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From hacking school to AI-based stress relief: young innovators can solve the burning problems of the future
This year’s finalists of the Solutions for Tomorrow challenge, a joint competition between Samsung Electronics and EdisonKids, will not only bring theoretical answers, but also inventive and practical solutions to...
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The volume of fertilizer sold did not change in 2025
Fertilizer distributors sold 1.39 million tons of fertilizer directly to farmers in 2025, which was the same as the volume a year earlier. Fertilizer prices were, according to the calculations...
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A new era in the retail real estate market: Westend fully digitalizes the leasing of special areas
Westend is the first in Hungary to introduce a proptech-based digital solution that puts the leasing of shopping center advertising and promotional areas on a fully digital basis. The new...
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Poultry meat exports increased significantly, imports decreased sharply
According to data from the Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s poultry meat exports increased by 34 percent to almost 23 thousand tons in the first month of 2026 compared to January...
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Let’s preserve the health of our kidneys: what damages them, what protects them, and what can we do in our everyday lives?
The kidneys work “silently”: they regulate the body’s salt and water balance, participate in blood pressure control, acid-base balance, red blood cell formation and bone metabolism. Their dysfunction can be...
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Careless AI use by companies can also violate trade secrets
On 1 December the Hungarian AI Act came into force, which makes it possible to check whether companies are using artificial intelligence legally. This article is available for reading in...
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No need to pay agricultural water service fees this year either
As a result of the hard work of recent years, domestic water management has been put on new foundations: cooperation between sectors and shaping social attitudes can together achieve real...
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PENNY builds on partnership-based CSR
In 2025 PENNY Magyarország continued to build its social responsibility programmes on long-term partnerships. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2026/02-03 The focus was on helping children...
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Circular Economy Summit: global circularity rate drops to 6.9%
On 20 November 2025 the eighth Circular Economy Summit was held in the Öbölház, where business leaders, researchers and policymakers discussed the challenges and opportunities of the circular transition. This...
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NGM: from March, domestic businesses can apply for the fixed 3 percent SME loan with a higher loan amount and loan redemption option
The government is doing everything it can to support and protect the development of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises. In order to facilitate the financing of planned investments and increase...
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HP Enterprise quarterly profit falls, revenue rises
The American Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a manufacturer of computer servers, networking equipment and data storage systems, reported a 29 percent drop in quarterly profit, while revenue rose 18 percent,...
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Why won’t AI replace marketers?
Economic uncertainty, declining purchasing power, and the AI-accelerated marketing environment have put Hungarian small and medium-sized businesses on a completely new path. Based on the experiences of marketing strategy expert...
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Hugo Boss’s profit rose 16 percent last year
The German clothing and fashion retailer Hugo Boss reported a profit after tax of 259.3 million euros in 2025, up 16 percent from a year earlier, the company said in...
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The number of animal slaughters in domestic slaughterhouses increased in 2025
Domestic slaughterhouses produced nearly 476 thousand tons of pork, 28.7 thousand tons of beef and 562 thousand tons of poultry meat in 2025 (carcassed weight, cut in poultry, cleaned weight)....
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Surprise from China: exports jumped by 21.8%, chip exports grew significantly
China started 2026 much stronger than expected: according to customs statistics, exports increased by 21.8% year-on-year in January-February, while the analyst consensus expected a much lower expansion. The picture was...
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Henkel Opens New Research Centre In Brazil
Consumer goods giant Henkel has opened its new ‘Inspiration Center’ in Jundiaí in Brazil. The company aims to support the research and development of new adhesive technologies for the Latin...
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The government strengthens the domestic agriculture with more than 1,000 billion forints of development resources
The implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan has reached an important milestone: within the framework of the investment calls for the new EU agricultural support cycle, support decisions...
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Nébih lifts bird flu surveillance zone in the Great Plain
Nébih has lifted the bird flu restrictions in a larger, contiguous Great Plain area. The size of the restricted area has been significantly reduced in Békés, Csongrád-Csanád and Bács-Kiskun counties,...
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SPAR Austria Advances Sugar Reduction In Own-Brand Products
SPAR Austria removed approximately 5,300 tonnes of sugar from more than 380 own-brand products by the end of 2025, continuing its long-term commitment to sugar reduction. This achievement is part...
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The pre-tax profit of agricultural cooperatives was heterogeneous in 2024
The number of agricultural cooperatives decreased by 4.5 percent to 8,570 in 2024. The income of the sector decreased at a slower rate, by 2.7 percent, changing from HUF 201.4...
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HelloFresh sees surge in demand for ultra-fast meal kits
The demand for ultra-fast home-cooked meal kits has increased as British workers spend more time in the office, according to the latest data from HelloFresh. The delivery service saw orders...
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AM: the government continues to support the closed garden developments of rural municipalities
The government continues to support the closed garden developments of rural municipalities. The call for applications with a budget of 2 billion forints, which the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) will...
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Sentix: investor sentiment in the eurozone deteriorated in March
The Sentix GmbH economic research institute’s eurozone investor sentiment index deteriorated to a level in line with analyst expectations in March, when it recorded its first weakening in three months...
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Research: Coupons don’t determine which brands we stay loyal to
The majority of customers are more bothered by mass discount newsletters than they are by strengthening brand loyalty – this is what a nationally representative domestic research of 2,000 people...
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New trend in online shopping: Hungarians pay later
Price alone is less and less a decisive factor in online shopping in Hungary. Customers are increasingly looking for fast delivery, reliability and flexible payment options, said Géza Bruzsa, fintech...
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NAK announces digitalization competition for food producers and retailers
The National Chamber of Agriculture, with the professional support of the National Technology Platform Association, is announcing a competition for the most innovative processors. The aim of the competition is...
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Temu is cheaper, but not stronger in everything – this is what Hungarian stores can rely on
Hungarian shopping habits have changed drastically: although the dominance of physical stores remains, decisions are made before mobile screens. Temu and other global e-commerce platforms have brought strong price competition...
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Home or parcel machine? It’s been revealed how Hungarians order and what they fear most about delivery
94% of Hungarians have ordered technical products online; women prefer the convenience of home delivery, and men prefer the flexibility of parcel machine collection – this is revealed in a...
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Frost, cost shock, generational change: the pálinka sector is cornered on several fronts at once
The year 2025 was not simply a weaker season for the pálinka sector: the crop failure due to the spring frost, the increase in raw material and energy costs, and...
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The spring cleaning fever has started: this is how eMAG customers can avoid the hassle of shopping
Demand for cleaning tools increased at eMAG in February, where stick vacuum cleaners and robot vacuum cleaners became the absolute stars of the season. Shopping habits show a clear shift...
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