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Increasing minimum wages
Date: 2017-02-08 09:53:58
The government, employers and trade unions have reached an agreement on next year’s wages. In November Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced: next year minimum wages will grow by...
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Magazine: Hungary’s commercial real estate market keeps growing
Date: 2017-02-08 07:33:12
After the decline caused by the economic recession of 2008, the Hungarian commercial real estate market was going through a recovery process in the last few years. Zoltán Szalóky, head...
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ÉFOSZ: the health status of the Hungarian population was not affected by the introduction of the public health product tax
Date: 2017-02-07 11:55:32
According to the Food Industries National Association (ÉFOSZ), altough the consumption of products affected by the public health product tax (NETA) declined in recent years, the introduction of the tax...
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Wiesbauer-Dunahús: new premium products increase turnover
Date: 2017-02-07 11:39:39
The turnover of the Austrian Wiesbauer Holding’s Hungarian subsidiary, the Wiesbauer-Dunahús – which employs 105 people – exceeded 4 billion HUF in 2016. This strong growth is primarily due to...
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The Gallfood plans to open a new plant and a cold storage in Tata
Date: 2017-02-07 11:30:48
The local government of Tata supports the business developing and operating the city’s industrial park with a gross 146 million HUF. In addition the park’s road network will be expanded...
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The shareholders decided to split up Metro
Date: 2017-02-07 11:25:02
According to the statement of the company, on Monday that 99.95 percent of the voting share capital represented voted in favour of the split. Metro hopes the split will help...
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Tesco sells 1.5 million donuts in the carnival season!
Date: 2017-02-07 11:22:45
Twenty percent more donuts are consumed in the Tesco during the carnival season, compared to an average month. This year, the customers can choose among 22 kinds of locally baked...
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Inspectors mainly found labeling errors in case of frozen chips
Date: 2017-02-07 11:20:57
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH), found labeling errors in case of all the sixteen tested frozen french fries products. According to the communication of the National Food Chain...
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NGM Minister of State: earnings will also rise in the higher wage brackets
Date: 2017-02-07 11:16:59
Earnings will also rise in the higher wage brackets due to the introduced tax cuts – Cseresnyés Péter, Minister of State for National Economy Ministry (NGM) told M1 news channel...
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Last year, retail sales increased by 5.6 percent in the Czech Republic
Date: 2017-02-07 11:05:39
Retail sales increased by 5.6 percent in the Czech Republic in 2016 on an annual basis – the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced on Monday in Prague. Statisticians said that...
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Fazekas: the establishment of joint-ventures may be an important part in the Russian-Hungarian agricultural cooperation in the future
Date: 2017-02-07 11:04:05
The establishment of joint-ventures may be an important part in the Russian-Hungarian agricultural cooperation in the future – the Ministers of Agriculture of the two countries stated during talks in...
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The share of domestic foods continued to decline in the stores in Slovakia
Date: 2017-02-07 11:02:17
The share of domestic foods continued to decline slightly last year in Slovakia – was revealed in the survey of the Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK). According to a...
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Ford Trucks chose Delta-Truck as the Hungarian importer of its vehicles
Date: 2017-02-07 11:00:15
The Ford Trucks associated with the Delta Truck. Under the cooperation the Delta-Truck offers sales, after-sales and spare parts solutions in Hungary. The new business activity is based on existing...
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Export conference for Hungarian enterprises in neighbouring countries
Date: 2017-02-07 10:13:57
In November the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) organised its first export-themed conference for Hungarian businesses located in neighbouring countries. The event took place in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) in Romania...
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What will Donald Trump bring for the financial markets?
Date: 2017-02-07 10:05:59
On 8 November 2016 Donald Trump won the presidential elections in the USA. At the moment it is rather uncertain what is going to happen in the financial markets. It...
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Details about the legalisation of wells
Date: 2017-02-07 10:04:46
Many questions emerged in connection with the legalisation of wells dug illegally. Those concerned by this can find useful information on the NAK website....
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The Chinese market needs to be approached cautiously
Date: 2017-02-07 09:12:01
It is very important to know that businesses that wish to enter the Chinese market need to be aware of how important the following things are in the country’s business...
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Analysts: retail sales growth slowed, but continues
Date: 2017-02-06 11:55:36
The increase in retail sales slowed down, but continues, the decline in pace was probably only temporary – analysts commented on Friday published data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
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The indication of the availability of consumer protection authority is not mandatory in the stores
Date: 2017-02-06 11:42:35
The indication of the availability of consumer protection authority is still not mandatory in the stores, due to the lack of this, the authority shall not fine the traders, as...
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The Government will indemnify all the farmers due to the bird flu
Date: 2017-02-06 11:38:25
The Government will indemnify the farmers for their losses, incurred due to the avian influenza; a total of more than 3 billion HUF is available for this purpose of which...
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The assessment of frost damages has started in agriculture
Date: 2017-02-06 11:32:17
The assessment of frost damages has started in the orchards and fields – the leaders of the trade unions told MTI on Monday. Ledó Ferenc, chairman of the Hungarian Fruit...
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The Pápai Hús Kft. has expanded its production
Date: 2017-02-06 11:29:55
A month after the change of ownership at the beginning of last December, the Pápai Hús Kft. increased its production by 25 percent. The income from raw meat and meat...
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Hungary has not yet been informed of the proposed Russian banning of the poultry meat import
Date: 2017-02-06 11:21:32
The Hungarian authorities have not yet received formal notification that Russia bans poultry imports from European countries hit by bird flu – the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) told...
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Lázár: the country’s economic reserves are in Southern Great Plain
Date: 2017-02-06 11:18:49
Due to its agricultural and food options, and due to its working force resrerves, Hungary’s economic reserves can be found in the South Plains region – the Minister leading the...
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The black diamond collection season will restart after the frosts
Date: 2017-02-06 11:16:12
Million worth living treasures The success of Széll Tamás at the Bocuse d’Or contest with his vegan meals containing Hungarian truffles as well as the Hungarian mushroom record found in...
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K&H: more and more under age have a bank accounts
Date: 2017-02-06 11:15:16
The number of bank accounts of people under-18 increased significantly in the past 10 years. As a result more than 30 thousand young people have bank accounts at the K&H...
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Education must be adapted to the agricultural and food industry market needs
Date: 2017-02-06 11:11:57
Education must be adapted to the agricultural and food industry market needs, so the demand and supply of labor must be coordinated – was said at the roundtable discussion organized...
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Romanian retail sales volumes grew 13.5 percent last year
Date: 2017-02-06 11:02:56
The volume of Romanian retail sales increased by 13.5 percent last year, over the previous year – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Friday. The increase is primarily due...
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Because of the “olive Ebola” two thousand trees had to be destroyed in the Balearic Islands
Date: 2017-02-06 11:00:00
Due to the spread of the Xylella fastidiosa disease about two thousand trees had to be destroyed in the Spanish Balearic Islands, which therefore limited the export of certain plant...
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Composition of Szekszárd Bull’s Blood wine changes
Date: 2017-02-06 10:49:35
As of 2016-2017 the composition of the Szekszárd Bull’s Blood cuvée wine changes: in the future this cuvée will be made from four instead of three varieties, and from these...
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