched. The Competitive Central Hungarian Operative Programme (VEKOP) was designed for the development of the marketable tourism...
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KAVOSZ: 2017 will be a strong year in the use of EU funds
2017 will be a strong year in the use of EU funds because an incredible amount of EU funds will arrive to the market – Krisán László, CEO of the...
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NGM: 30 thousand credit card acceptance terminals will be built by the enterprises from government support
This year, the number of debit card terminals will increase by 30 percent, due to the support program initiated by the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) – the ministry told...
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(HU) Így kaphat akár 24 millió forintos állami támogatást
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Sosem járt még annyi turista Spanyolországban, mint 2016-ban
Sosem járt még annyi turista Spanyolországban, mint 2016-ban, a 75,3 millió külföldről érkezett látogató rekordnak számít – ismertette a tavalyi év adatait Álvaro Nadal, turizmusért felelős miniszter Madridban. A tárcavezető...
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A record year in Hungarian foreign trade
The Hungarian foreign trade closed a record year in 2016 in all respects – Szijjártó Péter Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Minister stressed. In response to the January-November 2016 foreign...
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