Market News
An increase in the proportion of bankruptcies
Date: 2012-10-15 14:06:31
The bankruptcy rate of companies is on 4.21 percent currently. This figure one year ago was only 3.44 percent. If the current trend continues, in next July, the index is...
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Hungarian agricultural exports to Russian increases further
Date: 2012-10-15 12:17:45
The aim of the Hungarian Ministry is to to reach the early 90s level in food exports to Russia – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Rural Development said after negotiations in...
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GfK: tobacco black market started to grow again
Date: 2012-10-15 12:00:58
The previous downward trend of tobacco black market has changed. The illegal tobacco market share totaled at 5.8 percent this year, after 4.2 percent of last year – the GfK...
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Online ordering of products outside the EU are duty-free until 22 euros
Date: 2012-10-15 11:00:50
Goods oredered from, countries outside the European Union online are duty free up to 22 euro, over this amount they are taxable – the NAV draws the attention. If the...
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Analysts say that industrial production may stagnate in the next six months
Date: 2012-10-12 13:00:11
Analysts say that in next six months, industrial production may stagnate, however, recovery can not be expected next year, because economic growth slows within the main export markets and worldwide....
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The school milk program rules should be rethought
Date: 2012-10-12 11:29:23
According to the Hungarian National Association of Parents (MSZOE), the ministerial regulation in connection with the European school milk program should be rethought before the adoption of the 2013 budget...
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The drought destroyed half of the corn and one third of the sunflower in Bács-Kiskun county
Date: 2012-10-12 11:04:25
Soil preparation work significantly fell behind in Bács-Kiskun county, where drought caused serious damages in corn and sunflower crops – Pogonyi Tibor Agriculture Director of the county’s government office told...
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Wine and liquor consumption increased in the Czech Republic
Date: 2012-10-12 10:41:39
The ban on spirits with 20 percent higher alcohol content was resulted in an increase in wine, champagne and liquor consumption in the Czech Republic in September. In beer consumption...
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Here are the best of Magyar Brands!
Date: 2012-10-11 15:10:27
This was the third time outstanding, high quality Hungarian brands have been awared by a prestigous professional jury. Here are the proper toplists: Customers’ top list 2012 MB brands 2012...
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Faint optimism at the SMEs
Date: 2012-10-11 12:40:00
The K&H SME confidence index which measures the expectations of the domestic SMEs still not show a clear direction. The first quarter brought growth, than in the second quarter a...
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Ipsos: marketers are banging open doors
Date: 2012-10-11 11:30:52
In quantitative terms of the online advertising clicks, it can be concluded that it is worthwhile to use this interface. Most of the Generation Y members (born after 1980) interested...
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Payments: one third of Italians ready to use e-money for amounts under 50 euros
Date: 2012-10-11 11:00:29
Presented today in Milan on the occasion of “SIA EXPO 2012”, the next payment generation event, the results of the SIA survey on “Italians and their desire for cash”, carried...
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Study shows chocolate reduces blood pressure and risk of heart disease
Date: 2012-10-11 09:34:14
Researchers in Germany followed 19,357 people, aged between 35 and 65, for at least ten years and found that those who ate the most amount of chocolate – an average...
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GfK: consumption has stagnated in the first half of the year
Date: 2012-10-10 14:00:57
The first half of this year was characterized by the stagnation of the economy and consumption. Further rationalization of the purchasing behavior can be detected in many areas. The purchasing...
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MOSZ would fight against cheating meat importers
Date: 2012-10-10 13:00:03
The Agricultural Cooperatives and Farmers Association (MOSZ) protested again against the introduction of the reverse VAT. From the measure, the government expects revenue growth of tens of billions of forints....
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Hungarian labor market efficiency is tail-ender
Date: 2012-10-10 12:47:34
Hungarian labor market efficiency is lower in Hungary, than in Chile – turned out at the professional event of Randstad. In addition,on the basis of international forecasts, more than one...
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May be a shortage of good quality cabbage
Date: 2012-10-10 11:19:51
Because of the drought less was grown of cabbage types. By the end of the summer the market demand has been developed and the high prices partly compensate the loss...
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Summer consumer protection control: there were many irregularities
Date: 2012-10-10 11:10:24
The consumer protection inspectors of Budapest and Pest county found a high proportion of irregularities during the summer action controls in the units of the chain of stores: objections were...
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Cosmetics and chemical products brought a two hundred billion HUF revenue in January-August
Date: 2012-10-09 13:33:18
Retail reached about 200 billion HUF in revenue of retail cosmetics and household chemical products from January to August this year, compared to last year's comparable period. This means a...
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Cooperation for the Internet customers
Date: 2012-10-09 13:00:41
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) and the Association of Public Electronic Trade Association (SzEK.org) signed a cooperative agreement in order to the development of the domestic e-commerce market and...
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Everything linked to modern technology
Date: 2012-10-09 12:20:46
György Mészáros, president of the National Innovation Authority (NIH) has talked about success and favourable results in terms of the Chinese workshops. This current Hungarian-Chinese workshop session on food safety...
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Counterfeit pálinkas were withdrawn from trade
Date: 2012-10-09 10:18:52
The Animal Health Directorate of the Bács-Kiskun county Government Office withdrew counterfeit pálinkas from the market. The counterfeit pálinkas were produced by the Kecskeméti Likőripari Zrt. – the Ministry of...
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Malls are also losing on the prohibition of slot machines
Date: 2012-10-08 12:02:00
The ban on slot machines can cause losses to the malls – portfolio.hu writes. Although the new law has not published yet in the Magyar Közlöny, but according to the...
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VM: the population keep the control of the markets useful
Date: 2012-10-08 12:00:54
According to the 92 percent of the population, it is important to enforce the traders to comply with the food safety regulations. The same amount of respondents consider the importance...
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A continent goes shopping
Date: 2012-10-08 11:52:25
The African consumers are served poorly and pay too much – Frank Braeken head of Unilever Africa states. Until recently, those South Africans, who desired for shampoo or cosmetics, that...
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NAV cash registers against black economy
Date: 2012-10-05 13:40:45
Matolcsy György would reduce the black and grey economy by third at domestic retail, hospitality and at services, where cash registers are in operation. According to the idea of the...
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Giving more space to enterprises at national and international levels
Date: 2012-10-05 11:56:17
In the next two weeks expansion plans will be announced by two of the large American corporations with which State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations had meetings...
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VM: The promotion of the Hungarian apple continues
Date: 2012-10-05 11:34:32
Budai Gyula, Minister of State of the Ministry of Rural Development has continued the apple promotion campaign at the Váci Street Tesco Store in Budapest on Friday – the Ministry...
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The Meat Association has become a member of the VHT
Date: 2012-10-05 11:18:30
The Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board (VHT) became the member of the Meat Association from the 1st of October –VHT told MTI on Thursday. The Meat Association...
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Hungarian inflation reached its top in September
Date: 2012-10-05 11:05:25
Inflation continued to accelerate, and it is likely peaked in September in Hungary – analysts in London iterated their forecast. The economists of Goldman Sachs (GS) forecast a 6.3 percent...
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