News and articles
PwC: A positive change in the tax system
Date: 2010-11-30 17:45:50
The government’s tax measures were considered positive by the experts of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today on the tax conference of the company. The experts of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have stressed, that the...
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Quality control sign against black wine
Date: 2010-11-30 16:00:41
Hungary imported more than 130 thousand hectoliters of wine last year, a large part from Italy. The biggest problem, however, is the black import. Wine communities want quality control signs....
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Élelmiszerbank and Red Cross are sponsored by Tesco, METRO and Auchan
Date: 2010-11-30 15:08:42
A special charity event launched by Élelmiszerbank and Hungarian Red Cross have started their charity action in order to turn Chrismas-time into a beautiful event for those in need too....
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Djuice: the favorite of the youngsters
Date: 2010-11-30 12:10:46
The djuice is Hungary’as only mobile brand, which sells its services to only the 15-26 years age group. Since its April launch, djuice increased its popularity to sevenfold, now it...
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Auchan to launch a 3D virtual webshop soon
Date: 2010-11-30 11:48:59
France-based hypermarket retailer Auchan is about to launch a 3D virtual shopping mall called Aushopping which has been developed by the company's property subsidiary, Immochan. The online shopping centre will...
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Significant improvement in consumer sentiment in the world's largest economy
Date: 2010-11-30 11:31:21
In November, the U.S. consumer confidence increased to a peak have not seen for five months, which indicates the expected strengthening of the economy – told the U.S. Conference Board's...
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Thousands of pounds change hands every second in the English webstores
Date: 2010-11-30 11:29:22
60 million forints per minute (ie 184 thousand pounds) were spent yesterday, by the Christmas customers on the so-called Mega Monday, in various internet stores in the United Kingdom. In...
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Increasing retail sales expected in Central Europe
Date: 2010-11-29 18:31:04
Acccording to the British Savills consulting firm; in the next five years, the Polish, the Czech and the Hungarian region will be the leader of the growth and the United...
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A more efficient system launched to protect consumers and brands
Date: 2010-11-29 18:28:02
A more efficient consumer protection and a more conscious consumer attitude is encouraged by a co-operation between National Consumer Protection Authority and Hungarian Association of Brands. The contract of co-operation...
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Hungary increased its attractiveness among the chains
Date: 2010-11-29 18:20:19
Germany maintained its leading position as the most attractive retail market in Europe in the Middle Eastern and African region, where 41 percent of the international trading companies are planning...
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MNB expects accelerating economy and inflation
Date: 2010-11-29 16:28:05
The November forecast of MNB predicts rise in consumer prices, and the acceleration of the economic growth. The expected economic growth rate is estimated at 1.1 percent by the central...
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The Budapest Christmas Fair has grown into a European event
Date: 2010-11-29 14:42:50
The Budapest Christmas Fair and the related more than 150 cultural programs have grown into an international attraction and into one of the most popular event of the winter season....
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Straight from the bakery – special award goes to SPAR
Date: 2010-11-29 12:54:45
The Hungarian Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) has selected the winners of the POP Show. SPAR has received an award in the POS category for its product titled “Right...
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Sealed Air: Website in the spirit of sustainability
Date: 2010-11-29 12:25:03
The leading manufacturer of packaging, the Sealed Air Corporation recently announced a new initiative, called SmartLife ™. This integrated, organization-wide approach is intended to draw attention to how packaging can...
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Heineken Hungary's charity program goes on this year, too
Date: 2010-11-29 11:43:23
Heineken Hungária Ltd. has launched its charity program for the third time this year. The company running a brewery in Sopron and Martfű intends to support the inhabitants of the...
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Bio-products of the year
Date: 2010-11-29 11:37:09
Since its launch in 1987, XXIII.Bio-culture Scientific Day has issued the awards for the best bio-products of the year for the 23rd time. The jury consisting of 9 experts on...
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Customers stormed the German stores
Date: 2010-11-29 11:22:05
The Christmas shopping season started well in the German retail trade. All indications show that this year’s year end turnover will far exceeds last year's turnover. According to the researches;...
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According to the British, cloned beef is eatable
Date: 2010-11-29 11:00:09
There was no difference between the meat and milk of the cloned and conventionally bred cattle, so it is unlikely to pose risks to food consumption – reported the British...
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Wal-Mart expands in South Africa
Date: 2010-11-29 10:59:52
Wal-Mart enters into the South African market with company purchasing. The world's biggest retailer network announced on Monday, that the company would buy the 51 percent of the South African...
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GKI: Hungarian economy will expand by about 2.5 per cent in 2011
Date: 2010-11-29 08:04:15
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. prepared in co-operation with Erste Bank, following the slight GDP growth of 1 per cent in 2010, the Hungarian economy will...
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New loans in the Széchenyi Card Programme
Date: 2010-11-26 23:20:15
László Krisán, the CEO of KA-VOSZ informed entrepreneurs in Debrecen about two new types of loan for SMEs. KA-VOSZ, together with VOSZ and MKIK managed to achieve the expansion of...
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A slight improvement in the domestic labor market
Date: 2010-11-26 14:21:11
The situation of the domestic labor market improved slightly in the past three months – reports the Central Statistical Office. The number of employees was this high almost two years...
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Tesco, Coca-Cola and Pfizer received the Good CSR awards
Date: 2010-11-26 14:16:06
The gala of Good CSR 2010 was held on Thursday evening, in Budapest. Among the members of the responsible companies, Tesco, Pfizer, and Coca-Cola won prizes. The three awards were...
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Chocolate Santa Claus is already available for two hundred forints
Date: 2010-11-26 14:14:26
According to the forecasts; because of the economic crisis, fewer sweets will be taken into the kids’ shoes in this year’s Santa Claus season. Therefore, the prices have not risen...
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Annual competition to restore the credibility of Hungarian pálinka
Date: 2010-11-26 14:08:36
The National Pálinka Council (PNT) will organize a national pálinka and törköly distilling competition. One can apply for the organization of the event in December 2010. The annualy held competition...
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The bottler of Visegrádi Ásványvíz expects rising sales
Date: 2010-11-26 14:04:17
Next year, the revenue of Pet-Pack Ltd., bottler of the Visegrádi mineral water is expected to increase by 5-7 percent – said Solymos János, the company's managing director. Despite the...
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Black Friday; costumers spent thousand of billions on a single day
Date: 2010-11-26 14:00:48
The Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) has long been the customer attractor in the stores in the United States. The shops have discounts often 50 to 70, but also up...
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The punishment of Auchan can be deterrent
Date: 2010-11-26 12:55:51
The 20.5 million HUF fine can be deterrent. The Auchan Hungary Ltd. has been fined because the chain distributed import milk from the Czech Republic under the purchase price. According...
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The “pure chocolate” term is prohibited
Date: 2010-11-26 12:53:50
According to the decision of the European Court of Justice; the “pure chocolate” denomination is prohibited. On the labels of sweets, a 100 percent cocoa butter content of the ingredients...
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New Tesco outlet opened in Dunakeszi
Date: 2010-11-26 09:17:12
A new Tesco outlet has opened its gates in Dunakeszi on 26th November, at a 5000 m2 area. The new Dunakeszi-Fót based Tesco outlet is located at Fóti street 120,...
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