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The latest issue of Trade magazin is out now!
The 2025/5 issue of Trade magazin is now available. You can read the longer, 200-page digital version on our website a few days before the print edition arrives. Click on...
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Agrometeorology: May rain is badly needed
The soil is dry in large areas of the Great Plain and the Lesser Plain, which is why it is extremely difficult to sow seeds; although more or less precipitation...
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Help for young farmers: almost 5,300 applicants receive support
The government continues to work to ensure that farmers receive payments due for their 2024 applications as soon as possible. As a result, the final payment of the supplementary support...
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Information report on spring agricultural work
The winter of 2024–2025 was – similarly to previous years – warmer than the multi-year average, but did not reach the record warm level of the winter of 2023, which...
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Beekeepers receive 5.8 billion forints of animal welfare support annually
The participants in one of the smallest and most important sectors of agriculture also receive preferential application opportunities and almost six billion forints of bee animal welfare support. The ministry,...
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SPAR Slovenia supports sustainable shopping
SPAR Slovenia encourages eco-friendly practices as part of its sustainability strategy. In their recent initiative, ‘What Circulates, Connects Us’, they highlight the benefits of using returnable glass packaging and the...
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Support for suckler cow farmers to arrive earlier this year
The government is taking another step to help livestock farmers who have found themselves in a difficult situation due to the direct or indirect effects of the foot-and-mouth disease virus....
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Circana: Households shop with nearly 40 retailers annually
The average U.S. household shops at a wide variety of retailers annually, according to new data. Circana’s latest Complete Consumer research reveals that households visit 39 unique retailers each year,...
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Nothing can hinder the protection against foot-and-mouth disease
There can be no obstacle to the protection against the dangers caused by foot-and-mouth disease, neither in terms of financial resources nor in terms of human resources – said István...
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HELL ENERGY also reacted to the new rule regarding energy drinks
According to the decision of the Hungarian Parliament, a law in Hungary now prohibits the purchase of energy drinks by those under the age of 18. Only four countries in...
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Here comes SPAR QUICK AND EASY: a container store that will change the way you think about shopping
There is life beyond the stadium buffet! This spring, SPAR is not only cheering, but also being present at sporting events – this time in the form of a modern,...
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In the Shadow of a Tariff War – Will American Protectionism Upend the Global Economy?
The trade conflict between the United States and China, which has been going on for years, has entered a new phase, warned economist Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy, former president of the Budapest...
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The National Trade Association recommends the elimination of margin squeeze
The Hungarian National Trade Federation (OKSZ) is proposing the elimination of margin reduction; the organization does not consider the inclusion of household and cleaning products in the measure to be...
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It will be decided in the second half of May whether the margin reduction will remain in place
When the government introduced the margin reduction, it decided to maintain it until May 31, so we will evaluate and decide in the second half of May whether to continue...
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KSH: food industry sales prices increased by 6.2 percent
In March 2025, industrial producer prices were 7.3 percent higher on average than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices were 4.7 percent higher and export sales prices were 8.6 percent...
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EY: Brand loyalty is on the decline – almost only the price-value ratio matters
Consumers around the world are concerned about the rising cost of living, which is having a dramatic impact on their purchasing habits, according to EY’s latest international survey of more...
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The number of foreign guests increased by 16 percent in the first quarter of 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, nearly 3.2 million guests arrived at Hungarian accommodation facilities, 8.4 percent more than in the same period in 2024. Guests spent a total of...
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New rules for the sale of energy drinks: banned for children, remains safe for adults
New regulations came into effect in Hungary at the end of April regarding the sale of energy drinks: it is now prohibited for those under 18 to purchase these products....
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(HU) Új korszak a hajápolásban – Japán örökségre épít a megújult Syoss
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Has competitiveness taken precedence over sustainability in the EU?
The European Union’s sustainability (ESG) objectives have been a high priority in recent years. The aim of sustainability regulations is to ensure that companies take environmental and social impacts into...
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International and domestic FMCG retail outlook: Tamás Kozák in the Chain Bridge Club
At the February meeting of the Chain Bridge Club Tamás Kozák, secretary general of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) gave a comprehensive overview of international and domestic trends in the...
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5 million forints support to the Kompánia Foundation in Csepel
By organizing the 10th dm Charity Football Tournament, the drugstore chain is supporting the mental health of children living in extreme poverty in Csepel with 5 million forints through the...
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KSH: in March, the number of guests was 1.1 percent lower and guest nights were 5.9 percent lower than a year earlier
In March 2025, 1.1 million guests spent nearly 2.7 million guest nights in tourist accommodation (commercial, private and other). Due to Good Friday and Easter, which fall entirely in April...
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GfK’s German consumer sentiment index for May improved
Instead of the deterioration expected by analysts, the German consumer sentiment index for May from the Nuremberg-based GfK economic research institute improved, reflecting households’ improved expectations about the economy and...
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Flava Beach kicks off this season with a May Day party
Flava Beach on Kopaszi Dam will welcome its guests again from May 1st, kicking off this season with a special May opening weekend. In 2025, the establishment will offer new...
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Netrisk: travelers took out more insurance by mid-April than last year
Based on the number of travel insurance policies taken out this year, Hungarians’ willingness to travel has increased compared to last year, with 3.9 percent more travel insurance policies taken...
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Promotions and new Partner at PortfoLion
In addition to the promotion of several colleagues, PortfoLion Capital Partners, a venture and private equity fund manager belonging to the OTP Group, has also announced the appointment of Zsolt...
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The state helps pig farmers in trouble due to FMD with purchase and compensation
The Government helps pig farmers in areas under restrictions due to FMD with purchase and compensation support. Technical information about the measures is continuously available on the website of the...
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Approximately 400 billion forints of support are expected to be paid out from the Rural Development Program this year
The government aims to pay out the remaining 300-400 billion forints of support resources in the Rural Development Program of the previous 2014-2020 EU budget cycle before the program’s financial...
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MNB: The Monetary Council did not change the base rate
The MNB Monetary Council did not change the central bank’s base rate at 6.50 percent at its meeting on Tuesday. Neither end of the interest rate corridor was changed: the...
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