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GKI: Hungary continues to lag behind the region
Date: 2013-06-26 12:41:42
According to this year’s second overall forecast of the GKI Economic Research Co. Hungary continues to lag behind the region – Vértes András, president of the GKI told in Budapest...
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Common Agricultural Policy: the agreement was concluded in Luxembourg
Date: 2013-06-26 12:40:06
The EU agriculture ministers agreed on the important rules of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)'s future – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI on Wednesday morning. The Ministry...
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The melon market players will consult this year again
Date: 2013-06-26 12:25:12
The Rural Development Ministry brings the melon industry together again this year – Magyar Nemzet wrote. Thanks to the government's actions the market position of producers has improved significantly. According...
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The Fisheries Programme Centre was handed over in Gödöllő
Date: 2013-06-26 12:10:23
The Fisheries Programme Centre was handed over in Gödöllő on Tuesday in the scope of a professional meeting called “complex rural development opportunities through the utilization of water resources”. The...
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Thesco has launched its first rural online shopping service in Szeged
Date: 2013-06-26 11:34:11
The Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt. created about half a hundred jobs by launching its first rural online shopping service in Szeged – Őri Gergely the company's e-commerce director informed MTI...
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Plastic shopping bags will be removed from the grocery stores in L.A.
Date: 2013-06-26 11:20:37
No more plastic bags will be given to the costumers in the grocery stores in Los Angeles. The City Council voted beside the ban on Tuesday. The regulation will enter...
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German consumer confidence is on its six-year peak
Date: 2013-06-26 11:06:37
As the result of the favorable labor market situation and the impact of the sharp wage increases, the German consumer confidence has increaseded to its six-year peak. According to datas...
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Finnish vodka is about adventures
Date: 2013-06-26 10:14:33
The favourite vodka of the Finns is popular in the classic and the flavoured versions, too. The keywords of the brand are adventureous and colourful, so now the members of...
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KSH: retail sales in April increased by 3.4 percent
Date: 2013-06-25 12:55:14
The volume of retail sales in April increased by 3.4 percent, compared to a year before, similarly to the preliminary estimates – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) revealed the released...
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OKSZ: consumption can reach the level of last year
Date: 2013-06-25 12:50:07
According to the National Retail Federation (OKSZ), the consumption may reach last year’s level, despite a weak start to the year, and in some areas it can exceed last year’s...
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Coface: the crisis does not pull back the growth of e-commerce
Date: 2013-06-25 12:40:06
The crisis does not pull back the growth of e-commerce. According to a recently published analysis of Coface, although datas are not yet available for last year’s global turnover, global...
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The third of the tobacconist had the foresight
Date: 2013-06-25 12:38:49
According to market information, one-third of the the concessionaires, ie. two thousand businesses decided to obtain cash registers, that need not to be replaced and comply with the system of...
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Billions in revenue from the tobacconist concession
Date: 2013-06-25 12:25:20
The Nemzeti Dohánykereskedelmi Nonprofit Zrt. (National Tobacco Trading Company is accounting the concession fee to the tobacconists – Világgazdaság reports. The amount should be transferred to the indicated bank account....
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Zalaco establishes a new bakery plant facility in Zalaegerszeg
Date: 2013-06-25 11:55:39
With a 1 billion HUF investment, the Zalaco establishes a new bakery plant facility in Zalaegerszeg in the Northern Industrial Park – Berta László, CEO of Zalaco Sütőipari Zrt. told...
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Juliális, a family day for business people – organized by Trade Magazin and BNI
Date: 2013-06-25 11:29:19
On 7th July, Sunday, on the day of Hungarian Derby in Kincsem Park, you may not only check an outstanding hoorserace, but as a partner-event, you can even take part...
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E-toll: more than ten thousand trucks were registered on the first day
Date: 2013-06-25 11:29:17
About 2,500 businesses recorded the datas of about 10 thousand vehicles until Tuesday noon in the electronic road toll system, that was launched the previous day – the Gold Communications,...
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Kitchen safe or food clock against gluttony
Date: 2013-06-25 11:10:52
David Krippendorf a chocolate-mad designer from San Francisco has invented a clever contraption to stop weak-willed dieters dipping into the biscuits and crisps – The Daily Mail wrote. The Kitchen...
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Three quarters of the British purchase groceries online
Date: 2013-06-25 11:09:51
A report by The Retail Bulletin revealed that three quarters of UK consumers use the internet to buy groceries, saying this type of purchasing is more convenient and cheaper as...
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Erzsébet Holiday Camps relaunched in June 2013
Date: 2013-06-25 09:11:37
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large...
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GKI-Erste economic sentiment index is almost at its two-year peak
Date: 2013-06-24 13:07:44
After a significant decline in April, GKI-Erste economic confidence index adjusted for seasonal effects jumped to a two-year peak, thus continuing its increase started in the autumn of 2012. According...
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Why is GMO dangerous?
Date: 2013-06-24 12:05:18
In a study in the early 1990's rats were fed genetically modified (GM) tomatoes. Well actually, the rats refused to eat them. They were force-fed. Several of the rats developed...
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Succesful Pick and Herz promotion at the Budapest Airport
Date: 2013-06-24 11:48:54
The slightly odd metaphor in the title is entirely appropriate: the triple (Airport – duty free – producer) hungaricum-promotion ran in full throttle in the transit of the Budapest Airport...
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The first national tobacco shops have opened their gates
Date: 2013-06-24 11:45:58
The first national tobacco shops have been already opened – Index wrote. Those stores, which had obtained all necessary licenses, can start to operate even before the deadline of July....
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The heat wave doubles as a Tesco’s mineral water and ice cream sales
Date: 2013-06-24 11:44:40
The amount of mineral water and ice creams sales are doubling during the heat wave, and 90 percent or more is consumed from beer. The demand for mineral waters, dramatically...
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Unilever bought the SZAVO brand
Date: 2013-06-24 11:41:28
With the purchase of the SZAVO brand, the Unilever further enhances its position in the detergents market and by broadening its product portfolio it contributes to the more complex serving...
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Polish Malls are popular
Date: 2013-06-24 11:15:41
Another huge portfolio investment transactions were closed on the Polish real estate market. The mutual fund of the Tristan Capital Partners Episo 3 purchased a portfolio, consist of five shopping...
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One-fifth of the vegetable harvest of a southern Chinese province may be contaminated with heavy metals
Date: 2013-06-24 11:00:02
Because of soil contamination, fifth of the vegetables from southern China's Guangdong province can contain harmful heavy metals – the Chinese press reports on the recent food scandal. According to...
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Pleasant summer cocktail recommendation: ginger grouse cocktail
Date: 2013-06-24 10:58:47
The summer has arrived, so it is time to relax. If you are far from your vacation, but you need to relax, take charge, and mix yourself a nice cocktail!...
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The European Commission has launched further infringement proceedings against Hungary
Date: 2013-06-21 13:00:13
Brussels is launching infringement proceedings against Hungary, due to the cafeteria, the Széchenyi Rest Cards, the Erzsébet-vouchers, the retail crisis tax and the telekom tax – European Comission’s spokesman announced...
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More terminated companies than established ones
Date: 2013-06-21 12:22:07
According to the forecast of the Opten company information provider, there can be a trend change in the Hungarian company world. The number of eliminated companies may exceed the number...
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