Market News
Chinese consumers are more and more optimistic and would spend more
Date: 2013-05-23 11:20:39
The value of consumer confidence in China is stable, and the population is becoming more optimistic and willing to spend more than before – shows the latest reoprt of Nielsen...
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Closer economic and trade relations with South Africa
Date: 2013-05-23 11:00:43
On Monday, the founding session of the Hungarian-South African Economic Joint Committee was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Hungarian Co-Chairman of the Committee is Secretary of State Kristóf Szatmáry,...
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Ten percent price margin will be provided to the tobacco retailers
Date: 2013-05-22 12:10:33
With the amendment of the tobacco law, the parliament provided a ten percent price margin to the tobacco retailers on Tuesday, and further expanded the range of products that can...
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Fifth Annual General Meeting of GfK SE
Date: 2013-05-22 11:51:47
At today’s fifth Annual General Meeting of GfK SE, a minimum of 99.6 percent of the shareholders of GfK SE voted in favor of the resolutions proposed by the Supervisory...
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Loan can be used for online cash registers
Date: 2013-05-22 11:22:30
OTP Bank has developed a construct for th e operators of the national tobacco shops. A major item of the startup costs is the purchase of the online cash tregisters...
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KSH: Average net earnings increased by 4.2 percent in January-March
Date: 2013-05-22 11:20:07
In January to March 2013, the average gross earnings of full-time employees amounted to 225 600 HUF. It was 2.9 percent higher compared to the same period of last year....
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VM: the directive for beers has changed
Date: 2013-05-22 11:15:56
According to change in the Hungarian Food Codex, products will not longer be marketed under the “beer” name that are added any material after aging and filtering, thus their character,...
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Hard to find reliable cash register manufacturers
Date: 2013-05-22 11:14:28
The Dohánybolt Ellátó Kft., that has more than one thousand registered partners has assessed the participants of the cash register market, that are offering cash registers for tobacco shops. During...
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Health recepies are popular
Date: 2013-05-22 08:25:55
The interest for healthy diet on the web has been declining since the mid 2000s – shows the Gourmet Webshop survey of Foodies.hu. This means that these days half of...
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The world's most valuable brands
Date: 2013-05-21 13:00:01
Technology companies continue to dominate the ranking of the world's most valuable brands in 2013: Apple, Google and IBM can be found in the first three places. According to the...
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Rice contaminated with cadmium were found in Southern China
Date: 2013-05-21 11:00:53
Higher than permitted levels were found in almost half of the tested samples. Carcinogenic cadmium were found by the authorities in south China's Guangdong province – the Chinese media reports...
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The targeted service is a new cafeteria item
Date: 2013-05-21 09:40:39
The amounts paid by an employer to the voluntary mutual insurance funds will be introduced as new fringe benefits Kalocsai Zsolt, CEO of RSM DTM Hungary Zrt. told. In other...
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Nielsen: increased food retail revenues
Date: 2013-05-17 12:30:15
Retail revenues rose by 2 percent in case of the sales in the ninety-food categories continuously measured by Nielsen, between December 2012 and March 2013, compared to the previous comparable...
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GKI still forecasts economic stagnation for 2013
Date: 2013-05-17 12:02:43
Despite the better-than-expected first-quarter GDP figures, the GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. did not change its forecast and continues to forecast economic stagnation for this year. The economic researcher in its blog...
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Not the best time to replace the cash registers
Date: 2013-05-17 12:00:19
The retailers and restaurateurs near the Lake Balaton should carry out the replacement of the cash registers in the middle of the season. The National Federation of Traders and Caterers...
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More than a quarter of the Hungarian population using smart phone
Date: 2013-05-17 11:55:02
29 percent of the Hungarian adults had smartphones late last year. The use of the devices is above the average among men, the youngsters, the well educated, and among those...
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German investments in Hungary are over 20 billion euros
Date: 2013-05-17 11:52:22
The German companies have invested almost 21 billion euros in Hungary, making Germany the largest foreign investor in Hungary – Varga Mihály Minister for Economic Affairs told at the celebration...
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Drink champagne against forgetfulness!
Date: 2013-05-17 11:03:13
The consumption of one or two glasses of champagne a week can offset memory loss associated with the aging process and can delay the degenerative brain diseases, including the development...
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Black market is a serious threat in Europe
Date: 2013-05-17 10:10:23
The Union of Liquor Producers and Importers of the Czech Republic (UVDL) is urging rapid actions to restrict the alcoholic beverages black market. In its “Remember the methanol!” statement, the...
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The NAV will not punish for the delay if it is unintentional
Date: 2013-05-16 12:15:14
According to the manufacturers the deadline to replace the cash registers seems to be sustainable – Pankucsi Zoltán, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy (MNE) told in the...
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MVH: assessment of the beekeeping support is continuous
Date: 2013-05-16 11:00:24
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (MVH) is continuously assessing the support claims that were submitted on the basis of the Hungarian National Apiary Program – MVH told MTI on...
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Ipsos: Money matters
Date: 2013-05-16 09:02:45
Great consumer insights can inspire powerful product ideas, and ultimately winning concepts and successful innovations. And yet, as marketers increase their expertise at uncovering insights and truly understanding their consumers’...
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ECR, with responsible thinking
Date: 2013-05-15 12:52:51
Transparency, trust, efficiency, a better yet cheaper service are the key topics of the 20 year-old ECR conference, which had been organized by EuroCommerce on 14th and 15th May 2013....
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Hungary's economy has grown compared to the previous quarter
Date: 2013-05-15 12:35:25
Analysts interviewed by MTI considered the first quarter’s GDP data favorable than expected. The data was published by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday. Analysts forecast a positive sequel,...
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Ifo: the world economy situation improved in the second quarter
Date: 2013-05-15 12:10:54
The index reflecting on the state of the world economy has improved in the second quarter – the ifo Institute for Economic Research of the University of Munich announced on...
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KPMG: Hungary is improving its position in the use of EU funds
Date: 2013-05-15 11:17:02
At the end of last year, Hungary was in the middle-field among the ten Central and Eastern European countries, in connection with the usage of the 2007-2013 development funds in...
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The Ministry of Rural Development has changed the rules on organic products
Date: 2013-05-15 11:15:59
In order to increase consumer confidence, the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), amended managing requirements in connection with organic products, the rules of certification, marketing, labeling and controls. According to...
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ECR Europe's annual conference – video
Date: 2013-05-14 13:40:28
Senior executives from 7 retailers and 16 manufacturers attended in November ECR Europe’s first European Leaders Forum, at the head office of Carrefour. The meeting, building on ECR Europe’s new...
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The OTP launches a credit facility for tobacconists
Date: 2013-05-14 12:43:10
OTP Bank has developed a credit facility for the operators of the national tobacco stores. Since than, hundreds of concessionaires inquired at the bank – the financial institution told MTI...
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KSH: inflation slowed further in April
Date: 2013-05-14 12:40:43
The annual inflation rate slowed further in April to 1.7 percent, after the 2.2 percent of March. Compared to March, consumer prices rose by 0.3 percent compared with March –...
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