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Hungary has the lowest customer confidence index
Date: 2011-11-04 18:57:09
Hungary's customer confidence index scored 37 points, according to a new survey carried out in 56 countries by market research company Nielsen. This is the lowest result in the world,...
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The Hungarian population consumed an average of 50 kilograms of bread last year
Date: 2011-11-04 13:20:49
On the basis of the purchasing datas of the Hungarian households; the per capita bread consumption was 50 kilograms, 60 pieces of crescent 150 pieces of rolls in 2010. Households...
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Corn yield in Tolna is lower than expected
Date: 2011-11-04 13:00:45
Corn yield is lower than expected in Tolna county, harvest not yet completed in more than one tenth of the plantation area. According to the November datas of the Tolna...
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Barramundi fish should be bred
Date: 2011-11-04 12:30:45
There is an enormous economic potential in the barramundi fish. With the breeding of these species Hungary could use its thermal water potential – wrote the Magyar Hirlap on Friday....
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German industrial orders decreased significantly
Date: 2011-11-04 12:28:54
German industrial orders fell by 4.3 percent in September, compared to the datas of the previous month, mainly due to fewer orders for the Eurozone countries. Analysts expected only a...
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The value of China's foreign trade is on record level
Date: 2011-11-04 12:20:16
The value of China's foreign trade amounted to a record high three trillion (3,000 billion) USD in mid-week, according to preliminary calculations – states the Beijing customs office. The symbolic...
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Locally purchasing is encouraged by winning action in Fertőd
Date: 2011-11-04 12:10:30
Fertőd's municipality and more than forty local entrepreneurs encourage the local residents to buy locally with winning action. In the scope of the action, runs until December 22, the costumers...
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International Sausage Stuffing Festival on St. Martin's day
Date: 2011-11-04 12:10:16
Martin-day series of programs willl be organized in Tápiószentmárton in honor of the denominator of the village between November 6 and 12. As mayor, Tóth János told to MTI, this...
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Tesco-campaign: more than a thousand products' prices stays low
Date: 2011-11-04 11:48:25
Tesco puts a halt to prices by launching a new campaign called “Cutting the prices”. From 4th November to 31st December, Tesco is keeping the prices of more than a...
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Palmolive taking active part in global handwashing day
Date: 2011-11-04 09:05:53
This is something totally different than what you are used to, but as a stephmom it is something I find very important. October 15th is the global handwashing day, a...
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European Day of Commerce; domestic trade may accelerate from 2014
Date: 2011-11-03 13:10:21
Positive processes have already started in trade which finally increase domestic trade and the domestic demand in 2014 – was said at the European Day of Trade on Thursday morning....
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Viktor Orbán presents the first Agrarian Széchényi Card
Date: 2011-11-03 13:01:32
“The 2012 budget is taking on the implementation of highly significant structural reforms on a scale never before seen”, announced Viktor Orbán on Thursday in Budapest at the event held...
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Parragh: the proportion of Hungarian products should be increased
Date: 2011-11-03 13:00:47
According to Parragh László; in the future the proportion of Hungarian products in the shops should be increased, but it will not be easy because the price is still a...
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KSH: foreign trade improves, an increase in exports
Date: 2011-11-03 12:55:39
In August, the foreign trade turnover significantly improved, after the stagnation of the previous two months. The export in euros increased by 13.0 percent, import by 13.1 percent, compared to...
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Magazine: More expensive tea varieties at more accessible prices
Date: 2011-11-03 12:30:46
Cheaper, especially private label products of higher-positioned tea varieties – real fruit and green teas – were able to improve sales in the last 12 months. Edina Kanics, refreshment COAM...
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Investing in sugar is a good business
Date: 2011-11-03 12:30:16
Stock market sugar investments could bring up to 250 percent returns between 2008 and 2011, which directs more and more small investors' attention onto this basic raw material. The growing...
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Wine Wednesday next week
Date: 2011-11-03 12:22:53
More than two hundred restaurants registered for the Wine Wednesday that will be held on the 9th of November, where the guests can become acquainted with quality Hungarian red wines...
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Two and a half billion HUF development at the Kisalföldi Mezőgazdasági Zrt.
Date: 2011-11-03 12:21:33
In three years, – two 500 kW biogas plant was built from 2.5 billion forints, half of the amount was funded by source applications. Also nine stables were converted into...
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Great quarter at Adidas
Date: 2011-11-03 12:20:07
The German Adidas sports equipment and apparel group increased its annual profit forecast again after its last quarterly profit record. In the July-September third quarter, Adidas has a 3.7 billion...
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Fast, contactless paying system with PayPass at SPAR stores
Date: 2011-11-03 11:35:46
From 3rd November 2011, SPAR-group has made contactless payment system available in 400 SPAR, Kaiser1s and INTERSPAR stores, supported by MasterCard® and Maestro® bankcards. SPAR is the first retail chain...
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New promotion by Tesco and Tefal
Date: 2011-11-03 11:20:52
Tesco's most successful point-collecting special offer is being closed now, which helped more than 1 million customers obtain a Fila-bag. However, Tesco is not leaving loyal customers without a special...
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Scots drink more than the English
Date: 2011-11-03 09:22:08
In Scotland, the consumption of spirits broke all previous records and was significantly higher than the corresponding figures for England and Wales – told the UK Health authorities in their...
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ÉFOSZ: The goverment is against the food industry
Date: 2011-11-02 16:53:05
The expansion of chips-tax has not yet been approved by the government, still the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries (ÉFOSZ) is protesting against the new bill. ÉFOSZ is convinced that...
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Investment sentinent declines
Date: 2011-11-02 13:18:43
Less than 55% of SMEs in Hungary are planning to make investments in the next twelve months, down 5 percentage points from the previous quarter to the lowest in six...
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Chips-tax led to the dismissals
Date: 2011-11-02 12:48:39
Dismissals started in the confectionery industry, that is most affected by the public health care product fee. As has been said earlier by the advocacy organizations of the food and...
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Plentiful supply pushes cocoa prices deep
Date: 2011-11-02 12:42:58
London cocoa prices fell depths have not seen for two years, after promising shipments arrived to the Ivorian ports. According to Bloomberg; while two weeks ago the East African country's...
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MNB: company borrowings will increase only from 2013
Date: 2011-11-02 12:41:00
Borrowing turn delays at companies. According to the Hungarian National Bank, the turning point may come in early 2013. The central bank estimated a year-end turning in the Spring, but...
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SMEs' investment willingness has gone
Date: 2011-11-02 12:40:29
The investment willingness of ther domestic SMEs broke a negative record. Currently only half of the companies thinking about development. According to the survey of K&H Bank, made with interviewing...
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School milk subsidy can be claimed from Wednesday
Date: 2011-11-02 12:35:42
School milk subsidy for the between the September 1 and October 31 delivery period can be claimed from Wednesday – annuounced the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) to MTI on...
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Magazine: We save money on personal hygiene instead of buying fewer cleaning products
Date: 2011-11-02 12:34:53
GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan report reveals that in the first half of 2011 chemical product sales dropped 2 percent in volume and 4 percent in value. This decrease was not distributed...
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