News and articles
The new mall in Buda will be ready for 2012
Date: 2011-03-16 15:01:20
The preparation of the Hegyvidék Központ, that situates at the Apor Vilmos suare 12th district has been started. The tearing down of the old mall and the building of the...
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The OFE proposes the indication of the components of spirits
Date: 2011-03-16 14:32:51
The National Association for Consumer Protection (OFE) suggests that components should have been included on the packaging of the spirits and to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking....
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The EU may prohibit the cultivation and marketing of GM products
Date: 2011-03-16 13:51:30
The European ban on genetically modified foods may be possible – said Fazekas Sándor Rural Development Minister after the meeting of the EU environment ministers. Currently, the ban is only...
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VAT rate will increase in the Czech Republic in 2012
Date: 2011-03-16 13:50:31
VAT rate will change in the Czech Republic. The three coalition parties have agreed in the details last week. Under the agreement, the current 19, and 10 percent VAT rates...
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Italy is one step ahead of the EU
Date: 2011-03-16 13:44:51
The European Commission will investigate whether EU-wide ban can be used on plastic shopping bags, while proceedings are brought against Italy because, a ban was introduced on shopping bags in...
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Deteriorating business sentiment in Germany
Date: 2011-03-16 13:40:09
Contrary to the expectations, the business sentiment deteriorated in Germany in March, partly due to the uncertainty caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, partly because of the expected interest...
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Mothers and babies are both maturing later
Date: 2011-03-16 11:50:07
Demographic forecasts expect an aging of the Hungarian society, which is bad news for the baby category. Ilona Guba, Hipp Kft.’s sales and marketing director is of the opinion that...
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New printer-encoder by Zebra
Date: 2011-03-16 11:23:47
Zebra Technologies Europe today announced the availability of its first high performance RFID printer/encoder designed to address the growing RFID market for high-volume item-level tagging. The R110Xi4 aims to streamline...
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ICO celebrates its 60th birthday
Date: 2011-03-16 11:05:33
ICO Ltd., the greatest producer of writing- and office tools in Hungary and Central-Eastern Europe, throws a 3 day-long partner-meeting every year, and this time within the compass of the...
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42 million PET-bottles and aluminium boxes collected by Tesco custmers
Date: 2011-03-16 10:21:55
A Tesco-Global Áruházak Ltd. has launched its campaign to collect PET-bottles in the fall of 2010. The campaign took place all over Hungary, from 24th September to 11th February, and...
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The introduction of the hamburger tax is under investigation
Date: 2011-03-11 16:54:56
The ministries are investigating the effects of the introduction of the so-called hamburger tax. Matolcsy György, National Economy Minister told that the health nutrition studies of the recent years show...
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The network of SPAR joined the Multi-Pay cafteria system
Date: 2011-03-11 14:37:48
Before the long weekend, people spent more time shopping than on an average Friday, thus it was a good time to check the Multi-Pay system within the network of SPAR....
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The EU Commission supported the duty-free import of 300 thousand tons of sugar
Date: 2011-03-11 13:26:33
As expected, according to the earlier proposal the EU Commission supports the opening of a 300 thousand ton duty-free import quota. According to the forecasts, the EU sugar stocks are...
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U.S.: Consumer confidence down, retail sales up
Date: 2011-03-11 12:55:22
On the basis of the survey of Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan; consumer sentiment in March decreased by an extent, has not seen since the beginning of the...
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1.2 percent economic growth beside decreasing consumption in 2010
Date: 2011-03-11 12:54:23
According to the detailed datas of the Central Statistical Office; In the last quarter of last year, Hungary's GDP grew by 1.9 percent. Thus, in 2010, gross domestic product rose...
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OKSZ agrees with the distinction of the Hungarian ingredients and foods
Date: 2011-03-11 12:52:04
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) agrees with the initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) which would clarify and standardize the voluntary certification of the origin of the Hungarian...
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Italian taste from Tchibo
Date: 2011-03-11 12:18:03
The new Tchibo Espresso Sicilia Style has the strong, distinctive flavor of Southern Italy, while the new Tchibo Espresso Milano Style has an elegant, slightly fruity taste of the northern...
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The annual market crossed the HUF 21-billion threshold
Date: 2011-03-11 12:12:16
Chocolate bar retail sales augmented by 4 percent in value last year and surpassed the HUF 21-billion level. Volume sales in December 2009-November 2010 were at the same level as...
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The Gold Plaza of Nagybánya is more than bricks and mortar
Date: 2011-03-11 12:05:20
The FUTUREAL Group and the Immofinanz Group completed the sale of Nagybánya’s Gold Plaza, which is the first modern shopping and entertainment center in North-West Romania. The Gold Plaza is...
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LEGO introducing children a sustainable future
Date: 2011-03-11 10:16:32
A LEGO ® Group, the world's number one LEGO toy producer company launches its future-building event for the first time within the reggion in Hungary. At the first public stop...
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Announcement of the “Civil Island” Tender
Date: 2011-03-11 09:07:55
The Sziget Cultural Management Office (Sziget Office) is announcing a tender for this year’s festival taking place between August 10th 2011 and August 15th 2011. The tender is open to...
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Manufacturer brands bettered their position
Date: 2011-03-10 15:03:02
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, last year people spent HUF 9 billion on ham in the Easter holiday period – 6 percent more than a year earlier. As for...
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The producer price of the agricultural products increased by nearly 40 percent
Date: 2011-03-10 14:02:45
According to the Central Statistical Office; the producer price level of agricultural products was 39.6 percent higher in January 2011, than a year ago. In particular, the price level of...
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Franchise the Hungarian way
Date: 2011-03-10 13:53:27
A brand name that promises profit and buying a business concept – this is franchise. We find well-working franchises and failures in both the Hungarian FMCG and Horeca sectors. László...
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Poultry prices may increase by one-fourth during the Spring
Date: 2011-03-10 13:33:40
The poultry producers have been already forced to increase prices, but this is only the beginning: in the spring, chicken and turkey prices may increase by one-fourth. The Poultry Product...
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CBA’s turnover increased last year
Date: 2011-03-10 13:31:41
CBA increased its turnover last year: the turnover of the retail network was 555 billion HUF, 7.5 billion more than in 2009. The number of stores did not change: a...
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Tesco and Carrefour may invade into the Croatian market soon
Date: 2011-03-10 13:05:57
The Tesco retail chain will enter the Croatian market soon, probably by using acquisition. Tesco can practically supply its stores from Hungary – said Evacic Martin, the President of the...
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Honey-case: HUngary must also go by EU-rules
Date: 2011-03-10 12:51:09
Hungary is not permitted to use any other ingredients in honey-based products than what all 27 members of the EU are permitted to use. Endre Kardeván, state secretary of the...
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Synergon Retail Systems – Business Partner of the Year
Date: 2011-03-10 12:42:08
Synergon Retail Systems Ltd. received the ’Most Dynamically Expanding Retail Partner’ award of the IBM Regional Retail Store Solutions branch, which was handed over to the Managing Director of SRS,...
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Germany increased its share in world trade
Date: 2011-03-10 12:36:50
The German export and import may reach its pre-crisis levels – shows the analysis of BGA trade organization. The researchers believe, that the strenghtening of euro will put a longer-term...
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