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GKI: Recession, accelerating inflation, dangerously deteriorating external balance
Date: 2022-09-28 01:04:02
The GKI’s current forecast was prepared amid even greater uncertainty than usual, and the understanding of the trends is made difficult by the abrupt change in economic processes this year,...
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Higher quality, more sustainable solutions
Date: 2022-09-27 12:06:55
Izabella Kowalska, Essity Hungary Kft.’s category manager gave our magazine an insight into the latest trends in the facial tissue category. Value sales augmented but volume sales dropped just as...
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Tesco and Nestlé join forces with the Food Bank to fight poverty
Date: 2022-09-27 12:05:22
Between September 29 and October 12, Nestlé and Tesco are again announcing a joint campaign to support the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association, in the framework of which...
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More than 20,000 participants may run at the 37th SPAR Budapest Marathon® Festival this October
Date: 2022-09-27 11:54:33
Almost eighteen thousand Hungarians from 800 domestic settlements and more than two thousand foreign runners from 83 countries can enjoy Budapest’s world heritage panorama on October 8-9. The press conference...
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As you haven’t yet thought about investments for energy efficiency purposes: a means of tax reduction
Date: 2022-09-27 11:35:17
Due to the energy crisis affecting the whole of Europe and the resulting rise in energy prices, more and more Hungarian businesses are thinking about making investments and renovations aimed...
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Analysis: the central bank base rate rose to 13%, the cycle of interest rate hikes is over
Date: 2022-09-27 11:32:25
The central bank base rate rose to 13% more than expected from the previous 11.75%, the Monetary Council also raised the overnight deposit interest rate to 12.50% and the one-day...
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This is how SMEs can save the most on investments and developments
Date: 2022-09-27 10:46:20
Managers of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are mostly concerned about rising purchase prices, transport costs and higher overhead costs, as well as predicting a drastic increase in their...
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There are already regular consumers of meat substitutes, according to a survey
Date: 2022-09-27 10:40:00
5 percent of those surveyed regularly consume plant-based meat substitutes, almost 30 percent have already tasted such a product, and half of the others would try it – Pápai Hús...
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Only every fifth Hungarian eats consciously
Date: 2022-09-27 10:33:30
More than half of Hungarians do not exercise for more than 3 hours a week, and only every 5th think that they eat consciously, according to a representative survey by...
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New investment at BAHAMAS, the renewed on-site store has opened its doors!
Date: 2022-09-27 10:28:02
BAHAMAS, a company that has been operating in Dunakeszi for nearly 30 years, primarily dealing in the wholesale of quick-frozen products, is constantly developing, and as the next milestone, it...
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A meat-free lifestyle is the most popular among young people and people with higher education
Date: 2022-09-27 10:11:34
Almost 30 percent of the Hungarian population has tasted a plant-based, vegan meat substitute product, and 5 percent regularly consume it, according to representative research conducted by Pápai Hús Kft....
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Brussels’ proposals will result in a reduction in European agricultural production
Date: 2022-09-27 09:30:19
The new rules planned to be imposed on the operation of medium-sized animal farms are a difficulty for the livestock sector, and the reduction of pesticide use by half, similar...
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The NTAK Compass has been launched: help for accommodation providers
Date: 2022-09-27 09:13:30
The Hungarian Tourist Agency (MTÜ) has further developed the feedback interface created for accommodation providers in the National Tourist Information Center (NTAK) taking into account the needs of the sector....
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Magyar Bankholding: from May, the merged MKB and Takarékbank will continue to operate under the name MBH Bank
Date: 2022-09-27 08:29:21
Next May, Magyar Bankholding’s MKB Bank Nyrt. and Takarékbank Zrt. will merge. The new bank will continue to operate under the name MBH Bank Nyrt., with a unified brand name...
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Sorghum can be an important fodder crop of the future
Date: 2022-09-27 07:50:15
Grain sorghum may be suitable as a forage crop to partially replace corn, as it is capable of good yields even in poorer production areas and in years of drought,...
