Market News
EU retail sales momentum has been broken
Date: 2013-06-05 10:20:32
The momentum of retail sales broke in the European Union in February. According to the figures of Eurostat published on Friday sales volume declined by 0.3 percent in the euro...
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Positive discrimnation for Balaton-wines
Date: 2013-06-05 09:48:03
The two most famous winemakers’ association of the lake have announced a campaign entitled “Balaton wines to the Lake Balaton!” They want to achieve that the lake-shore restaurants, hotels to...
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The decline in retail sales accelerated
Date: 2013-06-05 09:40:42
The decline in retail sales in February accelerated in the Czech Republic. While in January the decline was 0.5 percent on an annual basis, it was 1.7 percent in February...
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NFC-based communication is reaching higher numbers
Date: 2013-06-05 09:05:00
The NFC (non-contact) technology-based mobile wallet services integrate the functions of plastic cards into a single smart phone. The solution of the Hungarian Mobile Wallet Association can be tested by...
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The country where tourists spend the most money on tourism
Date: 2013-06-05 08:38:40
Last year, Chinese tourists spent 102 billion USD for foreign tourist trips. This is 40 percent more than the data of 2011, so China overtook Germany and the United States...
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Fifty thousand HUF grant can be claimed from now for online cash registers
Date: 2013-06-04 11:20:37
Entrepreneurs can claim 50 thousand HUF per cash register non-refundable support until 15 December for the cash register replacements – the regulation of the national economy minister contains. The regulation...
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An annual 100 billion HUF loss in agriculture due to weather
Date: 2013-06-04 11:17:06
The bad weather causes an approximately 100 billion HUF loss in turnover to the Hungarian agriculture per year – Poprády Géza, Minister of State told at the Ministry of Rural...
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SMEs are still unsure in connection with the SME tax and the free enterprise zones
Date: 2013-06-04 11:15:13
Although, most of the businesses knows the SME tax the actual number of registered SMEs is under the of expectations. Since more than half of the companies have not thought...
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Community honey – urban apiary in the heart of Budapest
Date: 2013-06-03 11:05:35
A German creatives are creating urban apiary this summer in Budapest. Anyone can join to the social and artistic experiment who is interested in apiary and at the end of...
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Polish agriculture and agri-food trade
Date: 2013-06-03 08:55:15
In 2010 an agricultural census was implemented in Poland, which revealed that the number of farms reduced by more than 300,000 in the last eight years. Farms with land smaller...
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5-10 percent growth to be expected in the milk industry
Date: 2013-05-31 12:30:10
Similarly to the previous year, another 5-10 percent growth is to be expected at the milk-industry this year – László Lukács, executive director of Dairy Professional Association pointed out on...
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The pig industry needs more premium products
Date: 2013-05-31 12:10:53
The main goal of the big-industry is to produce high quality, premium items, instead of focusing on quantity – state secretary of the Rural Development Ministry (VM) Endre Kardeván pointed...
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The Széchenyi Card Program loans for EU tenders are available in the MKB bank
Date: 2013-05-31 11:12:52
From the beginning of July 2013, the MKB Bank starts the distribution of the Széchenyi Önerő Kiegészítő Hitel and Széchenyi Támogatást Megelőlegező Hitel that can be claimed for EU tenders....
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Immediate inspecion ordered due to GMO-infected maize seeds
Date: 2013-05-31 11:10:11
A global seed and crop inspection has been ordered by the Minister of Rural Development, ias it was found that a certain amount of GMO-infected maize seed has been found...
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Public catering might get 70 percent more expensive from January
Date: 2013-05-31 11:04:08
The Hungarian Association of Public Catering (MKSZ) is discussing oppotunities with the Department of Human Resources (EMMI). According to MKSZ, if the regulation of the ministry will enter into force...
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Four companies in co-operation with MNV
Date: 2013-05-31 09:34:13
MNV has signed an agreement of cooperation with Magyar Posta Zrt., MVM Magyar Villamos Művek Zrt., Szerencsejáték Zrt. and Hungaroring Sport Zrt. in order to strenghten professional relations and set...
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The average price in domestic food stores increased by 5 percent
Date: 2013-05-30 12:00:21
The average price in food stores in Hungary increased by 5 percent during the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period of last year. In Europe the average...
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The Hungarian fruit industry has arrived to a milestone
Date: 2013-05-30 11:57:44
Additional investment, secure success – we can summarize the results of the latest experiment of the National Research Institute of Pomology briefly. In the experiment, the experts carried out cherry...
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Hungarian households are fond of milk
Date: 2013-05-30 11:54:42
Since EU accession the Hungarian dairy industry’s domestic market has generally expanded as turnover and consumption have both grown, but this has been increasingly due to cheap imports, while the...
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Scandal at the forum: entrepreneurs went home with their questions remained unanswered
Date: 2013-05-30 11:30:31
The entrepreneurs were invited to a forum. But the key questions remained unanswered at the forum in Debrecen held on the topic of online cash machines. The Two hundred contractors...
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The TV2 Shop has been opened
Date: 2013-05-30 11:06:48
As the result of the strategic cooperation between TV2 and Allegroup, a new webstore has been launched under the TV2 Shop name. In addition to the offers of Grando.hu and...
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Cofidis: pessimistic future visions in consumption and borrowing habits
Date: 2013-05-29 12:10:28
According to the representative survey of Cofidis, carried out in March 2013, 89 percent of the respondents remain pessimistic about the future: in the first quarter, 56 percent of the...
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Optimistic visions, but moderate investment intention characterizes the firms
Date: 2013-05-29 11:58:50
The investment intention of the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises remains moderate: this year, the companies are planning investments in a 11 percent less value, than in 2012 – shows...
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A salesperson was fired due to the scandal
Date: 2013-05-29 11:28:24
After the scandal, TICE cancelled the contract with a reseller, who deceived the dealers with his letter, sent to the tobacco shop owners. He claimed that the company was assured...
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Wine Archive and Wine Safe in Eger
Date: 2013-05-29 11:00:17
A wine safe that can store more than seven thousand bottles, and a wine archive was created in the cellar of the Hotel Szent István in Eger. 24 niches out...
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Exeter shopping centre becomes home to 10,000 bees
Date: 2013-05-29 10:59:23
The roof of a shopping centre has become home to 10,000 honey bees in Exeter, Great Britain. Bee-friendly plants and features have been installed on top of the Princesshay centre,...
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After a year of stability the number of general food stores decreased again
Date: 2013-05-28 12:15:20
According to the new census of Nielsen consumer information and knowledge providing company, a total of 19 249 general food stores are operating in Hungary at the beginning of this...
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Mangalica sausage, herb cheese from the Hortobágy, Cserpes Cottage Rudi – the specialties of the domestic meat and dairy industry
Date: 2013-05-28 12:00:32
As the continuation of the “Vidékességek – the best practices of the national agri-environment farming” the latest two episodes of the film series on the Hungarian dairy and meat processing...
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The NAV contracted with an another telephone service provider
Date: 2013-05-28 11:45:01
The scope of the GSM providers who have signed the protocol of technical parameters of the communication between the NAV and the online cash machines has extended. After Telenor, Vodafone,...
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One hundred percent of life, or why we select agave tequila
Date: 2013-05-28 11:00:37
For many people the favorie partying drink is tequila, but is is much more than simple aphrodisiac. The reat Tequila is made from 100 percent blue agave. Its moderate consumption...
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