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GfK: a lot of people buy on the web
Date: 2013-06-19 14:00:36
According to the datas of the Digital Connected Consumer study of GfK Hungária, three out of four Hungarian adult internet users have purchased on the web. The Hungarian online purchaser...
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Ipsos: We like online banking
Date: 2013-06-19 12:40:28
According to the international internet survey of Ipsos, 56 percent of the respondents are arranging their banking affairs online. The Hungarian average is slightly lower (47 percent), but Hungary is...
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EU food safety rules to be rectified
Date: 2013-06-19 12:30:27
The European Union's food safety – animal and plant health – system as well standards for regulations on reproductive materials are world class, but the new challenges require continuous modernization...
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The base price of milk has changed
Date: 2013-06-19 12:25:03
The Milk Marketing Board Interprofessional Organization decided at its meeting on 13 June 2013 to modify its projection from 90 HUF to 94 HUF for the quta year, lasting from...
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The MNV Zrt. and the National Foreign Trade Office have signed a cooperative agreement
Date: 2013-06-19 12:00:19
The Hungarian State Holding Company (MNV) and the National Foreign Trade Agency (HITA) have signed a cooperative agreement in order to join the activities of the two cooperations and in...
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New York’s Mayor is dreaming of a mandatory food waste recycling system
Date: 2013-06-19 11:00:23
Michael R. Bloomberg, New York’s Mayor after his efforts repressing sugary soft drinks, ban smoking in parks and the promotion of cycling announced the plans of voluntary, later mandatory food...
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Chipsmap: how do different nations like their chips?
Date: 2013-06-19 10:37:05
Did you know that Hungarians like their chips with sour cream, while Germans are crazy about Hungarian-style chips? Chio has put together a European flavour-map so that you can have...
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Czerván: the new fruit and vegetable sector strategy will be completed within weeks
Date: 2013-06-18 12:35:45
The fruit and vegetable sector strategy will be completed within weeks and will be submitted to the Parliament no later than the fall session. One of the important objectives of...
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The NAV has issued three thousand licenses until now
Date: 2013-06-18 12:21:29
Until now 4525, tobacco retail license applications were submitted to the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), and 3021 licenses were issued – the NAV told MTI on Tuesday. The...
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New taxes due to the delay?
Date: 2013-06-18 12:15:35
The analyst of the Buda-Cash believes that Varga Mihály, Minister of National Economy’s additional tax raising measures are necessary, because of the delay of the online cah registers and e-toll....
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Average earnings in the first half of the year
Date: 2013-06-18 12:12:16
In January-April, the average gross earnings were an average 3.4, percent higher than in the same period of last year, while net earnings calculated without taking the family allowances into...
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EU’s cohesion and agricultural policies are before new challenges
Date: 2013-06-18 12:10:47
The EU's common agricultural policy has a more than 60 years of history, it is one of the oldest community policy – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State at the...
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Religious orders for the preservation of fruit species
Date: 2013-06-18 12:10:38
The assumption sisters and the Jesuit order have joined to the ombudsman’s initative that aims the conservation and recovery of traditional Hungarian species – the Fundamental Rights Commissioner's Office told...
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Judgment is expected later this year in case of the special tax on retail
Date: 2013-06-18 12:00:26
The European Court of Justice’s judgment in the case of special tax on the retail activity in Hungary is expected later this year- Lehóczki Balázs, colleague of the press department...
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Prime European property values stabilise in Q1 2013
Date: 2013-06-18 11:30:47
Following an exceptional quarter of investment into European property, where transactional volumes reached the highest level since 2008, values across the Continent have stabilised in Q1 2013, according to new...
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Spanish wine in Sweden
Date: 2013-06-18 10:16:36
Summer is getting off on the right foot in Stockholm, with the annual Spanska Vin- och Gastronomidagen fair (organized by Spanish Trade Commission in Stockholm and ICEX Spain Trade and...
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Electronic toll will be a disproportionate burden for the meat industry
Date: 2013-06-17 12:35:46
The expected decline in feed prices will only slightly occur in the live pig prices. The producers would mitigate their losses, while the meat industry is worrying on the adverse...
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Flavored beers are becoming more and more popular
Date: 2013-06-17 12:30:21
The sales of soft drinks have decreased, while beer sales are growing. Lemon and orange flavors are the most popular. Beers mixed with juice are mostly consumed by women. Those...
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The global advertising market may expand this year
Date: 2013-06-17 12:13:44
Another prediction was published on the global advertising market. According to the projection of the Magna Global, this segment may grow by 3 percent this year, however a 6 percent...
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The NAK is willing to increase the lobby strength of the Hungarian agriculture in Brussels
Date: 2013-06-17 12:10:48
The National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) is determined to increase the lobby strength of the Hungarian agriculture in Brussels – Győrffy Balázs, the President of the NAK said at...
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The toplist of the year of changes
Date: 2013-06-17 12:00:17
Tesco remains on top among the largest food retail chains with its 709 billion HUF turnover, achieved in 2012. Chains with Hungarian ownership follow Tesco: The CBA chain, with 578.5...
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Randstad launches report on flexible labor and employment
Date: 2013-06-17 10:25:19
Modifications to the needs and desires of the global labor force mean that the demand for flexible employment is growing, but new research from Randstad reveals that availability of flexible...
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Nielsen: Tesco remains the market leader in food retailing
Date: 2013-06-14 12:20:07
Spar was ranked fourth in with an annual turnover of 421.2 billion HUF, followed by Reál with 370 billion HUF. Tesco remains on top among the largest food retail chains...
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KPMG: the Hungarian wineries have successfully applied for EU fundings
Date: 2013-06-14 12:00:09
The twenty most profitable domestic companies have won a total of 5.8 billion HUF in the seven years of the EU’s programming cycle ending this year – the KPMG consulting...
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Bisnode: the number of bankrupted companies decreased in January-March compared to the previous year as a whole
Date: 2013-06-14 11:50:31
The ratio of the bankrupted companies decreased in the January-March period to 3.79 percent compared from the 4.08 percent of the previous year as a whole – Bisnode business information...
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Sour cherry crops may be less than in 2012
Date: 2013-06-14 11:05:15
The experts of the State Research Institute of Pomology expect 5-10 thousand tons less sour cherries this year on national level, compared to 2012 – the agency told MTI. The...
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Mass food poisonings throughout China
Date: 2013-06-14 11:00:15
More than 500 adults and children were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in recent days in China – the local national media reported on Sunday. Over the weekend more than...
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The new tea by Britsh Airways is a success
Date: 2013-06-14 10:23:31
British Airways and tea group Twinings have teamed up to promise a “transformation” of tea drinking in the air after research showed that its taste can be reduced by 30pc...
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The demand for fruits and vegetables has decreased
Date: 2013-06-13 12:45:51
The Hungarian households spend almost a tenth of their annual food expenditure on fruit and vegetables. Although the customer base remains the same, because of the difficulties of the recent...
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Two months respite was given to the SMEs
Date: 2013-06-13 12:43:16
SMEs should connect their online cash machines to the National Tax and Customs Administration until 1 September instead of the previous deadline of 30 June – Giró-Szász András, government spokesman...
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