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We present Budapest’s dessert this year!
Date: 2022-09-27 07:42:18
The Veranda Cukiműhely Budapest’s golden apple cake became Budapest’s dessert this year. The giandujás-apple candy placed on a linzer sheet can be tasted for the first time at the Sweet...
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LEGO is increasing the area of its plant in Hungary by one and a half times
Date: 2022-09-27 07:22:57
It was announced during a ceremony that the first phase of the capacity increase of the LEGO® factory in Nyíregyháza, which is currently one of the most significant ongoing investments...
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This is where the social debate is about the KAP’s environmental assessment document
Date: 2022-09-27 07:05:18
Nearly three years of planning work may come to an end at the beginning of October, when the proposals received for the environmental assessment document of the Common Agricultural Policy...
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New StarStore – Retailer of the Year winners at the 2022 awards ceremony
Date: 2022-09-26 15:10:19
For the 8th time this year, Trade magazin invited store chains registered in Hungary to compete. The award ceremony of the prestigious competition took place at the gala dinner of...
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The CEO of ALDI revealed how people shop now
Date: 2022-09-26 14:29:12
Pénzcentrum conducted an interview with Bernhard Haider, national managing director of ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. In addition to the transformation of consumer habits, the labor market situation of the discount...
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Financial awareness and environmental protection are the most important for Hungarian consumers
Date: 2022-09-26 10:44:49
According to their own assessment, almost half of the adult Hungarian population (47%) has a more conscious approach to the essential issues of everyday life than the majority of people,...
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More than three hundred and fifty million forints are used to develop the production of environmentally friendly packaging materials at home
Date: 2022-09-26 10:00:59
Debrecen-based Folkem Kft., which deals with finishing operations in the printing industry, is developing the production of environmentally friendly packaging materials with more than HUF three hundred and fifty million...
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Planned Rise in Alcohol Duty Rates to be Cancelled Due to Industry Concerns
Date: 2022-09-26 09:59:17
Planned increases in alcohol duty rates for beer, cider, wine and spirits have been axed, following an announcement by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in the Commons today, 23 September. The move...
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Aldi doubles down on price promise as Brits face rising costs
Date: 2022-09-26 09:47:41
Aldi has pledged to remain the UK’s lowest-priced supermarket to help households meet soaring living costs. The grocer attracted 1.5 million extra customers to its stores over the past 12 weeks as...
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Cleaning products continue to thrive
Date: 2022-09-26 09:39:59
Viktória Müller, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s brand manager told Trade magazin that demand for disinfectants is now higher than before the pandemic. “The market is now more focused on branded products...
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Raw Material Availability is the Biggest Challenge For Manufacturers
Date: 2022-09-26 09:36:26
Procuring quality raw materials in sufficient quantities is getting increasingly difficult for many companies due to the current geopolitical and ecological crises as well as the pandemic, the Federation of...
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Nearly a thousand cyclists took part in the McDonald’s BringaMánia Tour on Lake Tisza
Date: 2022-09-26 09:34:38
The McDonald’s BringaMánia® Lake Tisza Tour has stirred the imaginations of countless cyclists for the second time. The hikers gathered at the event center in Tiszafüred were once again in...
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Although the majority of Hungarians shop consciously, they still waste a lot of food
Date: 2022-09-26 09:30:49
According to their own admission, the majority of Hungarians buy consciously and pay attention to the expiry date of food, yet they produce 65 kilograms of food waste every year,...
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There are many less fresh goods among the poisonously expensive fruits
Date: 2022-09-26 09:05:44
Since last year, the prices of vegetables and fruits have risen brutally, so it is very worthwhile to pay attention to the freshness of the products we buy in the...
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An International Food and Water Sustainability Forum will be held in Budapest in October
Date: 2022-09-26 09:02:16
Alternative food sources, such as plant proteins, are becoming more and more important in terms of feeding the world’s population. In addition to the rise of complete plant-based nutrition, it...
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