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The triumph of smart device payments continues
The triumph of smart device payments continues at K&H. The number of transactions increased by 43 percent this year, while the amount of spending increased by 57 percent. Among the...
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Tax evading vegetable and fruit traders were caught by the tax inspectors
Traders selling vegetables and fruit imported from Greece without paying the sales tax were caught by the tax inspectors at the wholesale market in Szeged – the press representative of...
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The Retailer of the Year 2024 Winners Announced (with photos)
This year, Trade magazine invited sales points and retail chains registered in Hungary to compete for the 10th time. Each year, Trade magazine recognizes the outstanding work of retailers, whether...
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NGM: tourism boomed in August as well, the number of guest nights exceeded 31 million
According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Office and the National Tourism Information Center, the performance of the tourism sector in Hungary continued to increase in August 2024,...
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Food Rescue Center: Food is a valuable resource, don’t waste it!
Food is a valuable resource that should not be wasted, especially if it can be delivered to those in need. Today we celebrate World Food Waste Day. A third of...
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Coffee consumption: the Hungarians on the regional podium
In Central Europe, the Czechs are the biggest coffee consumers, but they are only slightly ahead of the Hungarians. On the occasion of World Coffee Day on September 29, MOL...
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Hungary has been a member of the European Union for two decades: what does this mean for the economy?
This year Hungary joined the European Union twenty years ago. On the occasion of the anniversary, from mid-September, the European Commission will “Happy Twentieth, Hungary!” launched a communication campaign with...
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Inflationary pressures remain with us
Inflationary pressure still does not ease the companies. Although inflation in August was even more favorable than expected, it still represents a difficulty for domestic large companies in terms of...
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Hungarian companies are optimistic about the climate goals
Domestic companies are optimistic about their climate commitments, but divisions within the organization can be a serious obstacle to their fulfillment, according to EY’s international research with the participation of...
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Alza’s growth in Hungary and the shift back to traditional retail
Alza’s Hungarian country manager, Ákos Forrás, discussed in an interview with Pénzcentrum how the end of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant shift back towards traditional brick-and-mortar shopping in...
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With a pink-wrapped salad for the fight against breast cancer
In October, we can see pink in more places than usual, as it is spent worldwide in the fight against breast cancer. Eisberg Hungary Kft. is also doing its part...
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That’s good! – Auchan and Nébih launched a food rescue campaign
Auchan Hungary has launched an attitude-shaping campaign with the professional support of the Nébih Maradék no program. The aim of the activity is to ensure that everyone is aware of...
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In September, the economic index of the GKI decreased slightly
According to a survey conducted by the GKI Gazdaságkutátó – with the support of the EU – in September, the prospects of the business sector and consumers also collapsed only...
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The downward trend of unemployment between June and August was broken
In the three-month period showing the labor market trend, on average from June to August, the number of employed people among the working-age population between 15-74 years was 4 million...
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Star chef Rozina Wossala also strengthens the ALDI brand
ALDI and one of the best-known representatives of Hungarian gastronomy, Rozina Wossala, have started a collaboration. The renowned chef will share exciting and easy-to-prepare recipes with viewers on ALDI’s YouTube...
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The REpoint redemption application already has one million users
The REpont application developed for the mandatory redemption system implemented nationally has reached one million registered users, MOHU MOL Hulladékzágászólji Zrt announced on Monday. Two-thirds of the registrations took place...
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KSH: Sales prices of the food industry decreased by 0.6 percent
In August 2024, industrial producer prices were on average 3.0 percent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 1.2 percent and export sales by 4.0 percent, the...
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The Agrármarketing Centrum organizes food export development businessmen’s meetings in the Balkans
The Hungarian Food Business Program, the food export development branch of the Agrármarketing Centrum, organized a series of events targeting the Balkan Peninsula, consisting of four locations. The primary goal...
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Award winners of the student contest
For the fifth time, POPAI Hungary Association has launched a display design competition for university students. Traditionally, the main sponsor of POPAI Student Design Awards is SPAR, and this year...
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The 255th Rossmann opened in Mórahalom
Rossmann opened its newest store in Mórahalm, a dynamically developing settlement in the Southern Great Plain region. The expansion of the infrastructure offers new opportunities to both locals and visitors...
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The Humus Association is looking for compost-friendly companies
The Humus Association calls on small and medium-sized businesses to join the “Compost Friendly Business” initiative on October 10, 2024! Any business operating in Hungary can become a Compost-Friendly Business...
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HEINEKEN’s Hungarian intern program can be the first step on the way to an international career
How to stand your ground anywhere in the world?On September 26, the marketing director of HEINEKEN Hungária Zrt., Katalin Perényi, and the company’s HR director, Anita Kiss, discussed this issue...
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Budapest saved an amount of food from Tesco stores equal to one year’s food waste
Recently, Tesco handed over the saved food representing the 100 millionth portion of food to the Food Bank, thus celebrating the World Day against Food Waste on September 29. The...
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Three out of four Hungarians only taste flawless fruit
There are still people who throw away food without remorse – STADA points out on the occasion of World Food Waste Day on September 29. Based on the data of...
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Viktor Orbán: tourism had a record summer
This year was a record summer for Hungarian tourism, never before have so many Hungarians vacationed within the country’s borders, and never before have so many tourists visited Hungary –...
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Income from tourism increased in Croatia
In the first six months of the year, income from foreign tourists increased in Croatia, reaching 4.13 billion euros (about 1,640 billion forints), which is 7.5 percent or 288.3 million...
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Oktoberfest in Debrecen is coming
Oktoberfest, once born in the heart of Bavaria and now known worldwide, will soon open its doors in Debrecen. The first Oktoberfest Debrecen, which presents itself as a new arena...
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The domestic supply of corn is ensured, there is no need to import
Most of the corn produced in our country has yet to be harvested, but some people – presumably in the interest of the market – are already predicting the need...
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German inflation slowed more strongly than expected in September on an annual basis
Inflation in Germany slowed more significantly than analysts had expected in September on an annual basis, according to Monday’s report based on preliminary data from the German Federal Statistical Office,...
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Hungary ranks among the leaders in Europe in terms of solar energy production
Hungary belongs to the European leader in that – under suitable weather conditions – more than nine-tenths of the electricity consumption is due to solar peak production – reads the...
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