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Czech Agriculture Minister: Soldiers to strengthen border controls on trucks due to foot-and-mouth disease from Wednesday
There is no need to declare a state of emergency in South Moravia due to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Slovakia and Hungary, but soldiers will help control and disinfect...
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SHEIN invests $70m to empower supply chain partners by 2028
It also invested $7.5M in Southern China factory upgrades. SHEIN is investing $70m in its Supplier Community Empowerment Program (SCEP) by 2028 to improve manufacturing facilities and worker conditions. So...
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Unilever acquires personal care brand Wild
Unilever today announced it has acquired the personal care brand Wild. This marks another step in the optimisation of Unilever’s portfolio towards premium and high growth spaces as part of...
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Prices of both light and heavy lambs have also increased
According to the short-term forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), global sheepmeat production was 17 million tonnes in 2024, unchanged from the previous year....
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Walmart to make $6 billion investment in Mexico; adding 1,500 stores by 2030
Walmart Inc. is making a big investment to expand its presence south of the border. Walmart de México y Centroamérica (Walmex) plans to invest more than $6 billion in Mexico in 2025...
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Samsung announces partnership with ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Samsung has announced a partnership with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming feature film, “The Minecraft Movie,” the first live-action adaptation of one of the most successful video games of...
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Germany remains our most important agricultural foreign trade partner
Hungary conducted 87 percent of its agricultural foreign trade turnover with EU countries in 2024. The share of the old member states was 47.6 percent, and that of the new...
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Márton Nagy: Retail turnover growth is currently in the 4-5 percent range
This year is the year of economic breakthrough, with growth above 3 percent in the second half of 2025, and a dynamic expansion of GDP expected in the following years,...
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Food industry sales prices rose by 6.1 percent
In February 2025, industrial producer prices exceeded those of the previous year by an average of 8.2 percent. Domestic sales prices exceeded the values of February of the previous year...
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Real wages are rising, confidence is growing, retail sales are increasing
The dynamic increase in wages continued in January, Sándor Czomba, the State Secretary responsible for employment policy at the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), stated in his statement on Monday....
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German retail sales increase in February
German retail sales grew in February, instead of stagnating, as analysts had expected, the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, said in a report released on Monday. German retail sales grew...
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Economical delivery starts on foodora!
foodora, the leading fast-food service provider in Hungary, is further expanding its delivery options so that its customers can tailor their orders even more to their own needs. With the...
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The economic sentiment index deteriorated in the EU and the euro area in March, but improved in Hungary
The economic sentiment index in the euro area and the European Union deteriorated in March compared to the previous month, while it improved in Hungary, according to a survey by...
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MediaMarkt and Robbie William present a brand new audio product collection
The collection will debut in July, shortly after the European leg of Robbie Williams’ world tour. PEAQ by Robbie Williams will launch with six products designed in collaboration with the...
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A scientifically proven method for dietary treatment of bloating: What does the FODMAP diet do?
FODMAP is not a fad diet, but a clinically proven, effective dietary method that can alleviate the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by up to 74-86%, the Hungarian Dietitians’...
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KSH: the foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February
The foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February; the adjusted volume of exports was 0.9 percent, while imports were 0.1 percent lower than in January, the...
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Upside-down products in German stores – strange shopping movement spreads across Europe
More and more German supermarkets are seeing strangely placed items: cans, chocolates, cream cheeses are upside down on the shelves. At first, shoppers may suspect that they are being sloppy,...
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The event market is back in full swing – the corporate event marketing segment achieved 78.4 billion in revenue in 2024
The Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) and its affiliates presented the 2024 spending data of the domestic media and communications market at a joint conference on March 27. According to the...
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A digital treasure trove for monument lovers – e-orokseg.hu has been launched
Never before has Hungary’s built heritage been so spectacularly and easily accessible as it is now on the new, interactive database, the e-orokseg.hu website. The joint development of the Ministry...
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NKFH: Consumer protection officers inspected hundreds of stores and restaurants operated in the Far East
Consumer protection authorities inspected hundreds of shops and restaurants operated in the Far East, and fines of around 20 million forints were imposed during the nationwide targeted inspection, and 15...
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H-Vend Service Kft. has developed drink and food vending machines using digital technology.
H-Vend Service Kft. from Szeged has developed drink and food vending machines that use digital technology, can be managed remotely, and can be controlled without touching, with EU support, said...
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Hungarian startup digitizing cruise bookings could join the 4 billionaires’ club this year
CLICKnCRUISE has raised capital from angel investors, including József Szigetvári, former CEO of Szallas Group, valuing the company at HUF 1.3 billion. The cruise booking platform is growing rapidly: in...
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Sustainable feed for the agriculture of the future – protein-rich feed made from black soldier fly larvae at Öregtögy Farm
A new, environmentally friendly solution has appeared in Hungarian agriculture: one of Hungary’s first Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larva-based feed production plants has been launched at Öregtölgy Farm. The sustainable...
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AM: Ministry of Agriculture and University of Debrecen sign strategic cooperation agreement
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) and the University of Debrecen have signed a strategic cooperation agreement – the ministry told MTI on Thursday. According to the information, at the signing...
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Spring is also allergy season
The spring sunshine brings not only joy but also discomfort for many. With the start of the pollen season, eye allergies affect millions of people. The pollen situation is worsening...
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52% German online retailers are dissatisfied
A majority of German ecommerce businesses are not happy with how the industry is performing. Only 6 percent of online sellers are ‘very satisfied’, which is the lowest that has...
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Equilor Fund Management won Euromoney awards in two categories
Equilor Asset Management has won awards in two categories for its Equilor Wealth Office’s outstanding asset management services at the Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards 2025. Based on the decision...
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Lidl Opens New Logistics Centre In Portugal, Expands In Romania
German supermarket chain Lidl has opened a new €115-million logistics centre in Loures, Portugal. The 54,000 square metre facility boasts a 44,000 pallet storage capacity, 111 loading docks, and can...
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Czech Republic tightens foot-and-mouth disease protection measures
In the Czech Republic, no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been detected so far, but given the nearby epicenter of the severe epidemic in Slovakia, the Czech authorities are tightening...
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Diageo to push Johnnie Walker Black Ruby into more markets
After a pilot in a handful of cities last year, Diageo is rolling out the “fruit-forward whisky” further. Diageo is to take the “fruit-forward” Johnnie Walker Black Ruby whisky into...
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