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Easter bunny sitting in the grass
Not only 2024 but unfortunately 2025 will also be influenced by the rising cost of chocolate ingredients. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Consumers are feeling...
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The GVH promises decisive action in food retail
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is supporting initiatives aimed at reducing food prices with all available means, the GVH told MTI on Tuesday. Several competition supervision procedures are currently underway...
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Why was the price stop brought up again?
In his year-end speech, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán once again raised the possibility of imposing official prices if food prices do not fall. The issue has also been raised earlier...
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Pensioners and VAT refunds: will the significant amount remain a dream?
The government has announced that pensioners will receive a refund of VAT on vegetables and fruit from the second half of the year. The measure is intended to ease the...
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Very cautious monetary policy is expected due to the deteriorating inflation trajectory
The MNB kept the key interest rate at 6.50% today, as expected. The two ends of the interest rate corridor remained at 5.50% and 7.50%. Preliminary expectations, rising inflation, and...
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NGM: at the forefront of economic whitewashing – Hungary is the first in the world to make e-cash registers general
The government’s priority goal is to maintain fair market competition and whiten the economy. Hungary is at the forefront of whitening the economy, and many of the government’s online measures...
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How will the world economy develop in 2025?
The global economy will continue to face major challenges in 2025, with Donald Trump’s protectionist policies, trade tensions between China and the US, and the slow growth of the euro...
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177 million forint fraud in Booking.com system – this is how Hungarian travelers are being scammed
Over the course of three months, 177 million forints were stolen from Hungarian travelers in a well-organized fraud scheme on Booking.com. The criminals first obtained the accounts of the accommodation...
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Samsung Unveils New 9100 PRO SSD with PCIe 5.0 Support
Samsung 9100 PRO is the latest addition to the company’s consumer SSD lineup. The 9100 PRO features PCIe 5.0 interface to deliver advanced performance, efficient multitasking, and broad compatibility, enhancing...
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Sustainable travel: why not buy unnecessary souvenirs?
Humanity has never traveled as much as it does today, and this has serious environmental consequences. It is not only the emissions of airplanes and cars that are a problem,...
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Ryanair’s airfares are getting more expensive, Wizz Air is preparing to return to Ukraine
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary announced in Warsaw on Tuesday that the airline’s flight prices could rise by 4-6 percent this summer. According to the company’s CEO, last summer there was...
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Health and sustainability is the engine of this year’s F&B innovations
A sort of duality emerges from the predictions of food trends in 2025. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. With the easing of economic uncertainty following...
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German GDP fell in the fourth quarter
Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2024, adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar changes, compared to the third quarter, according to the...
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A charity organization offsets the emissions of ten thousand cars in Hungary last year
In 2024, the Hungarian Food Bank Association saved a total of 10,359 tons of expired and defective food, helping 245,000 people in need. The donation of HUF 17.1 billion was...
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Average earnings to increase by 13 percent in 2024
The government is constantly working to ensure that families can manage with more and more money – emphasized Sándor Czomba, State Secretary for Employment Policy at the Ministry of National...
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It is worth checking your home insurance and asking for a professional in case of a problem
Household problems arise suddenly in the home: for example, a blockage is a problem that needs to be solved immediately, and an expert is needed to fix it. However, it...
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CCC Group strengthens its market presence with a significant acquisition
CCC Group strengthens its market presence with a significant acquisition: the company has acquired a 75% stake in Szopex, an operator of premium sports footwear and sportswear brands in Poland,...
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The state is experimenting with the wealthy on an untrodden path
The Hungarian state is embarking on an interesting experiment when the most popular savings, Premium Hungarian Government Bonds (PMÁP), do not offer a meaningful yield alternative to the owners –...
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Sainsbury’s to wrap avocados in paper
In a trial that started in 77 stores in January, Sainsbury’s private label twin pack Ripe & Ready avocados are sold in fully recyclable packaging, made from paper and bamboo...
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NFKH: Fifty expired foods and products with manipulated labels were found in a store
About fifty food items that had expired a year ago and manipulated labels were found by employees of the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority in a store operated by...
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma makes comeback with AI
Alibaba is planning to invest fifty billion euros in artificial intelligence and cloud computing, as the Chinese e-commerce giant says it wants to give a major boost to digital innovations...
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Planet A Foods’ cocoa alternative enters UK
The Munich-based group developed the peanut butter mini eggs with Germany-based Wawi-Schokolade. Germany-based cocoa-free supplier Planet A Foods has entered the UK market with the launch of a chocolate-alternative product...
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Artificial intelligence is also transforming education
Challenge or help? According to a recent British survey, although teachers are aware of generative artificial intelligence (AI), many do not use it at all and lack training to learn...
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Consum Plans To Open 35 Charter Stores In 2025
Spanish consumer cooperative Consum saw significant growth in its Charter franchise in 2024, with sales to franchisees increasing by 12.7% to €781.6 million. The network expanded by 6.7%, adding 43...
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JUST washing gel 4 l – active, color
Premium quality JUST washing gels for washing coloured and white clothes even at low temperatures. Active: also effective at a low temperature, so it is really a cost and energy...
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The Latest Issue of Trade Magazine Has Arrived!
We are pleased to announce that the newest issue of Trade Magazine (2025/2-3) is now available! As always, the digital edition arrives a bit earlier and in an extended format—this...
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MBH Bank: improving economic prospects, expanding investments, but temporarily rising inflation expected in 2025
Real wage growth, stabilizing investments and further recovery in consumption are expected in 2025, thanks to which the outlook for economic performance is more favorable compared to 2024, it was...
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Eurozone inflation rises to six-month high in January
Eurozone inflation rose to a six-month high of 2.5 percent in January, mainly due to rising energy prices, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office, said in a report on Monday....
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Hair care 2025: new directions and market trends
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Mariann Karsai, senior brand manager of Henkel Magyarország Kft. cites NIQ data to tell our magazine: in November 2024 the...
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SPAR’s innovative packaging solution that uses less plastic has been recognized with prestigious awards
SPAR Hungary’s innovative packaging technology has been honored with two prestigious awards. The company’s Regnum meat plant’s flow-pack machine is used to package the meat plant’s most popular product using...
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