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MNKH: Hungary is in the forefront in agri information technology
Hungary is in the forefront in agri information technology and in IT connected to the test tracks of self-driving cars in Europe – the CEO of the Hungarian National Trading...
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Melania Trump’s hometown is selling new products under the First Lady brand name
Melania Trump’s hometown (Sevnica in Slovenia), is honoring their famous former resident with a line of exclusive “First Lady” products including chocolates, beauty creams, salami and red wines. The products...
Read moreSpring sowing has begun
Most of the autumn sowings are in favorable conditions in Zala county. The farmers have begun to sown spring cereals, and if warming continues further, the sowing of sunflower and...
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Superfast internet is available in almost quarter of a million households
About 230 thousand households has access to superfast internet thanks to the self-financed investments of the service providers. The development of the network will be started in all parts of...
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ProWein gets bigger and bigger
Wine and spirits trade fair ProWein will take place between 19 and 21 March 2017 in Düsseldorf. The organisers told at a press conference that last year 55,000 trade visitors...
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Positive cattle and beef trade balance
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) revealed that Hungary’s live cattle export grew by 11 percent in the January-October 2016 period....
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Magazine: Who is going to work?
One of the biggest challenges in Europe is to have more people working. At a professional forum organised by the National Trade Association (OKSZ) at the Budapest Chamber of Commerce...
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Few chemicals used in small crop categories
Farmers growing crops on a smaller area of land are having problems with protecting their plants, because in small crop categories very often there aren’t authorised pesticides. NAK started cooperating...
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The Hungarian Quality Product Award is celebrating its twentieth anniversary
The 20th Hungarian Quality Product Award was published in 46 major categories. The Hungarian Quality Product Award has become Hungary’s most prestigious rating system, proving that quality is also able...
Read moreThe largest fruit farmer in Békés County expects a good season
The largest fruit farmer in Békés County expects a good season, because winter frosts did not cause major frost damages in plantations – the managing director of the Hunapfel Kft....
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GKI: How many people are affected by the mandatory wage increases?
The February business survey of the GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. market researcher firm investigated the corporate effects of the minimum wage increase. The bigger the company, the minimum wage increase affects...
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A huge scandal has shaken the already shaken economy of Brazil
Brazil, the world’s biggest beef and chicken exporter, with clients in some 150 countries, is scrambling to stop the fallout from police allegations of corruption and unsanitary practices in the...
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Whole grains, whole story
We already know that a balanced breakfast includes fruit or vegetables, valuable sources of protein (eg. milk, dairy products, lean meat, eggs, nuts) a fluid (preferably water); It made of...
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The Hungarian Pavilion was opened at the world’s largest IT trade show
The Hungarian Pavilion was opened on Monday at the world’s largest IT trade fair, at the CeBIT in Hanover. Hungary’s presence at the CeBIT is larger than ever: on the...
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Smartphone counterfeiting causes significant losses and health risks
The smartphone forgery in addition to the serious health and security risks causes significant economic losses. 14 million counterfeited smartphones are sold in the EU each year – according to...
Read moreTOP 10: these are the most livable cities in the world in 2017
Vienna continues to lead the latest list of Mercer, in which the standard of living of the world’s cities was studied – penzcentrum.hu wrote. The world’s largest HR consulting firm,...
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Organic foods in Europe
EuroCommerce opines that European farmers are unable to keep up with the growing demand for organic food and they offer their products at prices that are too high. The organisation...
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Worldwide retail revenue reached 4 trillion dollars
According to an analysis by Deloitte, sales of the world’s 250 leading retailers improved by 5 percent in 2015, generating a revenue of USD 4.31 trillion. Although sales of Wal-Mart...
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Spar buys Billa in Croatia
The Croatian competition authority gave a green light to Spar Austria’s acquisition of Billa supermarkets. Combined market share of the two chains will stay below 10 percent. After the merger...
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Fazekas: about 514 million HUF to be spent on fish farming annually
The new Fisheries Management Act provides and regulates the use of public revenues from fishery management since 2014. As a result, about 514 million HUF is available in Hungary’s budget...
Read moreLondon analysts: the performance of the Hungarian economy forecasts a stronger than expected growth this year
London financial analysts said that on the basis of the current activity indicators, the Hungarian economy started strongly this year and is likely to grow at a faster pace than...
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HEINEKEN strenghtens its portfolio with an alcohol-free beer in Hungary
The Heineken brand introduces a product innovation for the first time in Hungary. The alcohol-free Heineken 0.0 will soon be on the shelves of stores and the catering units. No...
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January wage increases brought a positive surprise
The 10 percent growth rate of the gross wages in January brought a positive surprise to analysts, as market expectations were around 8.5 percent. This year wages may grow by...
Read moreThe Koch winery won the PAR Wine Award International Competition’s Top Gold recognition
The Koch winery in addition to the Top Gold recognition of the PAR Wine Award International Competition also received two gold medals and a silver medal at the awards ceremony...
Read moreThe preparation of online billing to accelerate
The government does not intend to introduce new taxes – Varga Mihály told Magyar Idők. The Minister of National Economy prefer to increase state revenues combating the black economy. The...
Read moreMore lenient rules on GMO feed
The Ministry of Agriculture would change the regulations relating to the labeling of food containing no genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The proposal is under public consultation. The most significant amendment...
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The Palóc Nagykereskedelmi Kft. will be liquidated
Liquidation has begun at the Palóc Nagykereskedelmi Kft. in Salgótarján, because during the time of the bankruptcy process, the company did not agree with its creditors – Demeter László, secretary...
Read moreFifth of the bees in Békés county died
15-20 percent of the bees have died in Békés county in the winter. Because of the low number of bees it is likely that this year, lower amount of rape...
Read moreAn agricultural information center will be built in Gödöllő from one and half billion HUF support
Agricultural Informatics academic and industrial cooperation center will be built in Gödöllő. The consortium led by the Szent István University received a 1.48 billion HUF non-repayable support from the National...
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