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Moody’s confirmed MBH Bank’s recommended investment rating
With a stable outlook, Moody’s Investors Service confirmed MBH Bank’s recommended investment ratings: among other things, its long and short-term bank deposit ratings, as well as its senior unsecured MTN...
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Starbucks is not about to reduce its carbon footprint with its new CEO
The new CEO of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, will not move to the company’s headquarters in Seattle, but will commute to work from his home in California. The new CEO will...
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One service less at Balaton
This year, the Balaton First Aid Service treated a record number of injuries, providing assistance in more than 3,500 cases on 19 beaches in 13 settlements of Lake Balaton. More...
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He also recommends Debrecen and Tokaj to his guests in the Discover Local guidebook of the Mercure chain
Discover Local, the new digital travel guide for Mercure hotels, offers guests a unique opportunity to discover Europe’s cultural and culinary treasures like the locals do. The program was designed...
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The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey is ending its diversity programs
The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Brown-Forman, has unexpectedly announced that it will end its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. This decision came as a big surprise, especially...
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Information about the changes in the HMKÁ regulations affecting the autumn sowing structure
The Ministry of Agriculture has informed the farmers several times, most recently in June, about the domestic implementation of the simplification of EU rules created during the year as a...
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A new HalfPrice store opens in Vecsés
HalfPrice, which offers products from world-famous brands at extremely favorable prices, continues its expansion in Hungary. After the first store opened in Budapest in August 2021, it will now be...
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(HU) Az élelmiszerguru, aki a növényi alapú étrendre esküszik
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More and more people can buy used laptops for environmental reasons
Every third of the laptops currently in use were either bought used or received as a gift, according to the data of a recent representative survey by Furbify, which deals...
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Innovative solutions in the transport of refrigerated goods: DODO reduces the ecological footprint
The increasingly hot summer months present serious challenges in the transport of chilled and frozen food and medicine, especially in maintaining the cold chain. DODO, a company specializing in smart...
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Dachser accelerates transport between the UK and the EU
DACHSER’s new customs service, Smart Border Connect, enables British exporters to deliver their goods to European Union markets with transit times similar to pre-Brexit. This intelligent logistics solution simplifies and...
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The producer price of sunflower seeds rose by 10 percent
In Argentina, spot sunflower seeds traded unchanged at $430/ton (FOB Buenos Aires) between June 14 and July 12. In Ukraine, the immediate export price of oilseed delivered to the western...
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There is no significant change in the antibiotic treatment of food-producing animals
The willingness to report has improved, but there is still a lot of inaccurately recorded data regarding antibiotic treatments in food-producing animals. There is no overall change in the use...
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GKI: How do domestic companies perform in terms of digitalization compared to their EU competitors?
Based on the past decades, it is clear that companies that quickly adapt to changes in the technological environment are competitive. The economic development of a country largely depends on...
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The export price of raw milk is 21 percent higher than a year ago
According to data from AKI PÁIR, the national average producer price of raw milk in Hungary was HUF 164.24/kilogram in July 2024. In addition to a 0.05 percentage point deterioration...
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dm-drogerie markt Rolls Out New Tube Cap Design To Cut Plastic Use
German retailer dm-drogerie markt has launched new caps for some own-brand products sold in tubes as it seeks to reduce the use of virgin plastic. The new lids have been...
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Focus on prepared meals pays off for HelloFresh
While sales of meal kits continue to decline, HelloFresh does manage to sell a lot more prepared meals. The company is attracting fewer new customers, but existing customers are spending...
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The average yield of peaches and nectarines may be twice that of last year
In Hungary, the harvest of peaches and nectarines decreased to 13.80 thousand tons (-35 percent) in 2023 (Eurostat). According to the publication of the Agrárközgazdasági Intézet Informative report on summer...
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Amazon to pilot one-hour delivery in the U.K.
Amazon is testing the viability of Prime Air one-hour drone delivery in a European nation. The e-tail giant is one of six organizations taking part in new trials conducted by...
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Agrometeorology: the precipitation significantly alleviated the drought only in the northern part of the country
In the past week, there have been several showers in several places, but the precipitation that fell from them only in the northern part of the country significantly alleviated the...
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Nestlé remains the world’s most valuable food brand, according to Brand Finance
Nestlé has led the global ranking of food brands for the seventh year in a row, despite the fact that its value decreased by 7 percent over the past year,...
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Márton Nagy: slower growth, rescheduled investments and cautious residential consumption are expected
In an interview with Index, Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy spoke about the future of the Hungarian economy, the rescheduling of state investments, and the development of household consumption...
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Bank360: Instead of consumption, the population started saving really mercilessly
Instead of consumption, Hungarians really chose to save: they saved a record amount in the second quarter. Government securities and investment funds are the favourites, but cash holdings are also...
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This could be the antidote to the declining Hungarian beer consumption
Beer consumption has shown a decreasing trend in Hungary in recent years, but at the same time, quality has come to the fore and consumers can choose from a never-before-seen...
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The share of EU retail spending continues to fall: report from GfK
According to the latest study by GfK, the proportion of retail spending in the European Union has decreased for two consecutive years, despite the fact that purchasing power and retail...
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Rossmann goes green: customers are encouraged to buy digital loyalty cards
Rossmann is launching a new environmentally conscious initiative in which it encourages its customers to replace their traditional plastic cards with a digital solution. With this step, the drugstore chain...
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Together with Spar, the Hungarian Charity Service of Malta supports the start of school by collecting school supplies
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service helps the start of school by collecting school supplies. The volunteers of the charity organization Adi Öröm! from Wednesday to Saturday, school supplies bought by...
Read moreThis is how entry-level wages develop in different sectors
At the end of July, the admission point limits were made public, and since then the supplementary admissions have also taken place: with this, it will slowly be decided how...
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A new era in the baby food market: the Lambini BIO product line of Kifli.hu is introduced
Kifli.hu is revolutionizing the baby food market with its latest own brand product, Lambini BIO, which combines excellent quality and discount prices. The new product line offers nearly 20 types...
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Even to a small extent, processed meats can cause diabetes
A recent study, presented by the British The Guardian, draws attention to the fact that eating two slices of ham a day can increase the risk of developing type 2...
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