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By 2030, blockchain technology will contribute 1.4 percent of global GDP
The use of blockchain technology is still limited by many to cryptocurrencies, although it is able to completely transform the processes we have been accustomed to in many areas of...
Read moreIoT is the key to business success – even during a pandemic
Vodafone Business has published an IoT Spotlight report involving nearly 1,700 businesses globally, examining how different IoT (Internet of Things) solutions affect the way businesses operate. This year’s report is...
Read moreA new training support system is launched for companies
A new training support system will be launched on Monday for companies implementing developments and investments in Hungary, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on his Facebook page,...
Read moreSmugglers found smuggled honey
Four hundred kilograms of unlabeled honey was tried to smuggle into Hungary in a Romanian truck, but the goods got stuck in the control of the financial guards – index...
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British Poultry Council: there will not be enough Christmas turkeys if seasonal workers in Eastern Europe are not allowed to be exempted from quarantine
According to the British Poultry Breeders’ Business Organization, seasonal workers from Central and Eastern European EU countries, including Hungary, need to be exempted from the quarantine obligation imposed on the...
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Reverse Halloween with big brands
The pandemic has put candy companies, for whom the holiday generates about 14% of the sector’s annual sales in a creative challenge. With the Centers for Disease Control recommending against...
Read moreBeer is not lost, it is only transformed
Due to the coronavirus crisis, plenty of beer is left in stock in Japan, but it is not wasted, but – following the rule of conserving energy – it only...
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Further tightenings in Poland
In Poland, pandemiological measures were further tightened from Saturday – 24.hu wrote. Restaurants have closed, outdoor movement of minors has been restricted, and gatherings of more than five people have...
Read moreGfK: consumer sentiment noticeably deteriorated in Germany
As a result of the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, consumer sentiment deteriorated markedly in Germany in October, according to a survey by the GfK Nuremberg Economic Research Institute on Thursday. After...
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Co-op calls for moratorium on oxo-degradable plastics
Co-op has called for a moratorium on oxo-degradable plastics, despite the health and environment impacts remaining unknown. The convenience retailer’s call comes after the British Standards Institution (BSI) published a...
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Britain Signs First Major Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Japan
Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday, marking Britain’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade, as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its...
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Waitrose Lowers Prices Of Own-Label Products
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced that it is lowering the prices of a range of own-brand products by an average of more than 15%. Price cuts will...
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It was exactly a month ago that we opened the doors of this year’s Business Days conference
… and we were waiting for our guests for the Trade Festival. We are very much prepared every year, but better than anything this year. We are very worried and...
Read moreEdible wheat is becoming more expensive
It is difficult for the mills to buy suitable, high-quality wheat on the market now. The prices reach 60 thousand forints per tonne, and in some places they already exceed...
Read moreAccording to Takarékbank, the outlook for agriculture has improved
Compared to the previous quarter, the outlook for Hungarian agriculture has improved, with almost all stakeholders became more optimistic than during the first wave of the epidemic, according to Takarékbank’s...
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Black Friday 2020
The 2020 Christmas season is fast approaching, so Black Friday promotions will soon be heating up the audience. While last year only one in 3 people bought as part of...
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An agreement on the common agricultural policy has been reached
An agreement on the new Common Agricultural Policy was reached in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council at dawn on Wednesday – Nagy István Minister of Agriculture told MTI. The agreement...
Read morePortfoLion’s Green Fund has completed a successful transaction with the NAGISZ Group
PortfoLion acquired a 97.91 percent stake in the NAGISZ Group after the transaction was approved by the Hungarian Competition Authority. The successful operation of the company group will continue to...
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The country moved to Lake Balaton
In January you spent 3,129 forints a day, in March 3,452 forints, in April 3,100 forints, in September 3,559 forints a day in the store if you were an average...
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Szentkirályi innovates with an exclusive rePET bottle
div class = “lead_custom”> Hungary’s market-leading mineral water brand has been working for the environmentally conscious operation of the company and the entire industry for many years. Szentkirály bottles are...
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Euronews is launching a local program in Hungary for the first time in the world
Europe’s most-watched news channel, in partnership with Mastercard, puts financial awareness at the forefront with the weekly Business and Lifestyle magazine Business Class. The business talk show, which will be...
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How green Hungarians are?
Although the proportion of selectively collected waste has increased in Hungary in recent years, according to the data, there is still room for improvement. We consider ourselves to be green-minded,...
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Apple remains the most valuable brand in the world
For the eighth consecutive year, Apple has become the world’s most valuable brand in the global rankings of an American consulting firm called Interbrand. In the “Best Global Brands” global...
Read moreAccording to a survey, more than half of Hungarians search for a specialist on the Internet
More than half of Hungarians are looking for a specialist or mechanic on the Internet, from whom they expect a greater digital presence, primarily proving their reliability, according to NRC...
Read moreMLSZKSZ: Transport below costs causes serious damage
Road transport below the cost price caused by the pandemic in the logistics sector is causing serious damage – warns the Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centers (MLSZKSZ). The practice,...
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Cabbage shortages may cause kitchen emergency in a country
South Korea’s typhoon-stricken cabbage shortage has pushed up vegetable prices by 60 percent due to extreme weather – origo wrote. Summer typhoons passing through the country have heavily decimated the...
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SPAR – for a sustainable future’ is the slogan of the retailer’s new umbrella brand
SPAR has introduced a new umbrella brand, called ‘SPAR – for a sustainable future’. Head of communications Márk Maczelka told: the company’s various sustainability activities in the fields of the...
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The FAO predicts a decline in meat production
Global meat production is expected to decline by 1.7% in the next two years – agrarszektor.hu quotes the report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)....
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GVK: COVID affected purchasing power all across Europe
In 2020, the average European citizen will have 773 euros less, a total of 13,894 income. However, there are significant differences in net income between the 42 countries surveyed: Liechtenstein,...
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Danone takes 13,000 small steps against food waste
Danone delivered food packages containing 13,818 products to needy families with the help of the Hungarian Food Bank Association. Danone also pays attention to those in need during the coronavirus...
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