News and articles
Increased market share for drugstores
Date: 2016-06-09 10:09:27
Last year almost HUF 38 billion worth of laundry detergents were sold by Hungarian shops. Value sales grew 4 percent but volume sales reduced by 2 percent. Laundry detergent is...
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PARTY PACK version of Hajdú grill cheese
Date: 2016-06-09 10:02:33
One of Kőröstej’s summer hits can be the PARTY PACK version of Hajdú grill cheese, which will be available in two versions. Those who like to spice their own cheese...
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Meggle Confectioners Whipped Foam
Date: 2016-06-09 09:55:26
Meggle Confectioners Whipped Foam makes creams and pastry fillings really light. What is more, it is easy to whip and it stays stiff for a long time. Thanks to these...
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Magazine: Beef producers get special attention
Date: 2016-06-09 07:48:52
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 12 percent more cows were slaughtered last year than in 2014. Between 2010 and 2015 Hungary’s cattle stock expanded by 20 percent (139,000 cows)....
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(HU) Selyemút az üzleti sikerekhez Interjú Tóth Sándorral a China Smart Expo marketing igazgatójával
Date: 2016-06-08 17:44:45
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FM: the Hungarian milk is competitive
Date: 2016-06-08 11:58:54
The Hungarian milk is competitive, the problems are due to the oversupply in the world market, not only in Hungary but also in several countries – the Ministry of Agriculture...
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KSH: falling consumer prices stagnating food prices
Date: 2016-06-08 11:50:54
In May, consumer prices were on average 0.2 percent lower than a year before, while compared to April rose by an average of 0.3 percent – the Central Statistical Office...
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Export surplus continued to increase in April
Date: 2016-06-08 11:38:46
The euro-denominated value of exports increased by 5.1 percent, while imports fell 1.9 percent in April, compared with a year before, the trade surplus increased by 527 million euros to...
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The Online Dealer of the Year 2016 awards were handed over
Date: 2016-06-08 11:38:14
The Online Dealer of the Year 2016 awards were handed over. At the competition held for the tenth time, winners were announced in small and medium-sized businesses and in the...
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Auchan increased its turnover and profits in Hungary last year
Date: 2016-06-08 11:37:44
The Auchan Magyarország Kft. increased its turnover and profits. The supermarket chain reached a gross turnover of 337.6 billion HUF in the fiscal year lasted until the end of March...
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The Agricultural Marketing Centre Nonprofit Kft. was established
Date: 2016-06-08 11:35:36
The tasks of the collective marketing activities will be performed by the newly established Agrármarketing Centrum Nonprofit Kft. (Agricultural Marketing Centre Office) from 15 June instead of the Hungarian Tourism...
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Customer designed opening hours in Tesco stores
Date: 2016-06-08 11:34:23
Since Sunday's re-opening, Tesco continuously tracks customer feedbacks and changes the opening hours of its stores taking the the needs of the customers into account. From 5 June, 7 hypermarkets...
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MNB: the popularity of the growth loan program justified the increase in allocations
Date: 2016-06-08 11:32:35
The product of the growth loan program (NHP) has become very popular among the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as among the banks. Therefore the National Bank of...
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Dr. Szabó Balázs is the Corporate Relations Director at the Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Kft.
Date: 2016-06-08 11:27:47
From 1 May, Dr. Szabó Balázs was appointed to the Corporate Relations Director of the Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Kft. The expert who fills in the newly created positions is working at Kékkúti...
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Amway achieved 5 billion HUF revenue last year in Hungary
Date: 2016-06-08 11:25:43
Amway has increased its revenues in Hungary to nearly 5 billion HUF last year, from the 4.1 billion HUF of the previous year – the company told MTI. Amway offers...
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World Bank lowers its growth forecasts
Date: 2016-06-08 11:10:58
The World Bank downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4 percent from the 2.9 percent pace projected in January. The move is due to sluggish growth in advanced economies,...
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Hungarian companies will set up the food industry’s system in Laos
Date: 2016-06-08 11:05:06
Sixty Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises will “set up the food industryial and food security system of Laos” within the framework of 10 billion HUF investment program – Szijjártó Péter...
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Hungarian shop assistants were smiling less last year
Date: 2016-06-08 10:37:54
In 2015 Hungarian shop assistants were smiling a bit less – a 77 percent ratio was measured – that in the previous year (81 percent), but they welcomed customers in...
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KSH: trade and catering increased the GDP in the first quarter
Date: 2016-06-07 11:55:01
The volume of gross domestic product in the first quarter was 0.9 percent higher than in the previous year. The market services increased slightly, while the industry slightly reduced and...
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The VAT reduction on poultry and milk are accepted
Date: 2016-06-07 11:52:42
The National Assembly approved the government's proposed tax package for next year on Tuesday. According to the tax package, the Value Added Tax (VAT) on poultry meat, eggs, fresh milk...
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Domestic tomato production area increased sevenfold
Date: 2016-06-07 11:43:15
The domestic industrial tomato growing area increased almost sevenfold in recent years – magyaridok.hu wrote. In the early 2010s the sector was at the edge of extinction. Now tomato has...
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Hungarians purchased online in a value of more than 300 billion HUF last year
Date: 2016-06-07 11:40:14
Last year, net sales in online retail totaled at 319 billion HUF, 17 percent more than in the previous year, reaching 4.1 percent of total retail sales in Hungary –...
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Tesco: customers can taste fruits and vegetables in 111 stores
Date: 2016-06-07 11:30:46
From June the customers of Tesco can taste fruits and vegetables in 111 stores even before buying them. In the first two weeks of the program the customers can test...
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SME sector’s business confidence improved in the first quarter
Date: 2016-06-07 11:30:15
The business confidence in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector continued to improve in the first quarter, compared to the previous quarter – the Economic and Enterprise Research Institute (GVI)...
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The excise duties on fuels and tobacco products will increase
Date: 2016-06-07 11:28:33
The MPs adopted Varga Mihály, Minister of National Economy’s proposal with 124 votes in favor, 37 against and 29 abstentions. Under the proposal adopted, excise duties on fuels will increase...
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The Mirelite Vadas sauce was renewed within EU product development
Date: 2016-06-07 11:22:42
The five-year long NU-AGE project – supported by the European Commission – aims to improve the health and quality of life of residents over 65 and to reduce aging factors....
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Another forty billion HUF for agri-environmental program
Date: 2016-06-07 11:20:48
The framework of the agri-environmental program will be expanded with forty billion HUF. Viticulturists and fruit growers can apply for 15 billion HUF, while animal breeders can apply for 25...
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Illegal distillery was found in Szabolcs
Date: 2016-06-07 11:01:41
The finance guards found an illegal distillery at one of the settlements in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Magyar Norbert, Press Officer of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County National Tax and Customs Authority told MTI...
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NAV auctioneers chocolates
Date: 2016-06-07 11:01:33
The starting price of 500 chocolates is 50 thousand forints. The products will expire in mid-September. The National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) regularly advertises different products, real estates, that...
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