News and articles
Euro zone’s service industry momentum declined
Date: 2010-02-04 00:01:25
According to Markit Economics; Euro zone’s service sector decreased moderately in January, compared to December, but the final datas are better than expected. The value of the service industry purchasing...
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Companies are confident at the beginning of the year
Date: 2010-02-04 00:01:19
Ecostat’s business confidence survey shows the moderate improvement of the companies. The value of the TOP-100 enterprise index was 71.8 percent. The value of the small-and medium-sized enterprises was 67.8...
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German retail improves
Date: 2010-02-04 00:00:55
While the German economy shrank by 5 percent last year, the retail sales declined less than expected, on an annual basis and December turnover expanded, compared to November. After the...
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Italian Weeks in the Cora stores
Date: 2010-02-04 00:00:32
The Italian food lovers, can acquire pleasant experiences at the Italian Weeks, organized by Cora. The action starts on 4th of February where the Emilia Romagna region will be introduced....
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Ecological business park from IKEA
Date: 2010-02-04 00:00:12
The SwedeCenter that belongs to the Swedish IKEA Group, wants to build the first ecological business park of Poland. The company will develop a a total of 90 thousand square...
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The number of insolvent companies can break records
Date: 2010-02-03 00:05:02
According to the latest analysis of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), risk management expert; Another Hungarian insolvency peak can be expected in 2010, but the pace of deterioration of the companies...
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Hungarian market by phone
Date: 2010-02-03 00:04:18
After Rákospalota, the Hungarian market, distributing only domestic products, arrived to South Buda’s Albertfalva Market. The organizers are already planning further developments: soon the phone ordered goods will be delivered...
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The MFB gives the source to the SME sector
Date: 2010-02-03 00:03:59
According to the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB); Considerable resources are available for the Small and Medium Enterprices. The Small and Medium Enterprices can get access to SME credits in the...
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Businessmen of the year
Date: 2010-02-03 00:03:21
This year the Entrepreneur Of The Year award of Ernst & Young was handed over for the seventh time. Among the four winners we can find a baker, a napkin...
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McItaly from McDonald’s
Date: 2010-02-03 00:01:02
McDonald's marketed a sandwich in Italy consist of Italian ingredients (Roman artichokes, olive oil, chopped Valtellina) under the name McItaly. We should wait for the the Italian sandwich in Hungary,...
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Another gas station network in the portfolio of POS Media Hungary
Date: 2010-02-03 00:00:25
Every month, more than 3 million cars can be accesed at the Shell filling stations, with the help of the advertising tools of POS Media Hungary. The advertising spaces at...
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Zwack profit fell by 19 percent
Date: 2010-02-03 00:00:18
In the first nine months of the 2009/2010 financial year, the Zwack Unicum Nyrt. had 3.2 billion HUF results beside 20.62 billion revenue. Revenue decreased by 13, profit by 19.1...
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Smile Magic Program: A day in the court of King Matthias
Date: 2010-02-03 00:00:02
A therapeutic experiential and therapeutic experience playhouse was held yesterday in the scope of Procter & Gamble’s “Grant Holders of the Year 2009” Smile Magic Program, organised by the Smile...
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Both Hungary’s and the Euro Zone’s manufacturing industry expanded
Date: 2010-02-02 00:05:11
Euro Zone’s manufacturing industry expanded further beyond expectations. The shrinkage began in September 2008 has stopped in Hungary. The Purchasing Manager Index expanded in January compared to the previous month....
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Online shopping is getting more and more popular
Date: 2010-02-02 00:04:02
According to the “2009: Trends and attitudes” research of Gemius E-Commerce; Fourty percent of the Hungarian internet users are relatively experienced in online shopping. The research shows that almost all...
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German beer consumption decreases for years
Date: 2010-02-02 00:03:55
The Germans consumed less beer in 2009, than a year before. According to the Federal Statistical Office; the sales of the domestic breweries and beer storages, decreased by 2.8 percent....
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The old payment system is adverse for animal breeders
Date: 2010-02-02 00:03:01
Comparing the land based and the new SPS system, it is revealed, that the current system favors the plant growers working at smaller areas, while the new sytem would favor...
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We are dissatisfied with the climate programs
Date: 2010-02-02 00:01:33
According to the new survey by Ipsos Global @dvisor, carried out on behalf of Reuters News; only 35 percent of the adult population of 23 countries (that gives 75 of...
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Consumer rush did not occur in the United States
Date: 2010-02-02 00:01:00
Despite the fact, that the huge chains were bombing the customers with actions, in December, the U.S. households spent less, than expected. Only a 0.2 percent increase occured, in household...
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Sealed Air Cryovac bags to protect the world champion cheese
Date: 2010-02-02 00:00:35
Packing a 100 kilogram cheese to transport it overseas is not a small challenge. The market leader von Mühlenen AG Swiss cheese manufacturer regularly fulfills this task, with huge success....
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Transylvania will be swallowed by the western supermarket chains
Date: 2010-02-02 00:00:22
Another department store, the Kaufland arrived to Sepsiszentgyörgy. The German group will build up the city’s newest department store, on 5 thousand square meters. The local government approved the settlement...
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Charity Gala for Haiti
Date: 2010-02-02 00:00:12
The hospitality profession mobilized itself in order to help to the victims of the earthquake. On the 17th of February, from 7pm Visitor and Hotel Magazine, the Hungarian Baptist Aid...
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Improvement in external debt, stagnant real wages
Date: 2010-02-01 00:04:59
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. made with the cooperation of Erste Bank, Hungarian economy will stagnate in 2010, but the external balance will show assets. The...
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More and more managers are getting optimistic about the future
Date: 2010-02-01 00:03:59
According to the Global CEO Survey of the PricewaterhouseCoopers; The CEOs left behind their fears, about the prolonged recession. The year earlier pessimism is replaced by trust in future growth....
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Consumer protection take care of pálinka
Date: 2010-02-01 00:03:24
The National Pálinka Council and the National Consumer Protection Authority signed a cooperation agreement, in order to help quality pálinka consumption on Thursday in Budapest, in the Ministry of Agriculture...
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The annual turnover of cosmetics and household chemical products is 300 billion HUF
Date: 2010-02-01 00:03:12
Last year, the retail turnover of the household products and cosmetics increased by 1 percent, compared to the previous year and is around 300 billion HUF. Nielsen market research company...
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More and more costumers buy abroad, due to VAT increase
Date: 2010-02-01 00:02:05
Household consumption decreased, due to the increase of VAT rate from 20 percent to 25 percent it also “fattened” black economy, and weakened tourism – states the National Trade Association....
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A six-year record in the U.S. economy
Date: 2010-02-01 00:01:59
According to the communication of the Ministry of Commerce; GDP grew by 5.7 percent, which is much higher result, than the 4.6 percent that the analysts expected. In the third...
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Development instead of bankruptcy
Date: 2010-02-01 00:01:25
The Pápa Meat Factory will implement a 500 million HUF worth technological development this year – said Politzer József, CEO of Pápa Meat 1913 Ltd. Politzer József, CEO said that...
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U.S. indices records
Date: 2010-02-01 00:00:12
Manufacturing activity showed a revival in January. The Chicago purchasing manager index increased to 61.5 points from the 58.7 points of December reaching a level not seen for two years....
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