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Retail sales in Germany declined less than expected
Retail sales in Germany fell significantly, but much less than expected, in April as the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic peaked. According to preliminary data released by the German Federal Statistical...
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With the help of Mastercard, Twisto is the first in the region to exchange its traditional bank cards for virtual ones
After 2025, the Czech Twisto will only add a virtual credit card to user accounts because they believe the payment period with a traditional credit card has expired. To speed...
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The pace of consumer price inflation in the euro area slowed further in May
The year-on-year slowdown in consumer price inflation in the euro area slowed to a lower-than-expected, but still unprecedented level in almost four years, according to a flash estimate by the...
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Lockdown gives Albanian beekeepers a ‘golden year’
With factories and farms silenced by the coronavirus shutdown, Albania’s bees have been busier than ever, stirring excitement among farmers expecting an unparalleled honey harvest thanks to a respite from...
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NAV sees everything from 1st July
From July 1, the National Tax and Customs Office will see all invoices between two Hungarian taxpayers, so it will have a view of almost the entire Hungarian economy, Lilla...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority will contribute 150 million HUF to the relaunch of the Hungarian economy
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) will return HUF 150 million from its own budget to the central budget to contribute to alleviating the economic damage caused by the crisis caused...
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Business in times of coronavirus – the fifth AGÓRA conference was held online
The biggest business success story of the epidemic is that of the disinfectant manufacturer in Szeged, which increased the production of its product tenfold and built a factory out of...
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Online soccer is a way to celebrate milk now
The Milk Product Council is celebrating in an unusual way. The 45th World Milk Day on World Emergencies is being held online. He will challenge the country to the championship...
Read moreFacts about milk
Codex Alimentarius defines a milk product as a “product obtained by any processing of milk, which may contain food additives, and other ingredients functionally necessary for the processing”. The range...
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Is canned or frozen the more nutritious?
It has long been a matter of debate what kind of food and in what form to take and consume: several conscious nutritional trends consider canned and frozen foods to...
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Tesco Re-Introduces White Eggs After More Than 40 Years
UK retailer Tesco has added free-range white eggs to its product offering after a gap of over 40 years to meet an unprecedented increase in the demand for eggs in...
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Kroger promoting healthy, affordable eating
To help shoppers manage their new eating routines during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Kroger is offering a free telenutrition service. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Kroger has developed a customer...
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Russia’s first checkout free store-in-store launched
A partnership between technology company, Zippin, Visa, Russian bank, Sberbank, and retailer Azbuka Vkusa has led to the launch of the country’s first checkout free store-in-store. The concept, named Zippin...
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New timing is needed after coronavirus
Hundreds of well-known people think it is a mistake to believe that our life before the coronavirus epidemic was normal. A new era is needed – said Hungarian actors, activists...
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A promotional was launched for the consumption of milk and dairy products
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) and the Milk Interprofessional Organization and Product Council are launching a campaign to promote the consumption of milk and dairy...
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Turn new shoppers into loyal customers
C-store retailers have welcomed millions of new customers through their doors as people adapt to life under lockdown worldwide, but how can retailers hang on to these shoppers in the...
Read moreKSH: investments decreased by 1.8 percent in the first quarter
Partly due to the domestic and international economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a longer-term increase in investment was broken, with the volume of developments in the first quarter decreased...
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KSH: earnings grew by 9 percent in March
In March, the average gross earnings were 400,400 HUF, 9.0 percent more than a year before. In the first quarter, both gross and net average earnings increased by 9.1 percent...
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The epidemic pushed back the number of shopkeepers selling manufactured goods
Already in March. The 15-hour closure of manufactured goods stores has already held back the number of shoppers and the number of shop assistants. The dismissal of 4-5 thousand people...
Read moreNagy István: another 80 billion HUF to support animal husbandry and horticulture
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) announces new agricultural investment tender package worth 80 billion HUF in the summer for high value-added livestock and horticulture sector, in order to reduce the...
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Holidays, real estate, cars are what Hungarians are planning this year
One of the most important questions in recent weeks is how life will resume after the frestrictions are lifted and the first wave of the pandemic is expected to subside....
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OMV VIVA’s coffee portfolio is expanded with caramel iced coffee
The family of OMV VIVA iced coffees will soon be expanded with a new, limited-edition flavor: Café Caramel, following the launch of the regular Cappuccino and Caffè Latte in May...
Read moreThe European Commission has presented a tool to strengthen economic recovery and resilience
The European Commission unveiled its financial instrument to help restore the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen economic resilience (RRF) at its press conference on Thursday. The...
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Four-day work week would be introduced soon?
As a result of the new coronavirus pandemic, voices flared up again that it wouldn’t be so devilish to introduce a four-day work week, which means natural three-day weekends for...
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Economic sentiment in the euro area and the EU improved in May
Although less than expected, the economic sentiment index in both the euro area and the EU improved in May from an 11-year low of the previous month – according to...
Read moreThe Sunday shop closure has been lifted in Croatia, whileschools are opening in Slovenia
In Croatia, the Sunday lock was lifted citing the excellent epidemiological situation, and in Slovenia, all students will be able to go to school from next week – was said...
Read moreThe German economy could recover in nine months, according to the ifo forecast
The gross domestic product of the German economy will fall by 6.6 percent this year, based on the revised version of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich’s 2020/2021...
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The domestic poultry sector is now in the depth of the pit
In addition to the coronavirus epidemic, the forint-euro exchange rate and bird flu, declining production is slowly beginning to have an impact on the poultry market. The sector may have...
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Hungarian agriculture will receive another 80 billion HUF in support
By August, it will announce another agricultural tender package with a budget of HUF 80 billion, and it will create 9 decrees in this regard, said Minister of Agriculture István...
Read moreLidl launches grill season with cannibals
With nearly seventy different grill products, a wider selection and grill tools made from environmentally friendly alternatives, Lidl Hungary is launching this year’s baking season, with the pace provided by...
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