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Márton Nagy: the government expects 2-3 percent growth next year
The new central pillars of the government’s economic policy are the 3 percent loan programs, the continuous tax cuts and the reconstruction of the 14th month pension, with which GDP...
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After three months of increase, the GKI Business Index corrected back in November
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – conducted with the support of the EU – the business sector’s outlook barely changed in November, while consumers expressed slightly...
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SPAR takes shopping to a new level – Hungary’s most modern INTERSPAR hypermarket opens
SPAR Hungary continues its comprehensive modernization program, as part of which it has modernized the INTERSPAR store located in the Allee shopping center with an investment of more than 2.6...
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Henkel won the top prize in the BeneFit PRIZE large company category again this year
Henkel Hungary has once again won the prestigious BeneFit PRIZE – For Happy Employees large company award. Out of more than one hundred and thirty applicants, the company not only...
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Lidl is again the sponsor of the Women’s Handball World Championship
Lidl continues to support the international sport of handball and has become the official fresh food partner of the 2025 Women’s Handball World Championship, strengthening its commitment to women’s sports...
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Almost 200: a new Tesco store opened in Balatonalmádi
Tesco has opened a new store in Balatonalmádi, the 199th store in its national network. The 290 square meter Express store offers more than 3,500 products, including foods supporting conscious...
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Treasures of the past are revealed: Zwack and the Hungarian National Archives work together to preserve values
Many memories of the past are never truly lost, they just wait to be discovered. When Zwack applied to the Ministry of Commerce in 1895 for the title of court...
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Conscious choices instead of reactions: what matters to European consumers today
According to data from the YouGov Household Panel and the Behaviour Change research, while some consumers feel that the financial pressure on them has eased, others continue to face persistently...
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A particularly rich Christmas sweets range at Auchan
Auchan is offering its customers an extremely wide range of Christmas sweets this year, with more than a hundred types of chocolate figures and more than a hundred types of...
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KSH: in October, the number of guests increased by 11 percent and guest nights by 10 percent compared to a year earlier
In October 2025, almost 1.7 million guests spent 3.8 million guest nights in tourist accommodation (commercial, private and other). The number of guests was 11 percent higher and the number...
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Judit Tőzsér is Yettel’s new corporate communications director
Judit comes to Yettel with nearly 25 years of experience in communications, the last 15 of which she spent as Corporate Communications Manager at Lidl Hungary. At Lidl, she was...
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Szallas.hu: Lake Balaton is popular among domestic travelers even in winter
With 13 percent of bookings, Lake Balaton is the fourth most popular domestic destination in the winter period – Szallas.hu told MTI on Thursday, based on its latest booking data....
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NGM: domestic tourism is booming in autumn – tourist traffic increased by 11 percent in October
Hungary’s popularity among both domestic and international travelers is growing steadily, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) stated on Thursday. Citing recent data from the Central Statistical Office, the NGM...
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PENNY and the Hungarian Red Cross fundraising event ended with record results
The now traditional Advent fundraising campaign took place in 143 PENNY stores, which was organized for the sixth time in cooperation with PENNY and the Hungarian Red Cross. The national...
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The turnover of SZÉP cards could increase by hundreds of millions by the end of the year – from December the credit can also be spent on food
According to the government’s decision, it will once again be possible to purchase cold food with the SZÉP card from December 2025 to April 2026. The return of the previously...
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500 thousand servings of lunch saved from school canteens
The unique school lunch rescue program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association has reached the milestone of half a million meals. In the initiative, which was launched in the fall...
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The construction industry faces new EU regulations
From 2028, it will be mandatory for all new buildings larger than 1,000 square meters in the European Union to calculate their life cycle carbon footprint. The regulation will apply...
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Europol: 16.6 million packages of counterfeit or harmful toys removed from EU markets
In the past two years, 16.6 million packages of counterfeit or harmful toys worth 36.8 million euros have been withdrawn from European Union markets, the European Union’s police cooperation organization...
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All tested animal equipment failed the NKFH laboratory test
The accredited laboratory of the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) tested popular pet equipment for product safety, including LED collars and leashes, as well as aquarium lights. None...
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Recent research: Hungarian smokers are open to harm reduction
According to recent research by Századvég, a shift is taking place in Hungarian nicotine consumption habits: more and more adults have switched to a harm-reduced alternative. In four years, the...
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Ministry of Agriculture eases conditions for Agro-ecological Programme
The Ministry of Agriculture is simplifying the rules of the Agro-ecological Programme (AÖP), which supports sustainable farming: minor errors won’t result in sanctions and the payment rate for partially completed...
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EM: the government supports investments aimed at recycling waste
In order to encourage the transition to a circular economy and expand waste recovery capacities, the government is announcing a new tender with a budget of 15.1 billion forints. The...
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A drying country, lacking answers – agriculture is one of the biggest domestic victims of climate change
The drought experienced in recent years continued in 2025, which again did not leave domestic agriculture untouched. While greenhouse gas emissions in this sector have decreased, we can see a...
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Stable above 700 thousand hectares: domestic sunflower cultivation continues to strengthen
Hungary is a leader in sunflower cultivation: over 700,000 hectares of the third most important arable crop have been cultivated in the past two years. This year’s harvest of 1.7...
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Employees use AI primarily to search for information
Recent research by GKI has found: although AI use at the workplace is becoming increasingly widespread in Hungary, there are still limitations. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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Budapest will host Europe’s largest transport research event – the Transport Research Arena 2026 is coming
From 18 to 21 May 2026, Budapest will host Europe’s largest transport research and innovation event, the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference and exhibition. The biennial event is organised by...
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Plant-Based Protein Sales Resurge In K-Food Stores
After a period of decline, sales of plant-based protein products, particularly meat substitutes, are experiencing a resurgence in K-Food stores, with more than 5% growth in the past year. Finland’s...
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An electric charging network serving road freight transport, extending to Hungary, is being built with 70 million euros of EU funding
E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI), Voltix and GreenWay will start building one of Europe’s largest megawatt charging networks with €70.3 million in EU funding; The system will serve the continent’s road...
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Danone receives global B Corp certification
Danone has obtained worldwide B Corp certification. Large parts of the company were already certified, but with the new accreditation, the entire global network of offices and production sites now...
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The Magnum Ice Cream Company invests in UK as part of supply-chain changes
The investment is part of a “global supply chain transformation programme” set out by The Magnum Ice Cream Company. The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Unilever’s soon-to-be-listed ice-cream business, plans to...
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