News and articles
Next year it may be easier for SMEs
Date: 2010-12-28 14:41:07
The 2010 year was very difficult for the Hungarian micro, family and small businesses, however, the enterprizes look with confidence to the 2011 year – told Szűcs György, Chairman of...
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The number of employees should be increased by ten percent
Date: 2010-12-28 14:40:47
Thanks to the new Széchenyi Plan, 2000 billion HUF may flow into the economy. The number of employees should also be increased by ten percent in Hungary – said Fellegi...
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One-third fewer people love purchase loans
Date: 2010-12-28 14:40:09
As a result of the downturn the popularity of various loans decreasing from year to year, so a drop occured in in apartmant loans and account loans. Many people applied...
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After Christmas comes the swap
Date: 2010-12-28 14:27:10
The unnecessary Christmas presents can be changed back at most of the dealers for a good time. In most places the price of the product can be purchased, but only...
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America paid Online
Date: 2010-12-28 14:20:42
Webstores had a great year end rush. The latest data show that online retail sales during the holidays rose by 15.4% compared to last year – reports CNBC. The traders...
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PC in the phone
Date: 2010-12-28 14:12:41
This year, twice as many people bought a smart phone, than as in last year. An increasing competition is expected. The end of the monopoly of iPad is expected. In...
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Magazine: Cable channels are stagnating, TV2 is getting stronger
Date: 2010-12-27 23:59:26
Péter Kiss, TV2’s programme director is optimistic about the future as the expansion of cable channels was drawn to a halt and the biggest advertisers increased their spending, compared with...
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Burdened risks, but the economy will increase next year
Date: 2010-12-27 16:49:24
This year, economy increases more than expected. For 2011 a further acceleration is expected but there are still risks – summarizes the Világgazdaság Online next year's projections of the various...
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Product-placements are allowed now
Date: 2010-12-27 16:20:36
Product placement will be allowed in UK TV programmes for the first time, media regulator Ofcom have announced. From 28 February 2011, paid-for references for products and services will be...
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Champagne is catching on again
Date: 2010-12-27 15:12:38
The crisis that shook up the world’s financial markets in 2009 did not spare the champagne industry. In 2010, however, the industry began to bounce back. Dr. Stephen Charters, Reims...
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Post-Christmas discount sales to start
Date: 2010-12-27 13:21:06
It is expected, that the post-Christmas discount sales will start today. Due to the accelerated buying habits, the traders do not wait until January, and start the discount sales, in...
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The president of the GVH would strengthen the client-friendly nature of the Competition Authority
Date: 2010-12-27 13:16:01
Juhász Miklós, the new president of the Competition Authority would strengthen the client-friendly nature of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), that has substancial and technical elements. According to the president;...
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The chestnut puree will be re-regulated
Date: 2010-12-27 12:04:56
The Ministry of Rural Development will continue to campaign against poor quality products: the Ministry’s latest measure will rewrite the 30 year old rule over chestnut products. In many of...
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German manufacturing industry may increase with a slowing rate next year
Date: 2010-12-27 12:02:44
In Germany, manufacturing industry output may increase by approx. 5 percent, so 70 thousand new jobs would be created in the sector. According to the Association of the German Chambers...
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Tesco expands in the Czech Republic
Date: 2010-12-27 12:01:06
Tesco expands its network in the Czech Republic with the purchasing of 128 smaller supermarkets if the company will receive the approval of the competition authority. The British supermarket chain...
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Fewer grapes grew in Pannonhalma
Date: 2010-12-27 12:00:59
Half of the predicted quantity was harvested in the region of Pannonhalma – said Liptai Zsolt, manager of the abbey’s winery. The new wine quality is good but not outstanding....
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Coca-Cola focusing on a new market for non-carbonated brands
Date: 2010-12-27 11:29:01
With the aim to strengthen its non-carbonated health drinks range, Coca-Cola India rolled out its ready-to-drink iced-tea brand Nestea in the Mumbai market. The newly launched drink will be made...
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Post Christmas rush has already started on Saturday night in London
Date: 2010-12-27 11:21:45
The Post Christmas discount sales have already begun on Saturday in the United Kingdom. Despite the cold weather and the economic crisis, costumers were gathering in front of the stores...
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A 60s sytle retro hypermarket was built
Date: 2010-12-27 11:03:13
Off-site construction specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon, has completed one of its most challenging and unusual projects for Tesco – a specially-designed 1960s-style supermarket for this year’s Goodwood Revival, the...
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Outrageous cigarette-advertisement banned
Date: 2010-12-27 06:54:20
Cigirex, the electronic cigarette company, have had their national press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after breaching CAP Codes 3.1 (substantiation) and 7.1 (truthfulness). In the advert,...
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Magazine: Future embedded in the present
Date: 2010-12-26 23:59:02
David B. Wood has been the commercial director of Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt. for 3 months. He started his career at Unilever, later worked for Kraft Foods and joined the...
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GKI: The recession is over soon?
Date: 2010-12-26 23:58:12
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., the Hungarian economy is recovering slowly from the recession. In the world economy the Irish crisis that followed the Greek one...
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Crisis-taxes remain, according to 2011 budget
Date: 2010-12-26 16:29:48
The Hungarian parliament approved the 2011 Budget Act which they referred to as the budget of resurrection. The new budget shows revenue of HUF 13,151 billion and expenditures of HUF...
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Fish-control for food-safety goes on until early January
Date: 2010-12-26 16:12:29
Intense and strict controlling of stores and restaurants offering fish started in early December, and will go on until early January: the fine might even surpass millions of forint in...
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EU-support to keep ewes
Date: 2010-12-26 10:34:52
According to data published by the Agricultural and Rural Development Office (MVH), a total of 5,812 farmers will receive an aid of more than 2.6 billion for keeping of ewe-...
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Magazine: Spaniards like supermarkets
Date: 2010-12-23 23:56:06
With its 45-million population, Spain is on of FMCG retail’s ‘Big Five’. Economic recession hit the country the hardest in the second quarter of 2009. In 2010 food retail in...
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25-30 percent of fish marketed in the last weeks of the year
Date: 2010-12-23 18:55:24
25-30 percent of the annual 30 thousand tons of fish production used to be sold in the last weeks of the year, especially around Christmas in Hungary – said Németh...
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Christmas gift for the producers: the take-over price of milk has been increased
Date: 2010-12-23 14:20:57
The dairy sector is in a better situation than a few months ago. The take-over price of milk increased by 20-25 HUF per liter – said Feldman Zsolt, the Deputy...
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Analysts still expect trade balance surplus
Date: 2010-12-23 14:13:48
According to analysts; the improving European business cycle has an impact on the Hungarian foreign trade. A surplus is expected in the foreign trade balance, however, the rate may slightly...
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Advertising market: online ads may supersede printed ads
Date: 2010-12-23 12:55:53
The online ad revenues may be bigger this year than printed ad’s in the United States – says Bloomberg referring to the projections of eMarketer. The online advertising market, just...
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