News and articles
“Daphne” turns research project into a faster process
Date: 2011-01-11 07:50:34
Daphne is a new end-to-end research device by GFk, which is based on the following five pillars: 1. Single source measurement GfK Daphne's single source method measures media behaviour, campaign...
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New Széchenyi Plan: Economy can expand from two thousand billion HUF
Date: 2011-01-10 18:10:59
In the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan two thousand billion HUF may flow into the Hungarian economy from the middle of January. According to former governmental and regulatory promises;...
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Hungarian export increases further
Date: 2011-01-10 14:53:22
According to the preliminary datas of the Central Statistical Office; the foreign trade balance, that was 652 million euros in November 2010 (179 billionHUF ) showed assets, which is a...
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“New dimensions” of consuming in the Hungarian stores
Date: 2011-01-10 14:37:46
Exciting developments are taking place at several Hungarian supermarkets: digital shelf labels, mobile application, pay phone, automatic cashiers revolutionarize shopping habits. Few novelties: In the recently opened Tesco supermarket in...
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Liberalization of home destillation deprived the state of huge tax-revenues
Date: 2011-01-10 13:42:26
Since the liberalization of home distillation, the Hungarian budget was deproved of billions of revenue. However, excise tax on alcoholic beverages will not see a rise this year – MTI...
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Cerbona under liquidation
Date: 2011-01-10 13:40:06
The Cerbona Board decided beside liquidation, since the company faces serious liquidity problems in recent years, that were further strengthened by the crisis and the changes in the market. The...
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Exchange war can be changed into a trade war, warns the Finance Minister
Date: 2011-01-10 13:35:27
The Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega warns that the world is full of “trade war” to hold. According to the Minister of Finance; the United States and China are among...
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Adidas, does not want to overtake Nike
Date: 2011-01-10 13:30:48
Within five years, Herbert Hainer, Chairman and CEO of the Adidas Group would increase the turnover of the company by 50 percent to 17 billion euros. “Greatness is not all”...
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The young winemaker of last year was voted on the internet
Date: 2011-01-10 13:07:01
The online voters have chosen Demeter Csaba of Eger as the young winemaker of 2010. About four thousand people participated in the online voting. The recognition was handed over the...
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Wizz Air did not have a good year
Date: 2011-01-10 10:17:41
Last year was not a “framatically good” year for airlines, and the same applies to Wizz Air, too: the company hopes that 2011 may turn out to be better, no...
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DuPont announces binding offer for Danisco
Date: 2011-01-10 09:08:20
Danisco A/S has received a binding offer from DuPont. Danisco’s Board of Directors recommends this offer, which we believe represents a strong value proposition to our shareholders and is in...
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OBI cooperates with WWF
Date: 2011-01-10 07:01:11
“The 11th January OBI Hungary and WWF Hungary launch again their successful beaver class program series, which allow about 2600 primary school students from 16 cities to learn about the...
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Prize-show my HAAS over
Date: 2011-01-10 05:51:17
A pensioner from Gyula has won the prize-show of HAAS Ltd, namely a brand new Ford Fiesta. Other prizes included 100 pendrives and 10 Haas-branded bicycles....
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Goldman Sach: growth in 2011
Date: 2011-01-09 19:04:14
The world economy can expect another strong year of growth in 2011, according to our annual economic forecast. The United States can expect substantial acceleration in real GDP growth over...
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GfK Hungária: declining consumer confidence
Date: 2011-01-07 19:21:09
The value of the Consumer Confidence Index, decreased in the last quarter of 2010, compared to the previous growth, just like the consumer expectations index, which fell by 34 points,...
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The largest CBA-outlet of Szeged closed
Date: 2011-01-07 14:32:59
The largest Szeged-based CBA-outlet has just closed this week – newspaper Délmagyar has published on Thursday. The information was announced in the form of a note attached to the front...
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German newspaper opinion: the surtax do not discriminate the foreign companies
Date: 2011-01-07 14:13:13
Handelsblatt has published a commentary over the surtax on Friday. According to the correspondent of the German economic and business daily; the German Minister of Economic Affairs became the servent...
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Critical situation in the pig sector
Date: 2011-01-07 12:42:39
The Hungarian Association of Pig Breeders (MSSZ) told that the pig breeders are ready to demostrate, because of the critical situation of the Hungarian pig sector. The price of live...
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100 million to promote local wine culture
Date: 2011-01-07 12:26:36
Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC) published an open tender invitation, on the basis of the proposal of the Wine Marketing Commission (AMC), on the implementation of “local small projects”, that are promotes...
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Tesco Hungary’s Chief Executive leaves
Date: 2011-01-07 12:22:23
Per Bank will continue his work in England as a Director of Procurement – reports Magyar Nemzet. Per Bank has recently talked about plans to open 30 new stores open...
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The dioxin-contamination flooded Lower Saxony
Date: 2011-01-07 12:22:06
Dioxins were not only found in chickens and eggs, but pigs were also infected with it. Due to the risk of dioxin-contamination, almost five thousand farms are being closed in...
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Euro zone’s economy increased by nearly 2 percent last year
Date: 2011-01-07 12:21:12
The euro zone's economic growth declined more than estimated during the third quarter of 2010- reports Eurostat. The revised data shows that, the quarterly growth was 0.3 percent, while the...
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The revenue of Praktiker reduced
Date: 2011-01-07 12:19:55
According to preliminary datas; the sales of one of Europe's largest DIY store, the Praktiker decreased by 5.9 percent – below 3.45 billion euros – last year. The fourth-quarter sales...
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Counterfeit drugs at retailers
Date: 2011-01-07 10:25:17
n Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has carried out an operation to identify fake pharmaceutical products in retail outlets using Thermo Fisher Scientific's...
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Ted Williams Kraft commercial premiere is on
Date: 2011-01-07 01:15:16
A week ago, Ted Williams was another downtrodden guy panhandling along the interstate that snakes through Columbus, Ohio. Today, he’s only the most famous dude in America. And get this:...
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Not much is known about the most popular breakfast drink
Date: 2011-01-07 00:43:24
Even though two-thirds of Hungarians drink coffee on a daily basis, there are plenty of misbeliefs linked to instant coffee. Only 16 percent of those asked are aware of the...
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No uniform rules for FMCG-packaging exists in Hungary
Date: 2011-01-06 19:04:20
Tere is no fixed consumer protection law for the packaging of various products, including FMCG-products: there are no requirements to indicate data like origin, producer ingredient etc., which may lead...
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Product placement will increase the revenues of TV channels
Date: 2011-01-06 14:01:53
The media act allows product placement from January in a number of television programs, so – despite the fact, that the channels must warn the viewers – it will be...
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The dairy farmers received 25 billion HUF support last year
Date: 2011-01-06 12:50:44
The producers of the milk sector received 15 HUF per kilogrammes support in 201 This amount is almost double of the support of 2009 – said the Ministry of Rural...
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Man of The Year: Engelbert Liegl in logistics
Date: 2011-01-06 12:41:24
Every year, the logistics journal Navigátor appoints the “Man of the Year” on the Hungarian forwarding scene. In 2010, the prestigious award went to Austrian-born Engelbert Liegl. The 44-year-old managing...
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