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World stars and distilleries
The stars of the world are not just trying to earn money in their own field of expertise, say, on the football field or in the movies, but also earn...
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The European Parliament proposes to ban electric fishing
The European Parliament (EP) in its plenary meeting in Strasbourg called for a ban on electric fishing in Europe on Tuesday. When electric fishing, electric wires are hung into the...
Read moreMcDonald’s is getting greener
McDonald’s has made two major environmental announcements over the past few weeks – origo wrote. The company will replace its cups and trays with foam products by the end of...
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The growth of agricultural producer prices has accelerated
In November last year, agricultural producer prices increased by 7.7 percent, compared to the same month of the previous year. The price of herbal products increased by 8.6, while the...
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The wage negotiation between SPAR and KASZ was successful
SPAR Hungary – a retail chain that employs nearly 13,000 people – and the Trade Union of Commercial Employees (KASZ) have reached an agreement on increasing workers’ salaries. The minimum starting...
Read moreHungarians are banking online below average
More than half of Europe’s adult population (51 percent) have used netbanks in 2017. Since 2007, this ratio has doubled – portfolio.hu quoted Eurostat’s data. There are places where 90...
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FM Minister of State: EU agricultural subsidies after 2020 will be decided in May
EU state and government leaders will decide on the EU’s after 2020 budget and on the amount of resources allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in May – Czerván...
Read moreWhimsical weather may kill bees
Contrary to belief, bees do not sleep in winter. Consuming honey in the hive, clumped in clusters, they pass through the coldest season. The mild weather of recent weeks has...
Read moreThe greatest need is towards workers and shopkeepers
In the last months of 2017, 17.4 percent more new ads were posted in Hungary’s leading jobs portal, than a year ago in the same period – mfor.hu wrote, after...
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Salmonella baby milk powder: Hungary is not affected
Hungary is not affected by the EU scandal for salmonella baby milk powder. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), however, monitors the international news. No information has been received...
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The chicken debate continues between the EU and the US
There is still a serious controversy between the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU). According to EU accusations, US companies supply chlorinated chicken meat to the...
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An unhealthy diet makes the immune system more aggressive in the long run
The immune system responds similarly to a high fat, sugar and calorie diet as to bacterial infections, and the body’s defensive system becomes proactive in the long run – according...
Read moreKSH: Consumer prices increased by 2.4 percent last year
Consumer prices rose by 2.4 percent on average in 2017, compared with the previous year and in December consumer prices were 2.1 percent higher than in the previous year –...
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The Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Mineral Water Ltd. sold 16 million bottles more last year than a year before
In 2017, the Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Ásványvíz Kft. sold 16 million bottles more in the Hungarian market than in the previous year, increasing its annual volume to 282 million bottles – the...
Read moreSzázadvég: consumption and investment increased imports
Growing consumption and expanding investments have boosted imports – Regős Gábor, economist of the Századvég gazdaságkutató Zrt. told M1 news channel. According to the first estimate of the Central Statistical...
Read moreSwine fever attacks again near the Hungarian-Romanian border
African swine fever has appeared again in Romania: the disease is only a few kilometers away from the Hungarian border and the Ukrainian border. The disease was detected in Mikola...
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Huge Ferrero-Nestle business on the horizon
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero is nearing a deal to acquire Nestle’s U.S. confectionery business for about 2.8 billion USD – origo wrote. According to an informant of Bloomberg, the agreement...
Read moreHeineken and the Sopron Power Plant extended their contract
According to the extended contract, the Sopron Power Plant provides steam and hot water to Heineken’s brewery in Sopron for a further 8 years – mfor.hu wrote. The Soproni Erőmű...
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Fire at the Aréna Shopping Center in Budapest
A sauna caught fire on Friday afternoon at the Arena Plaza in Budapest. No one was injured in the fire. Visitors could return to each floor for the evening. There...
Read moreGrowth in retail sales slowed down in the United States
In December, retail sales in the United States increased at a lower rate than in the previous month, according to a statement released by the Census Bureau on Friday. In...
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PC sales rose in the fourth quarter for the first time in six years
The sales of traditional PCs increased in the fourth quarter of last year for the first time in the past six years – according to a survey published on Friday...
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Hungarian leader at Ukrainian Auchan
From 1 January Viktória Lucenko is the new CEO of Auchan Ukraine. She is the first female CEO of the French retailer. Ms Lucenko started working for Auchan Retail Hungary in 1999. In...
Read moreFM: The annual support for Hungarian beekeepers have grown to more than 5 million euros a year
With the340,000 euros extension of the previous budget 5 million 35 thousand euros are available annually to support Hungarian beekeepers – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...
Read moreRestrictions may come in case of the EU agricultural subsidies
Restrictions have to be taken in the Union’s new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) between 2020 and 2027, according to EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger. While the British withdrawal leads to...
Read moreTesco sells Hungarian wines abroad
Tesco sells Hungarian wines in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and Poland – agrarszektor.hu wrote. From next year, the Wine Concept umbrella brand, which was created to sell wines from...
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More than half of the Hungarians save each month
More than half of the Hungarians save a certain amount of money each month, while the proportion of regular savers rose by 8 percentage points over a year and is...
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The Baromfi-Coop Kft. is building an organic material management center from 2.5 billion HUF
The organic material management center will process about 200,000 tonnes of poultry manure annually in a value of 2.52 billion forints – the CEO of the Master Good Group announced...
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The quality of VET should be further increased
In the development of vocational training, special attention should be paid to the rapidly changing economic environment and the labor market expectations – the Deputy Minister of State of the...
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The Romanian Government gives free piglets to the mangalica breeders
A minimum of two, up to ten free piglets will be given by the Romanian government to those livestock farmers who under certain conditions undertake the fattening of Bázna mangalica...
Read moreAn amazing idea from IKEA
The Swedish supermarket chain, Ikea has an astonishing marketing idea – origo wrote. The company has had its unusual pulls so far, but now the ideas invented together with a...
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