News and articles
GKI: waiting for growth
Date: 2013-08-05 12:40:48
Following last year’s decline, stagnation or GDP growth up to 0.5 per cent can be expected in 2013. This is primarily due to the fact that this year the weather...
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Analysts: retail sales in June became weaker than expected
Date: 2013-08-05 12:35:22
According to analysts surveyed by MTI, contrary to the growth expectations, retail sales fell in June. According to the datas of the Central Statistics Office (KSH) released on Monday, after...
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Bread will not be cheaper
Date: 2013-08-05 12:30:33
In roughly two weeks it will turn out if the price of bread will change after the new wheat harvest – Septe József, the president of the Hungarian Baker’s Association...
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Decline in retail sales in the EU and in the euro zone
Date: 2013-08-05 12:20:49
Retail sales decreased by 0.5 percent in the euro zone and by 0.3 percent in the whole European Union in June, compared with the previous month – Eurostat announced on...
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More EU support to the beekeepers
Date: 2013-08-05 12:00:46
The second cycle of the Hungarian National Beekeeping Program began two years ago may end succesfully. The third phase – starts in September and lasts until 2016 – can be...
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The EU authorities seized 1 billion euros worth counterfeit goods last year
Date: 2013-08-05 12:00:26
The customs authorities of the EU member states seized 1 billion euros worth (300 billion HUF) counterfeit goods last year mostly from China. According to the annual report of the...
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The scent of chocolate makes people want to buy romance novels
Date: 2013-08-05 11:25:58
The scent of chocolate in a bookshop makes people want to buy romance novels, it seems, but has much less of an effect on the sale of other book categories...
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A bakery in Shanghai cannot use drones to deliver its products to the customers
Date: 2013-08-05 11:20:56
Authorities have banned a Shanghai bakery from offering delivery services using remote-controlled aircraft due to public safety concerns, reports the website of the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao. The bakery,...
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KSH: foreign trade surplus increased by 246 million euros in the first five months of the year
Date: 2013-08-02 13:00:17
The export, calculated in euros in January-May increased by 1.8 percent, while imports by 1.1 percent, compared to a year earlier. The first five monthly trade surplus was 3.098 billion...
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Harvest soon to be finished
Date: 2013-08-02 13:00:02
Most of the farmers have finished the harvest of barley and wheat. The exact datas for the national yields are not yet ready. According to the datas of the Market...
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Most of the Hungarian grapes will finish as wine
Date: 2013-08-02 12:25:50
Harvest is coming within weeks. According to experts, this year’s yield will be better than average on the that the total area of 60 thousand hectares of vines. It is...
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French wine strength measurements: the Spaniards are lagging behind the U.S. won new positions
Date: 2013-08-02 12:10:41
The FranceAgriMer (National Office of Agricultural Products) examines the strengths and weaknesses of the wine sector in 15 countries since 1998. On the basis of the FranceAgriMer’s competitive factor, based...
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Magazine: Optimistic mood at ECR Europe’s conference (part 1)
Date: 2013-08-02 12:08:44
ECR Europe’s 17th annual conference was organised in cooperation with EuroCommerce and took place on 14-15 May in Brusssels. The optimistic title ‘The Future is Bright’ was reflected in the...
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SPAR promoted the excellent Hungarian melon with tasting actions
Date: 2013-08-02 11:30:52
The SPAR Magyarország Kft. promoted the consumption of the Hungarian melon with tasting actions on 1 and 2 August in 79 stores of the company. During the first 10 days...
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Procter & Gamble creates one hundred and fifty new jobs in Gyöngyös
Date: 2013-08-02 11:25:29
Papp Kitti, Procter & Gamble’s Central European Financial Officer and Szijjártó Péter, the Prime Minister's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations announced today that the Procter...
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The “Prepare for the School” action has started in the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-08-02 11:24:11
The school year only starts on 2 September, but it is worth to buy the school supplies, notebooks, pens and other accessories even now. The school equipments are already available...
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Fresh Logisticsworking in stronger cooperation with Dachser
Date: 2013-08-02 11:14:00
The new strategic alliance will enable DACHSER to expand its network for temperature-controlled transport services in eastern Europe. Food Logistics freight services to Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic...
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The Bio-Fungi Kft. has expanded its manufacturing facility in Ócsa
Date: 2013-08-02 11:10:48
The Bio-Fungi Kft. dealing with fungus growing expanded the production capacity of its plant in in Ócsa with a 900 million HUF investment – the K&H Bank which is the...
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European tourism expanding in the first half year of 2013
Date: 2013-08-02 10:19:53
“As 2012 was a strong year for tourism, Europe’s modest upward trend confirms the health of its tourism sector against overall economic turmoil,” according to the European Travel Commission. The...
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Bizarr luxury services for pet favourites
Date: 2013-08-02 10:18:56
Vienna’s Sacher hotel, responsible for the world-famous “Sachertorte” is now targeting a new type of guest…dogs! The hotel, situated behind the state opera in the city's prestigious first district, is...
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Charity “ice-cream factory” for disadvantaged kids
Date: 2013-08-02 10:11:54
The charity “ice-cream factory” was opened on Thursday in Budapest, in Balatonlelle and in Sárvár; the organizers support the holidays of disadvantaged children from the accumulated income that comes from...
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Fake honey in Northeast China
Date: 2013-08-02 10:09:21
60-70 percent of the honey in Jinan, which is a north-eastern Chinese city with seven million inhabitants can be fake – according to a local newspaper, the phenomenon is specific...
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Retail sales keep rising in the US
Date: 2013-08-02 08:55:21
Retail sales probably rose at a faster pace in June and the U.S. housing market strengthened as the economy began to emerge from a slowdown tied to higher taxes and...
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Investment mood is increasing steadily
Date: 2013-08-01 13:15:00
According to the datas of the K&H SME confidence index conducted by interviewing SME managers, the investment intention of the companies passed the low point, and steadily increasing for a...
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GfK: growing wealth inequality
Date: 2013-08-01 13:12:20
The ratio of those who have savings still not growing among the domestic population. We measured the lowest ratio since 2004 in the first half of 2013 – GfK Hungária...
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Almost the quarter of the smokers changed their habits due to the tobacco law
Date: 2013-08-01 13:11:19
13 percent of the smokers think that the tobacco law will affect their smoking habits, while 11 percent of them stated that the tobacco law will have a significant impact...
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The number of accidents can be reduced
Date: 2013-08-01 12:10:38
90 percent of the traffic accidents happen because of the drivers' carelessness and irresponsibility – KSH’s annual accident statistics show, as well as the experiences of the LeasePlan Hungária Zrt....
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The Fiwi-Hűt Kft. is building a meat processing plant in Tata
Date: 2013-08-01 11:12:10
The Fiwi-Hűt Kft. is building a meat processing plant in the Industrial Park of Tata with a nearly one billion HUF investment. The investment will allow the company to double...
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Smurfs to move into the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-08-01 11:10:28
Tesco has smurfed something again! Tesco’s Smurf domino collection promotion starts on 1 August. Customers will receive gift dominos after every 3000 HUF purchase, and can get extra dominoes if...
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A wide selection and low prices, Wellness Weekend and a trip to Disneyland is waiting for Auchan customers
Date: 2013-08-01 11:08:45
Auchan prepared for this year's 30 thousand more school students: low prices, quality products and wide range of offers await the students and their parents. The Auchan prepares with a...
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