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AmCham: innovation is a key determinant of a country's competitiveness

Research&Development&Innovation (R&D&I) are the key factors that basically determinate a country's competitiveness – emphasized Havas István, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) operating in Hungary at Tuesday’s press...

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More money in circulation with less debit cards

Hungarians are trying to use their debit cards more and more economically – shows the datas of the Hungarian National Bank. Less cards were used but more money was taken...

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At the beginning of the year gross average salary was 219 000HUF in Hungary

In the first month of 2012 gross average salaries rose in the national economy by 4.3 percent, whereas net salaries excluding family tax benefits rose by 1.4 percent in comparison...

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KSH: average gross wage changed

The average gross earnings of the full-time employees were 219,100 HUF in January. The wage of those who are working in enterprises was 225,000 HUF, while employees at the budgetary...

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Russia bans imports of live animals

Cattle – sheep – goat and pork imports to Russia are prohibited from Tuesday – confirmed the Russian animal health authority on Monday. According to the communication, the action is...

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China: three billion debit cards

Late last year, the Chinese people owned a total of 2 billion 950 million debit cards, an average of two cards per one Chinese resident – the Chinese central bank...

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Magazine: Mouth care: consumers look twice at every penny

According to Dr Mária Magdolna Dima, a Teva (Elmex) consultation partner and head of the preventive dentistry department at the Heim Pál Children’s Hospital, only less than 1 percent of...

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The world's leading brands are keeping off Hungary

London, Paris and Moscow attract most of the top brands, these brands are only appearing at outstanding locations, which cannot be found in Hungary currently – told Jones Lang LaSalle...

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Egg prices are increasing throughout Europe

Czechs are buying large quantities of eggs from German stores near the border, because eggs are much more cheaper there than in the Czech Republic. Therefore, German stores strict the...

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Additional restrictions to preserve the GMO-free status of the Hungarian agriculture

In order to preserve the GMO-free (genetically modified organisms-free) status of the Hungarian agriculture, the rural development minister introduces additional restrictive measures. The regulation was published on Monday in the...

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Plastic shopping bags may be banned

According to a study, the European Commission is considering to regulate the use of plastic shopping bags similar to the carbon dioxide emissions, to protect the environment, but does not...

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Wages increased the most in Fejér, decreased the most in Nógrád county

According to the salary survey of Fizetesek.hu, operated by the Workania job portal, the national average gross salary in 2011 was 212,600 HUF. The average wage was the highest in...

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Magazine: Good housewives keep their home clean

– Although most housewives are not particularly keen on cleaning, a clean home is important for the majority of them because a clean or dirty home reveals a lot about...

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More resistant grape varieties are under experimentation in Szekszárd

In the scope of a three-year long EU program, grape varieties are under experimentation in the plantation of the Mészáros Borház Borászati Kft. in Szekszárd, that are more resistant against...

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Eurozone retail sales rose in month of January 2012

In the month of January 2012, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.3% in the Eurozone (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In December retail trade decreased by...

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Sunday opening is free during the Olympics

The British government suspends the law banning Sunday opening hours in London during the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the plans of the British Conservative-Liberal government coalition, from...

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List of products banned by the Agricultural Office

The following herbal products, care products and auxiliary materials have been removed off the list of tradable goods by the Agricultural Office: Name of the product Applicant Date od deletion...

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Two weeks to announce agricultural danages

The Ministry of Rural Development has prepared a three-tier package of measures to aid farmers who have suffered frost damage, the second tier of which is comprised of an interest...

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Coffee drinking is not linked to chronic diseases

Numerous studies of coffee's links to myriad diseases have provided head-spinning results, but a new paper finds java drinkers have no more risk of illnesses such as heart disease or...

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Jean Reno plays a chefs! – Video of the Day

Recently culinary-inspired film were rare, but nowadays, the fans of these films can not complain. It would be too long to list the films that were dealing with the “adventures”...

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Ipsos: half of the employees are satisfied with their working conditions

Worldwide, 47 percent of the workers consider their work environment as safe and healthy, 27 percent of them have opposite view, while 26 percent’s position is located between the two...

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Ham purchase saw a growth both in terms of value and volume

More and more ham is being purchased in the stores during Easter-time. Last year, customers spent nearly 5 billion HUF on ham, which is 4 percent higher than in the...

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The Central and Eastern European economies will have a weak year

The Central and Eastern European economies will have a much weaker, “challenging” year than last year. Many of them – including Hungary – is expected to spend year 2012 in...

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KDNP: marketing conditions of foodstuffs may be tightened

According to the Christian Democratic Party (KDNP), the National Assembly can acept the bill on the rules of food marketing with consensus. Tarnai Richárd, Member of Parliament highlighted at a...

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Euro area’s industrial production increased in January

Industrial production of the Euro area and the EU increased in January on a monthly comparision – announced the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, on Wednesday. In January, the industrial...

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The new rules of the agri damage mitigation

The first pillar of new agricultural risk management system was published in the Magyar Közlöny. Those producers who were hit by agricultural damages between the 1st November 2011 and 10th...

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An annual 11 million tons of food is thrown out by the Germans

According to new study presented on Tuesday, in Germany, an annual 11 million tons of food is thrown away, 81 kilograms per person. Most of the food that ends in...

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GfK: Costumers spend the most on food in hyper-and supermarkets

The GfK Market Research Institute conducted its GfK Shopping Monitor Research 2011-2012 in December 2011. The goal of the annually prepared study is the mapping of the motivations and purchasing...

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KSH: mainly energy and food prices moved inflation in February

Consumer prices in February were 5.9 percent higher than a year earlier. In a month, prices rose by 0.8 percent, due to the significant jump of household energy and food...

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Online purchase on the podium of online activities

MasterCard's latest research shows that online shopping and the associated browsing are the third most popular online activity in Hungary, only preceded by reading news and e-mailing. 38 percent of...

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