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New EU regulations on cosmetics

The New EU regulations on cosmetics adopted by the EU in 2009, came into force on Thursday. The new policy aims to make the cosmetic products from toothpaste to sunscreen...

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The liquidation of the German Praktiker does not affect the operations of the Hungarian Praktiker

The Praktiker Építési és Barkácspiacok Magyarország Kft. issued the following statement today: Germany's Praktiker AG, will soon initiate the opening of the winding-up application at the competent court. This step...

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The manufacturers of milk powder under investigation reduce their prices in China

The world's largest milk formula manufacturer, the U.S. Mead Johnson Nutrition announced a price reduction in the Chinese market, after the Chinese authorities initated proccess against foreign manufacturers and distributors...

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Samurai principles and methods in 21st-century company management

The latest event in the Career and Style series bore the above title and was held on Margaret Island on 13 May. The first presentation of the conference was by...

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Not only Hungarian tourists are visiting Hévíz

With the re-creation of the direct flights between the two countries, the number of tourists from China to Hungary would significant increase – Xiao Tsien China's ambassador said in Budapest....

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The chains said no for the unified melon prices

The supermarket chains said no for the unified melon prices at the meeting of the Ministry of Rural Development, the producers and the supermarket chains – Népszabadság was informed by...

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Cofidis: loaning openness has increased, but still low

According to the second quarter survey of the Cofidis Credit Monitor, the ratio of new borrowers is still low, although the loaning openness has increased, it is still low. The...

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The government has to decide: new toll or expensive food

Almost the only option for reducing food prices if the participants of the food chain will be exempted from the payment of the increased toll. In spite of low inflation,...

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OVB: referendum may be held on the price margin of tobacco products

A referendum may be held on the price margin of tobacco products, after the National Election Committee (OVB) endorsed the initiative at its Wednesday session. Under the proposal the statutory...

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The losses of the pig sector increases further due to the e-toll

The introduction of e-toll increases the costs of pig transportation by 20-30 percent, which will increase the sector's losses further, as the farmers are not able to pass it on...

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Nébih seized unmarked and illegally frozen meat

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) seized about 1.4 tonnes of unmarked and illegally ie. locally frozen meat products in Nagykanizsa – the Nébih informed MTI on Wednesday. During...

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800 million personalized HP Indigo labels in the Coca-Cola campaign

Information technology solutions provider Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced its long-run production of personalised labels on HP Indigo WS6000 series Digital Presses for Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coca-Cola' campaign. The campaign has...

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Praktiker: the air conditioning season starts now

According to Praktiker's experiences, only the summer heat forces the customers to buy air conditioners and refrigeration equipments. Traffic picks up each hot day, but there must be an at...

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A park was named after the MIRELITE® brand

In the history of the Hungarian brands, parks were named after only a few brands. A park in Albertirsa was named after the MIRELITE® brand, that is existing since 1945....

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Meatless fast food restaurants are catching in

McDonald's, known worldwide as the “standard-bearer of the hamburger,” will be opening its first two vegetarian restaurants in India in 2013, BBC reports. The fast food giant will be setting...

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Price is one of the most important matter for 54 percent of the Hungarian customers

When Hungarians are purchasing, 54 percent of them considers the price as the most important aspect. This rate is slightly lower than the European average of 65 percent. 46 percent...

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OKSZ: small grocery stores in the shadow of bankruptcy

Several thousands of grocery stores can bankrupt in small communities after the opening of the tobacco shops. On the declining food market, the smallest loss of sales could be fatal...

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Barbecue parties: what’s cookin’ this year?

Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....

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The honeydew melon was harvested before the watermelon

The domestic green flesh honeydew melon is available at the markets. As in previous years it has a higher producer price than the yellow honeydew melon – the Agricultural Economics...

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The NAV is counting the traffic

The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) carried out traffic counting at taxpayers in Baranya county. It appeared that they concealed an average of 60 percent of their income –...

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Analysts: trade surplus in May became smaller than expected

The trade surplus in May became smaller than the expectations of the analysts, but experts believe that the decline in the balance will be temporary. According to the datas of...

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Several tobacco shops could not start with the inventory management system

Several concessionaire winners were unable to start with the system, because some IT vendors – including some who advertised online cash machines – could not deliver. Last week we had...

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Birthday presents from Auchan

The Auchan Magyarország Kft. is celebrating its 15th birthday. On Monday, the Auchan Magyarország Kft. handed over 15 Suzuki Alto cars and one Suzuki Grand Vitara as the main prize,...

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New Leaders at HEINEKEN Hungária

New CEO manages the HEINEKEN Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. The Dutch Joris Huijsmans  replaces Oladele Ajayi.  Joris Huijsmans arrives from Singapore where he was working as an integration manager at Asia...

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A scone-record will be attempted in Zánka

A Scone-record will be attempted in Zánka: they plan to fry the world's biggest scone. Its diameter will exceed 210 centimeters. The current Guinness record for a scone is 12.7...

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More robust performance from hypermarkets

Last year the annual grill sausage market was around HUF 1.2 billion. The season lasts from May until August each year (85 percent of sales were realised in this period...

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E-toll – the freighters are requesting the temporary shutdown of the system

The carriers are requesting the temporary shutdown of the E-toll system, because, according to their experiences it is billing incorrectly, thereby making losses to the entrepreneurs – Peredi Péter, Secretary...

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Varga Mihály: this year’s task is to help the exports of the SMEs

Varga Mihály, Minister of National Economy called the support of the export activities of the SMEs as the priority task of the year – in his opening speech at the...

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AKI and NAK are helping each other

The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) would institutionalize their cooperation. They decided to set up a working group, that will work out the framework...

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More and more people joins to the Bread of the Nation initative

The public awareness and the success of the Bread of the Nation charitable initative increases in Felvidék. It is expected that this year more people will take part than last...

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