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Rondo appoints new managing director
As of 1 April 2016 Rondo Ganahl AG appointed Zsolt Miklós as the new managing director of the company’s Hungarian affiliate. Mr Miklós worked in the furniture industry before joining...
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Auchan’s new card programme
Auchan and its financial service provider, Oney are making shopping more comfortable with a new card programme. From 15 September 2016 the new Auchan card combines all the advantages and...
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PayPal and Mastercard expand cooperation
PayPal and Mastercard are expanding their long-standing cooperation with an important new element: in the future Mastercard will be one of the PayPal payment options and Masterpass will be accessible...
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Magazine: They are shaping the market and consumer taste
Retail chains not only play an important role in how the Hungarian wine sector develops and what kind of wines Hungarians like to drink, but some of them also have...
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The NÉBIH preceded 9 billion HUF VAT evasions last year
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) preceded 9 billion HUF VAT evasions last year thanks to its inspections. The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) carried out almost three...
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More fresh milk would be given to the children in public catering
The public catering regulation of the Human Resources Ministry will be amended. Among other things, it is planned that more fresh milk would be given to the children in public...
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The importance of domestic demand became more valuable for the large enterprises
The importance of domestic demand became more valuable for the large enterprises – the privatbankar.hu wrote. Now the large enterprises’ profitability depends on mostly this factor, but the government's economic...
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Quality, WMF kitchenware again in the loyalty program of the SPAR Group
Due to the earlier success WMF products are added to the loyalty program of the SPAR Group again between October and January. Within the program beautiful and practical kitchen utensils...
Read moreTesco is committed to the fight against cancer
In Hungary, nearly eight thousand women is diagnosed with breast cancer every year . Tesco is committed to the fight against cancer, so in October the company joins to the...
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Bíró Lajos: we got into the center of the culinary world
We got into the center of the culinary world – Bíró Lajos Chef evaluated the Hungarian appearance on Tuesday at the Gastronomika World Congress, in San Sebastian at an international...
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MNB: businesses used 231.8 billion HUF in the third stage of the NHP so far this year
In the third phase of the growth loan program (NHP) between 1 January to 30 September, the companies concluded contracts amounting to 231.8 billion HUF, of which 68 percent were...
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Carton recycling rate in Europe is close to 50 percent
Carton recycling in the European Union is at last within sight of reaching 50 percent. From under 30 percent in 2005, it has risen to 44 percent in 2015 -foodbev.com...
Read moreRomanian retail sales expanded significantly
In the first eight months, the volume of retail sales in Romania increased by 16.3 percent, compared to the same period last year – the Romanian national statistical institute annponced...
Read moreMost of the beaches of the Lake Balaton are now on European level
Most of the beaches of the lake are now providing European level services – Balassa Balázs, president of the Lake Balaton Association (BSZ) said on Wednesday in Balatonfüred, at an...
Read moreKSH: retail sales accelerated again in August
According to the raw data, the volume of retail sales increased by 5.8 percent in August, compared to the same period last year. Calendar effect adjusted, the volume of retail...
Read moreKopint-Tárki: GDP may grow by 2.2 this year and 2.7 percent next year
According to the lastest forecast of the Kopint-Tárki Zrt., the Hungarian economy may grow by 2.2 this year and by 2.7 percent next year. The government deficit this year may...
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The share of processed products is increasing within agricultural exports
Within the Hungarian agricultural exports the share of processed products rose from 60 percent to 80 percent in recent years – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel...
Read moreNGM: retail sales are growing steadily for 38 months
Hungarian retail sales are growing steadily for 38 months, and significantly above the EU average – Lepsényi István, Minister of State for the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1...
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Auchan gave 170 000 euros support to 20 domestic NGOs in Hungary
The Auchan celebrated the Day of Solidarity on 5 October with colorful family programs and with giving support to NGOs. All 19 stores of the chain of stores and the...
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Hop harvest – the first fresh hop beer specialty from Kozel has arrived
Kozel’s First Fresh Hop Beer with special green leafy hop-box in Limited Edition is now available in stores allowing the Hungarian consumers to familiarize themselves with the specialty related to...
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The Media Markt opens new stores in Tescos
The Media Markt opens two new stores, but the stores will not be separate entities, but will be opened as part of the Tescos – penzcentrum.hu wrote. The Media Markt...
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Coface: the number of insolvent companies may reduce this year in Central and Eastern Europe
The number of insolvent companies may decrease by 5.3 percent this year in the Central and Eastern European region, due to more favorable economic environment – according to the recent...
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Mihályi László: all conditions are given that Hungarian confectionery to catch up with the world
All conditions are given that Hungarian confectionery to catch up with the world: the fundamentals, the tradition, preparedness, but the “pieces of the puzzle” are still scattered – Mihály László...
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Retail sales decreased in August in the EU and in the euro area
In August 2016 compared with July 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 0.1 percent in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates...
Read moreThis year, more sunflowers and corn grown in Zala county
This year, more sunflowers and corn grown in Zala county, as in last year. The harvested crop has a good quality – the county chairman of the National Association of...
Read moreSzekszárd is preparing a cooperation with a Portuguese wine city
The local government of Szekszárd is preparing a cooperation with Viseu, a Portuguese wine-growing town. According to the commercial manager of the Portuguese Embassy, it can bring new markets to...
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Acquisition transforms the employment market
One of the world’s leading human resource consulting firms, Randstad Holding (present in 39 countries), has announced their acquisition of online recruitment specialist company Monster Worldwide Inc. Monster Worldwide will...
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It is good to work for industrial firms
According to K&H’s latest SME confidence index, conducted with the participation of 500 Hungarian managing directors, the proportion of businesses that plan to recruit new workers dropped from 24 percent...
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We don’t understand IT terms
53 percent of Hungarians (the European average is 52 percent) say they use modern technology much more often than two years ago and 8 percent of them (in Europe: 13...
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