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We even offer courses for Christmas
While in Hungary still books, toys, fragrances, electronic products, and clothing are the main gifts, more and more people surprise their loved ones with gifts that can help in self-development...
Read moreGerman business sentiment on a two-year low
In December, the German sentiment index of the Munich-based ifo Institute for Economic Research declined to a much lower than expected level, to the lowest of the past two years....
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NAV liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya – the press officer of the South Transdanubian Regional Criminal Directorate told MTI...
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Magazine: ‘When you communicate, think about your brand and not your company!’– Péter Geszti
RaM Colosseum was the venue of Péter Geszti’s GPS 2.0 marketing seminar for SMEs on 9 November. Mr Geszti started out by saying that no matter how big a company...
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Eat more vegetables and fruits!
On average, only 262 grams of vegetables and fruits per day are consumed by a Hungarian, including families with small children. With this amount, we are the last in the...
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SPAR prepares for New Year’s Eve with more than 400 tons of frankfurters
SPAR Magyarország’s own meat plant prepares for New Year’s Eve with more than 400 tons of frankfurters. In this time of the year, the demand for traditional and non-alcoholic sparkling...
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CBA helps twenty families in need
On 25 October Hungarian-owned retail chain CBA, having teamed up with the Hungarian Interchurch Aid, donated HUF 50,000 worth of parcels to 20 poor families each in Orosháza, with food...
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The Hungarian Advertising Association elected a new president
Gulyás János, Managing Director of the Wavemaker Hungary Kft. is the new president of the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) between 2019 and 2021 – the association told MTI on Monday....
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The MNB will issue new 500-forint banknotes from 1 February
One can pay with the old version of the banknotes until 31 October 2019 – the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) told MTI on Monday. They also noted that with the...
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There will be lots of toys under the tree
This year at Christmas, Hungarian children can expect 2-3 different toys and games, the majority of the parents to spend more than 10,000 HUF – according to the research of...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: Hungary request greater share of EU research and development resources
Hungary calls for greater share of CEE funding from EU research and development sources – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said in Brussels on Monday, after the EU Agriculture and...
Read moreThe NAIK issued an agricultural storybook
The National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center (NAIK) has launched an agrarian storybook to promote the agricultural profession and the agrarian lifestyle – Gyuricza Csaba, director of the center told...
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The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest EU member states declined but remains huge
Although last year, as in previous years, the gap between the richest and poorest countries in the European Union, Luxembourg and Bulgaria has became somewhat smaller, but there is still...
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Inflation decreased in the euro area
In November inflation declined more than expected in the euro area, according to the final figures of Eurostat, published on Monday. In November, inflation declined to its six months low...
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KFC marketed firewood scents like fried chicken
The KFC marketed firewood scents like fried chicken. Burning on fire, the product sparks the company’s well-known scent of 11 herbs and spices – origo wrote after Fox News. KFC’s...
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Magazine: Food industry in the spotlight
In the autumn of 2016 the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) started the Food Industry Panorama programme series: food processing companies can listen to presentations to learn about the latest...
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(HU) GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. részletes előrejelzése 2018-19-re
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Agricultural producer prices increased by more than 5 percent in October
In October, agricultural producer prices increased by 5.1 percent, compared to a year before, following a 6.2 percent rise in the previous month. The price of plant products increased by...
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Nagy István: Hungary’s greenhouse production capacity has been doubled
Thanks to the applications that have been awarded so far, Hungary’s greenhouse production capacity has doubled – the Agriculture Minister said on Friday in Veresegyház. Nagy István said that, in...
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Nébih did not find major problems in case of the examined lemons
Misleading label was found at one of the ten lemon items examined, and one products was labeled incompleted – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI. The Office...
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The third of the annual sales of fish occurs before Christmas
30-32 percent of the annual sales of fish falls during the Christmas period, and we can found a wide range of good quality fish in trade – the President of...
Read moreTobacconists welcomed the postponement of the introduction of unified packaging
The Hungarian Tobacco Dealers Association (MDKSZ) welcomed the amendment of the Government Decree postponing the introduction of the Single Cigarette Packaging Deadline of May 20, 2019 in their communication. The...
Read moreGKI: Hungarian agricultural entrepreneurs are cautiously optimistic
Hungarian agricultural enterprises are looking forward to the new year with cautious confidence, expecting a favorable general food demand and for the favorable evolution of economic regulation, but the economic...
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ALDI raises the full-time starting wage from 2019 above 300 000 HUF
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. has published the wages valid from 1 January 2019 in its stores in Hungary and the logistics centers in Biatorbágy: the supermarket chain increases the...
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Vénusz also provides packaging development to preserve the environment
Vénusz as the pioneer among the cooking oil producers made a giant step to make environmentally friendly packaging materials, because most of the Vénusz cooking oil bottles are made of...
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The number of Hungarian mobile wallet payments exceeded four million
The Hungarians have already paid with mobile phones more than 4 million times, with only one touch in stores – Mastercard told on Friday. The first Hungarian bank mobile wallet...
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Detki transported biscuits to thirty children’s homes
The largest Hungarian-owned biscuit factory is celebrating its 35th birthday. The furnaces were first heated up in the small village of Mátraalja 35 years ago, when the production started. The...
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AM: the AGROmashEXPO is a good opportunity to get acquainted with the agro-industrial trends
Knowledge-based agriculture is needed, so it is important for the industry to get acquainted with the latest agro-industry trends. The AGROmashEXPO and AgrárgépShow 2019 (Agricultural Machinery Show 2019) exhibitions take...
Read moreGrowth in retail sales were above expectations in the world’s largest economy
In November, retail sales were smaller than in the previous month, but increased above the expectations in November in the US – according to the report of Census Bureau published...
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