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2008 – Slowly Quicken in Hungarian Economy
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
Next year Hungary's internal and external balances to improve, while real wages may begin to increase. A report jointly published by economic research institute GKI and Erste Bank is projecting...
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Alcoa sells packaging/consumer unit
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
Alcoa has agreed to sell its packaging and consumer businesses to New Zealand's Rank Group Limited for $2.7 billion. Alcoa's packaging / consumer unit generated about $3.2 billion in revenue...
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Aldi, Lidl outstrips
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
The discounter Lidl has a study that Aldi first competitor in the number of transactions in Europe obsolete. In terms of product prices had both merchants also diverge. In the...
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BAUHAUS Opened its Second Hungarian Store
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
The biggest, 20,000 sqm Hungarian „do-it- yourself” store offers 120,000 products. The new store opened on 27. December in Szigetszentmiklos, near to Budapest, it made 111 new workplaces. With its customer-centric...
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Gift swapping
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
In case of quality problems the trader has to take back the products, but if it's „only” to big, the color is not good, the fair name binds the dealer....
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Fruit growers at Zwack Palinka Manufaktura in Kecskemet
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
For invitation of Sandor Zwack more than 30 fruit grower arrived at Kecskemét. The guests could see the way of their fruits from coming into the plant trough the destillation...
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(HU) Az év utolsó hónapjában az átlagosnál csaknem kétszer több virsli fogy
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
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Minor burns because of Starbucks mugs
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
Starbucks is voluntarily recalling an estimated 167,000 of its Fusion Coffee Mugs because they may pose a minor hazard to users. According to Starbucks and the Consumer Product Safety Commission,...
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MasterCard Faces Fines
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
EU Commission accused MasterCard of applying illegal fees and threatened it with a massive fine. MasterCard uses a complex mechanism to determine a minimum price merchants must pay for...
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Agreement reached on wine reform
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
Instead of spending much of budget getting rid of unwanted surpluses, now EU can concentrate on taking on competitors and winning back market share. The agreement is great success for...
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HUF 900 billion sales in December
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Trade Association costumers leave HUF 340-350 billion for food and HUF 540-550 billion for manufactures at the cashiers. Last year's December turnover was HUF 875 billions, HUF...
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Two new SPAR supermarket open on the same day
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
From 18th December customers from Ocsa and Halasztelek enjoy the leisured shopping at SPAR supermarkets. Both stores are almost 1,000 sqm and offer 10,000 kind of products. Because of Christmas...
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Borsodi Beer Academy is open
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
The goal of the school is the popular the highbrow beer consumption and to teach people how to draught the beer and let them know more about the types of...
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Hungarians most worry about strike and civil conflict
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research, made in 48 countries all over the world, people worry about inflation and unemployment. Consumers were asked what would be their biggest concern if there would...
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Money should be in safe, it doesn't matter if the interest is low
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
Investing safely with the goal of moderate returns is a priority for about eight of every 10 Europeans, Americans take more risk. According to a new survey, conducted in 14...
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Business expectations improved, while the consumer expectations deteriorated
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
Accordint to the survey of GKI Economic Research Co. – supported by the European Union the GKI Economic Sentiment Index increased in November. Following five months of decline industrial expectations...
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Germany authorized the sale of genetically modified MON810 corn
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
The move comes after the US maker of genetically modified seeds filed a study on the environmental effects of the product. Germany will lift a preliminary marketing ban it imposed...
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Half time at Sparkle action
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
More than 10,000 controls, HUF 500 million fine During the first period 260,000 pockets cigarettes, 13,000 DVD and CD-s, clothes, perfumes and toys would be arrested in value of HUF...
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Cold storage in Ercsi without permisson
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
More tousand kilos food from uncertain source were found in the building. The cold storage was detected in frame of Sparkle-action. 20 tons of deep frozen french fries, 2,700 kilos...
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Salami of Szeged a product of protected origin
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
The European Commission qualified the winter salami of Szeged as a product with protected designation of origin (PDO) on Friday. The famous flavourful salami was the first Hungarian product put...
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Strong Usage of online by Supermarket Chains in Christmas time
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
According to web traffic measuring in the UK, top 45 supermarket-operated websites accounted for 6.6% of visits to shopping and classifieds websites. One of the main drivers of supermarkets growth...
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(HU) Nőtt az idei pezsgőforgalom, jók a szezonális kilátások
Date: 2007-12-14 00:00:00
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