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KSH: investment performance in Q3 2025 was 3.8 percent lower than a year earlier
The volume of investments in the third quarter of 2025, according to raw data, fell by 3.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Compared to the...
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ESET: ransomware attacks can destroy businesses
Ransomware attacks can not only cause technical disruptions or temporary financial losses, but can also mean the downfall of a business: according to cybersecurity experts from ESET, the key to...
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K&H: Where is Otthon Start doing best?
According to K&H’s experience, interest in the Home Start Program continues to be outstanding nationwide, offering an outstanding opportunity to first-time home buyers through a state-subsidized, high-amount home loan. The...
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Tokaj is Hungarians’ favorite wine region – this is what a recent online survey revealed
The Tokaj wine region proved to be the most popular domestic wine tourism destination, according to an online survey conducted by Csodásmagyarország.hu in November 2025, which surveyed 1,658 respondents. 23%...
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Real estate developers presented the “IFK Talentum 2025” award
The project entitled Habitat won this year’s 13th Student Ideas Exchange Competition of the largest real estate development organization, the Real Estate Developers Roundtable Association. One of the topics of...
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BSI: This year’s running races brought multi-billion-dollar revenue and a record number of tourists to Budapest
A record number of more than 50,000 foreign tourists came to Budapest this year for the three highlight events: Telekom Vivicittá, Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon and SPAR Budapest Marathon...
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József Viski: separate, two-pillar common agricultural policy with its own budget must be preserved
Hungary continues to stand in favor of maintaining the independent, two-pillar common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Union with its own budget, and urges implementation guarantees in order to...
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Aldi launches healthy recipes for kids in new campaign
Aldi has partnered with young TikTok chef Carter and leading dietician Lucy Upton to create a campaign aimed at helping more children gain interest in healthier foods. The new campaign...
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This year’s Coop Rally toured Western Hungary
FMCG market and – together with the COOP Group – more than 30,000 employees. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/11. Participants visited eight locations in four...
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Germans Open to AI Agents in Shopping
According to Mastercard’s latest survey, four out of ten Germans can imagine delegating future purchases to AI agents. Among the 30–39-year-old, openness reaches 56 per cent, and in Berlin even...
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Carlsberg’s Rice-Sized Beer Bottle Packs A Responsible Punch
Danish brewer Carlsberg has developed what it claims to be the world’s smallest beer bottle, in collaboration with Swedish research institute RISE, the company Glaskomponent, and a miniature artist. Carlsberg...
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(HU) Újítók a kapu előtt
Whiskeys, go home! The beginning of 2025 proved to be a real rollercoaster ride on the international alcohol market, especially in the whiskey trade. US president Donald...
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Tibor Navracsics: the government is spending 3.8 billion forints to curb golden yellow grape disease
The government is spending 3.8 billion forints to curb golden yellow grape disease. The aim of the series of measures is to protect untouched areas and localize the disease, the...
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Christmas fish won’t be more expensive this year either
The drought that has lasted since winter has posed a significant challenge for fish farmers, who are nevertheless closing out an average year overall. Producers are not planning to raise...
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This is how Hungarians spend money for Christmas
This year, most people will spend a total of 25-50 thousand forints on Christmas gifts. The vast majority do not stretch beyond what their monthly income or savings allow, and...
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Recycling packaging can save billions
Circular packaging models can significantly reduce the burden not only on the environment, but also on the economy. According to a recent study by PwC Hungary, noticeable environmental savings can...
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The Great Plain Small-Scale Producers Expo took place with more than 110 exhibitors and 750 visitors
The prominent professional event of the Great Plain region was held for the fourth time, where small-scale producers, short supply chain (REL) players and the general public could meet. The...
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Lidl maintains its success: It remains the most attractive workplace in retail
Lidl Hungary has won the Most Attractive Workplace of the Year award in the retail category for the fourth time in a row. The prestigious recognition was awarded to the...
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Auchan takes Christmas flavors to a new level this year with premium products
This Christmas, Auchan is not only celebrating traditions, but also the discovery of new flavors. Customers will find everything from nut bagels to meat specialties in one place to make...
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Two new PENNY stores opened in Northern Transdanubia in November
Two new PENNY stores opened their doors in the North Transdanubia region in November, further strengthening the company’s presence in the region. With the opening of the units next to...
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Stirred, not shaken
Hungary’s syrup market has undergone a spectacular restructuring in recent years. In 2024 there was a 3-4% sales decline compared to 2023, while in 2025 sales dropped about 10% from...
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Investment appetite among large Hungarian companies remains stable
Half of Hungarian large companies continue to face the coming year with a stable desire for development: 52 percent of companies plan some kind of investment or development over the...
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Nébih inspected factories producing both gyro skewers and raw materials – the operation of one factory was immediately suspended
The inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) conducted inspections in meat plants producing gyro skewers and gyro skewers. Due to the deficiencies found during the inspections that...
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NGM: ESG approach is increasingly dominant among investors
Competitiveness and sustainability are no longer two separate paths, but parts of the same modern economic policy logic that determine the future of Hungary; The ESG (environmental, social and governance)...
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The European Consumer Centres Network has been providing meaningful assistance for 20 years
The European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The system provides assistance in around 130,000 cross-border consumer cases across Europe every year – and the Hungarian...
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Behavioral research has shown that those who are thrifty live greener lives
People who are financially frugal are more likely to behave in an environmentally conscious manner. On the other hand, those who love to shop tend to pay less attention to...
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A reimagined Christmas classic: Hungarian confectioners tested themselves for the first time in the Bûche de Noël competition
Almonds, oranges, chocolate: in the Christmas tree trunk competition organized in cooperation with the Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association and Debic, Krisztián Füredi’s dessert called Golden Seduction won the jury’s most...
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GVH President: digitalization is transforming competition and consumer protection law
The rise of digitalization and artificial intelligence is transforming competition and consumer protection law, said Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) at the VII. At the...
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There is light at the end of the tunnel
Andreas Christou, managing director of RetailZoom gave a presentation on the current situation of the Hungarian retail market and changes in consumer habits at this year’s Business Days conference. This...
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Hungarian Food 2026 – Masters of the Future and the Flavors of Folk Tales on One Stage
The Étrend – Hungarian Chefs Association, together with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Szolnok Vocational Training Center, the University of Debrecen and the State Secretariat for National...
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