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German foreign trade broke all records last year
The value of Germany’s exports and imports has risen to all time record level last year, reflecting the strong growth of the German economy and the world economy. According to...
Read moreRetail sales grew by 5.6 percent in 2017 in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, retail sales grew by 5.6 percent in a year-on-year comparision, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ). Calendar effect adjusted (two workdays less than in 2016)...
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Most of the announcements affected fruits and vegetables in the EU
Last year, a total of 2930 reports were submitted to the RASFF at the EU level, according to the recently published summary of the European Commission, and 88 percent of...
Read moreRomanian retail sales grew by 10 percent
The volume of Romanian retail sales grew by 10.2 percent in the first ten months compared to the same period of last year, according to the Romanian National Statistical Institute....
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Alternative foods are offered by European scientists
Europe’s scientific academies say that urgent action is needed in the area of nutrition and nutrition safety: Europe needs to change its dietary habits to avoid hunger caused by climate...
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Magazine: Print media is more efficient and reliable than social media
Higher trust drives higher purchase intent. According to a recent study commissioned by NewsMediaWorks, consumers trust advertisements and articles published in daily papers more than those in other media channels....
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NGM: Retail sales are rising for 54 months
Retail sales have been rising steadily for 54 months – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 news channel commenting on the latest...
Read moreThe European Commission is expecting a a GDP growth of 3.7 percent for this year and 3.1 percent for 2019 in Hungary
The European Commission has published its winter economic forecast for the European Union as a whole and for each Member States. In the recent assessment of the economic and financial...
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ALDI uses a national uniform payroll system
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. has published its full payroll system for Hungary today, which guarantees the same wage to its employees for a certain position regardless of region or...
Read moreTesco donated 6700 tons of food to the needy in 2018
Last year, Tesco donated more than 6700 tons of food to people in need through the partner organizations of the Hungarian Food Banking Association. The supermarket chain has been running...
Read moreThe SME development strategy is under shaping
The SME development strategy that helps the development and the growth of the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is under shaping – Balogh László, Deputy Minister of State of...
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The Transintertop handed over a logistics hall and a restaurant in Környe
An international freight forwarding company, the Transintertop Kft. handed over a new logistics hall, a restaurant and a petrol station. The value of the investment was 1.5 billion forints –...
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Carnival gastronomic weekend in the Downtown Market
The foods of guests kitchens and chefs van be tasted at the Gastro Weekend of the Hold Street Downtown Market. On the last weekend of the carnival, from Friday to...
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The extreme weather may cause great damages to agriculture again this year
The effects of climate change also increase the sensitivity of the plants. In this context, only last year, Generali paid for nearly 1,500 agricultural damages: for example, the insurance company...
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Japanese love edible shelled bananas
Consumers from all over the country have traveled to the southwest of Okayama specifically for edible shelled bananas. And although a special banana’s costs 6 USD (1,500 HUF) a piece,...
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Magazine: Five ways to become profitable
László Szilágyi business coach Forward Progress Consulting The Lipóti Bakery on Széchenyi Square in Szeged got a new owner in May 2016 because it was making loss. It became evident that...
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Innovations by MARS at Future Store – Join the trade tour!
New products by MARS will be introduced at the SIRHA Budapest 2018 traDeshow, within the compass of the Future Store platform. More info at: http://sirha-budapest.com/trademagazin You can now sign up...
Read moreDynamic growth in retail sales continues
Retail sales will increase in the next few months at a rate similar to last year, according to analysts interviewed by MTI. On the basis of the data released by...
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Lidl is reducing egg prices
Lidl Hungary has significantly reduced the consumer price of eggs by 12-17 percent today. Accordingly, the 10 M eggs are available from 5 February for 449 forints in the stores...
Read moreAnalysts: Foreign trade impoves
Although the surplus of the foreign trade balance declined in October, the turnover grew significantly, according to macroeconomic analysts interviewed by MTI. Suppan Gergely, analyst of Takarékbank pointed out that...
Read moreNébih: No swine fever virus has been detected in Hungary so far
The presence of the virus of the African swine fever (ASP) has not been detected so far in Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed it to...
Read moreFM: The success of agriculture depends on adaptation
The success of Hungarian agriculture depends on whether digitalisation can be used, how quickly it applies the most up-to-date computing techniques and precision management – the Parliamentary Minister of State...
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The profits of Zwack Unicum decreased but were higher than planned
In the first three quarters of the 2017-2018 business year, Zwack Unicum Nyrt. achieved 2,516 billion HUF after-tax profits, which is 0.9 percent lower than the 2,538 billion forints base,...
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Products of the breeders and primary producers at this year’s Mangalica Festival
Hungarian and local fresh dishes of Mangalica breeders and product makers, cooking contest and small farmers’ marketplace is awaiting the audience between 9 and 11 of February at the Szabadság...
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The Hungarian Tourism Agency is promoting the Gastronomy of the V4 countries
Specially seasoned goulash, rethought Somlói noodles, dumplings, duck meat with cherry chips – among others, these dishes can be tasted at the SIRHA Budapest 2018 international food and HoReCa trade...
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The Food Bank saved more than 9,000 tons of food last year
Almost 400 trucks, 9300 tons, and 5.2 billion HUF worth foods were saved by the Hungarian Food Bank Association last year, helping to more than 300,000 needy people. In its...
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EBay expects that in the first months of 2018, more businesses will start trading online
New Year is often a period of new beginnings. This is true even if we plan to launch an online business – according to eBay’s survey. The data shows that...
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