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The toplist of the most bizarre corporate gifts
Date: 2013-07-15 11:27:49
The global Regus survey, which quizzed 26,000 respondents from over 90 countries about the strangest corporate gifts that they have ever received, found bizarre items such as coffin, sandbags, breathalyser,...
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Strategic partnership between the government and the logistics profession
Date: 2013-07-15 11:20:35
The Ministry of National Development (MFM) and the Logistics Coordination Forum (LEF) that represents the entire Hungarian logistics profession signed a strategic partnership agreement on 11 July 2013. The purpose...
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Hungarians hardly consume the healthy sheep meat
Date: 2013-07-15 11:11:06
The sheep population continue to grow this year. Due to the impact of the supports given to the sector the breeding mood somewhat increased – Hajduk Péter executive director of...
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KSH: a slowdown in the rise of agricultural prices
Date: 2013-07-12 12:40:48
The producer price of agricultural products was 9.2 percent higher in May, compared to a year earlier, after the 11.5 percent increase of April – the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
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OKSZ: The price of online cash registers can be 150-200 thousand HUF
Date: 2013-07-12 12:20:15
According to the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) The price of traditional kind of online cash registers can be 150-200 thousand HUF. The Hungarian Trade Licensing Office approved three types of...
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The aggrieved demanding the annulment of the tobacco shop concessions
Date: 2013-07-12 12:10:02
The Movement of Tobacco Shop Tender Aggrieved demand the destruction of the result of tobacco shop applications and a new tender. The Movement’s representative gave twenty thousand signatures supporting the...
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Most of the Pannon Wines came from in Villány
Date: 2013-07-12 12:00:07
In the last five years, the most of the wines with Pannon wine region marks were marketed in the Villány wine region. From the four wine regions of the region,...
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Hungary will be at the forefront in the restriction of the trans fatty acid content of food products
Date: 2013-07-12 11:58:04
If the regulation on trans fatty acids in food products comes into force in the autumn, Hungary will be the third country within the European Union, where this harmful ingredient...
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The wine culture in Békéscsaba to be revived
Date: 2013-07-12 11:10:57
The local wine culture in Békéscsaba to be revived; the city established two hectares of wineyards with 9 thousand grapevines. In 2010, the local government of the city decided to...
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KSH: inflation in June was 1.9 percent
Date: 2013-07-11 12:20:42
The annual consumer price inflation rate, accelerated to 1.9 percent in June, from the 1.8 percent of May. Compared to May, consumer prices rose by 0.2 percent – the Central...
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The world’s grain harvest may break a record
Date: 2013-07-11 12:10:04
The world’s grain harvest in the 2013-14 season will increase by 7.2 percent and will reach a record 2.479 billion tons – the FAO estimates in its report released on...
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The tobacconists to sell alcohol at night
Date: 2013-07-11 12:05:51
In several districts of Budapest it is prohibited to sell alcohol after 10 pm. However, this regulation does not apply to the national tobacco shops. Formerly the National Assembly excluded...
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GfK: every fifth bank customer uses online banking services
Date: 2013-07-11 12:04:09
The use of online banking is considered as advanced in Hungary – one in five bank customers use online banking services – but in comparision, Hungary is lagging behind the...
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New EU regulations on cosmetics
Date: 2013-07-11 11:25:04
The New EU regulations on cosmetics adopted by the EU in 2009, came into force on Thursday. The new policy aims to make the cosmetic products from toothpaste to sunscreen...
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The manufacturers of milk powder under investigation reduce their prices in China
Date: 2013-07-11 10:58:03
The world's largest milk formula manufacturer, the U.S. Mead Johnson Nutrition announced a price reduction in the Chinese market, after the Chinese authorities initated proccess against foreign manufacturers and distributors...
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Samurai principles and methods in 21st-century company management
Date: 2013-07-11 10:01:26
The latest event in the Career and Style series bore the above title and was held on Margaret Island on 13 May. The first presentation of the conference was by...
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Not only Hungarian tourists are visiting Hévíz
Date: 2013-07-11 09:15:46
With the re-creation of the direct flights between the two countries, the number of tourists from China to Hungary would significant increase – Xiao Tsien China's ambassador said in Budapest....
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The chains said no for the unified melon prices
Date: 2013-07-10 12:40:29
The supermarket chains said no for the unified melon prices at the meeting of the Ministry of Rural Development, the producers and the supermarket chains – Népszabadság was informed by...
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Cofidis: loaning openness has increased, but still low
Date: 2013-07-10 12:09:19
According to the second quarter survey of the Cofidis Credit Monitor, the ratio of new borrowers is still low, although the loaning openness has increased, it is still low. The...
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The government has to decide: new toll or expensive food
Date: 2013-07-10 12:05:47
Almost the only option for reducing food prices if the participants of the food chain will be exempted from the payment of the increased toll. In spite of low inflation,...
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OVB: referendum may be held on the price margin of tobacco products
Date: 2013-07-10 12:00:38
A referendum may be held on the price margin of tobacco products, after the National Election Committee (OVB) endorsed the initiative at its Wednesday session. Under the proposal the statutory...
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The losses of the pig sector increases further due to the e-toll
Date: 2013-07-10 11:52:07
The introduction of e-toll increases the costs of pig transportation by 20-30 percent, which will increase the sector's losses further, as the farmers are not able to pass it on...
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Nébih seized unmarked and illegally frozen meat
Date: 2013-07-10 11:50:42
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) seized about 1.4 tonnes of unmarked and illegally ie. locally frozen meat products in Nagykanizsa – the Nébih informed MTI on Wednesday. During...
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Meatless fast food restaurants are catching in
Date: 2013-07-10 09:33:28
McDonald's, known worldwide as the “standard-bearer of the hamburger,” will be opening its first two vegetarian restaurants in India in 2013, BBC reports. The fast food giant will be setting...
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Price is one of the most important matter for 54 percent of the Hungarian customers
Date: 2013-07-09 12:40:27
When Hungarians are purchasing, 54 percent of them considers the price as the most important aspect. This rate is slightly lower than the European average of 65 percent. 46 percent...
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OKSZ: small grocery stores in the shadow of bankruptcy
Date: 2013-07-09 12:30:28
Several thousands of grocery stores can bankrupt in small communities after the opening of the tobacco shops. On the declining food market, the smallest loss of sales could be fatal...
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The honeydew melon was harvested before the watermelon
Date: 2013-07-09 12:11:11
The domestic green flesh honeydew melon is available at the markets. As in previous years it has a higher producer price than the yellow honeydew melon – the Agricultural Economics...
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The NAV is counting the traffic
Date: 2013-07-09 12:10:43
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) carried out traffic counting at taxpayers in Baranya county. It appeared that they concealed an average of 60 percent of their income –...
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Analysts: trade surplus in May became smaller than expected
Date: 2013-07-09 11:55:21
The trade surplus in May became smaller than the expectations of the analysts, but experts believe that the decline in the balance will be temporary. According to the datas of...
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A scone-record will be attempted in Zánka
Date: 2013-07-09 10:58:01
A Scone-record will be attempted in Zánka: they plan to fry the world's biggest scone. Its diameter will exceed 210 centimeters. The current Guinness record for a scone is 12.7...
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