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Hungary imported less and exported more egg
According to the latest market report of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI), data from the European Commission reveals that the European Union’s egg product import in 2018 grew by...
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Magazine: Ten main trends: What are consumers like in 2019?
Alison Angus, head of lifestyles research and Gina Westbrook, director of lifestyles have prepared the 71-page Euromonitor International ‘Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2019’ study. In this they identified...
Read moreAnalysts: investments and consumption increase import growth
The decisive role of investments and consumption in the country’s economic growth, together with its significant import content, led to a more rapid increase of imports, compared to exports in...
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Happy Week to promote water consumption
The series of Happy Week events for primary school students and preschoolers will be held again this year, to promote water consumption – the National Institute for Pharmacy and Food...
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Poultry and pig breeders receive more animal welfare support
The Ministry of Agriculture once again raised animal welfare support for poultry and pig breeders after the 2018 entitlements. The 14.3 billion forints amount reached 2.5 times of the level...
Read moreHungary does not support the taxation of home- made pálinka cooking
The Hungarian government still does not support the taxation of home-made pálinka cooking, and therefore seeks to achieve at the EU to allow the tax exemption of pálinka cooking for...
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Retail loans have made a record
The year started very powerful in the retail credit market, which was expanding dynamically last year – piacesprofit.hu wrote. In January, banks lent personal loans and home loans in a...
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The 2019 Grand Prix Award for Value and Quality was announced
The 2019 Grand Prix Award for Value and Quality was announced. One can apply until 24 may from the entire Carpathian region in more than 100 topics from 39 main...
Read moreNAK: one can apply for next year’s agricultural subsidies from 8 April
Farmers are expected to submit their applications for agri-subsidies for next year from 8 April – Magyar Nemzet Online wrote on the basis of the summary of the National Agricultural...
Read moreGlobal corporate sentiment has fallen to several years nadir, according to Fidelity International
According to the Fidelity International’s annual analyst survey, corporate sentiment index has fallen to the levels of 2016. The corporate sentiment index is made on the basis of corporate confidence,...
Read moreInflation accelerates in Romania
In February, inflation continuead to accelerate in Romania, with 3.83 percent annual inflation after the 3.32 percent in January – the Romanian National Statistical Institute announced on Tuesday. Compared to...
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Magazine: The battle of rabbits is about to begin
While Easter chocolate figure sales grew by 25 percent from 2016 to 2017, in the Easter period of 2018 a sales decline was measured. We learned from Kitti Végh, brand...
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(HU) Melyek voltak 2018 legsikeresebb promóciói?
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Read moreAnalysts: February inflation outperformed expectations
The rise in consumer prices in February surpassed expectations, core inflation and tax-filtered core inflation was well above the 3 percent central bank target. As a result, the Monetary Council...
Read moreImports increased at the beginning of the year
In January, the value of exports in euro rose by 6.4 percent and imports by 9.7 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year. The foreign trade surplus...
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Business Development Conference in Somogy
Economic experts will held lectures for economic operators on the increase of business income and get to know the current trends – the current regional Business Development Conference organized for...
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The world’s most expensive wine is from Hungary
How much is too much to pay for a bottle of wine? A newly-released 40,000 USD bottle of a 2008-vintage wine now ranks among the most expensive wines in the...
Read moreThe Tesco Group establishes a new service center in Hungary
A new business and technology service center is set up by Tesco Group in Hungary, creating 800 new jobs – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday in Budapest....
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SPAR donated 2700 tons of products
The store chain has been providing a unique donation program for animal parks and shelters and wildlife parks in Hungary for eight years – Origo wrote after the communication of...
Read moreThe competitiveness of SMEs have improved
The capacity expansion tenders have significantly improved the competitiveness of the small and medium-sized enterprises, but training and innovation developments were more efficient at larger companies – Világgazdaság Online wrote....
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MNB: food prices have increased consumer prices
The rise in food prices increased inflation in February – the head of department of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) confirmed it to M1 news channel on Monday. Várhegyi...
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The use of IT solutions in agriculture is a major improvement in efficiency
The application of IT solutions brings tangible improvement in efficiency in most areas of agriculture – piacesprofit.hu quotes the experts from the Meetup of Codecool Programming School. At the Meetup...
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The V4 countries are making huge investments
In cooperation with the European Development Bank, the V4 countries are building a fast rail system that will link Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland – Világgazdaság Online wrote....
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Sex and New York star launches her own wine brand
Together with a New Zealand company called Invivo, Sarah Jessica Parker launches her own wine brand – origo wrote after Store Insider. Source: AFP, origo Drinks blended by the actress’s...
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Magazine: What do we include in our shopping lists?
How can we use shopping data to understand shopper behaviour? Simply – by using dunnhumby’s Shelf Review: this tool monitors how customers are purchasing a certain product category for a...
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Magazine: Which forces will shape food supply chains in 2019?
IGD has identified 4 trends that are likely to shape the food supply chains in 2019. Some trends threaten to prevail but never do, some fly under the radar and...
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Dark pages in the forecasts
Economic forecasts by the major research institutes predict that the trade war between the USA and China will continue in 2019. At the same time the European Commission (EC) expects...
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