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The Italians throw food out even during the crisis
Date: 2012-01-06 12:10:45
Saving was the slogan during the holiday season in Italy, except for the food thrown out: 1.3 billion worth of food landed in trash in Italy. A total of 440...
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Retail sales decreased in Germany
Date: 2012-01-05 15:30:00
According to the datas of the Federal Statistical Office, contrary to the expectations, the retail sales fell in November in Germany. On monthly basis, on the basis of the calendary...
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Agricultural exports increased significantly
Date: 2012-01-05 14:56:02
The value of agricultural and food exports in the January-September period of last year was 4.988 billion euros, while the import value was 3.132 billion euros – informs the Agricultural...
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Online retail produced a turnover of 155 billion HUF last year
Date: 2012-01-05 13:18:13
In the Hungarian retail sales only the dealers participating in the Internet trade could realize a significant increase in traffic in 2011 – shows the survey of the GKIeNET –...
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KSH: 42 thousand more people worked in September-November 2011 than a year before
Date: 2012-01-05 13:00:36
The number of employees in September-November 2011 was 3 million 870 thousand, 42 thousand more than in the same period of last year – announced the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
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Slovak shopping tourism accelerates
Date: 2012-01-05 12:59:27
With the continuous weakening of the forint the shopping tourism restarted to Hungary. Each day thousands of Slovaks piurchases in the Hungarian stores. The Info radio reported that in the...
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The price of orange juice may increase further
Date: 2012-01-05 12:40:42
The further strengthening of orange juice is expected on the commodity stock exchange, after the exchange rate rached its two months peak. The panic is mainly due to the experienced...
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Coface: The number of insolvency proceedings may increase dramatically
Date: 2012-01-04 13:00:12
According to Coface Hungary: Year 2012 can be worse than last year for the Hungarian companies. While in 2011 the companies had to face only the economic crisis and its...
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Will food production be a “privilege”?
Date: 2012-01-04 12:55:12
A new food safety bill provoked fierce disputes in New Zealand in which – some experts say – the local food production “will no longer be a human right but...
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Red sludge did not cause damages in the Somlo wine region
Date: 2012-01-04 12:50:57
Some wine farmer's claims are fake that the red sludge caused damages to the Somlo wine region. The cientific studies prove that the disaster had no impact on the vineyards...
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More fertilizer was sold in the first three quarters of last year
Date: 2012-01-04 12:22:22
Farmers in the first three quarters of last year, purchased 13 percent more nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizers than in the same period of 2010 – informs the most...
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Euro area purchasing managers index exceeded the expectations
Date: 2012-01-04 12:20:36
The purchasing manager index increased to 48.8 points in December, after the 47.5 points of November, exceeding the analysts' expectations of 48.3 points – told the Markit research institute to...
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Magazine: More people bought wieners in supermarkets and discount stores this year
Date: 2012-01-04 11:26:03
Despite the stable base of buyers, in the first seven months of 2011 wiener volume sales dropped 4 percent, due to fewer buying occasions – reveals GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan....
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Hungary is safer now
Date: 2012-01-03 18:05:56
The new disaster management system which was introduced on January 1 will make Hungary a safer country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, addressing a ceremonial staff meeting of...
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Consumer loans: the number of new loans sharply reduces
Date: 2012-01-03 13:00:40
Only the weakening of the forint keeps the consumer loan portfolio of the households on level. The amount of new loans decreased by more than one-fifth in the year lasting...
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Fischer Béla: a new sugar factory is illusion but the capabilities of Kaposvár can be improved
Date: 2012-01-03 12:58:57
It is an illusion that Hungary could have avoided the drastic rise in sugar prices in the spring if the twelve existing sugar factories at the time of the system...
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(HU) Idén enyhülhet a globális élelmiszerárak drágulása
Date: 2012-01-03 12:52:29
Global food price inflation may relieve this year, due to the general slowdown in the global economy – told FAO the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. José Graziano da Silva,...
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Chains try to control food prices
Date: 2012-01-03 12:50:54
Several chains saw the opportunity in the VAT rate increase and will not indorse the difference in prices resulting from the VAT rate increase – writes Népszabadság. According to article...
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AKI: The price of meat and meat products is expected to increase
Date: 2012-01-03 12:40:10
Continuous price increase of meat and meat products is expected in the forthcoming months, despite the fact that the pig price increase could stop soon, because the recent period’s price...
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Croatia raises but also lowers the VAT
Date: 2012-01-03 12:15:36
The government plans to increase the normal rate of VAT in Croatia from 23 to 25 percent. The tax on tourist services, will be decreased to 10 percent. At socially...
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The KÉSZ Group is building food factories in Ukraine
Date: 2012-01-03 02:17:06
The KÉSZ Group starts the construction of three different food factories in Ukraine these days. The value of the investments exceeds 28 million euros – told Pintyőke Marcell, the marketing...
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Household savings on nadir
Date: 2012-01-02 14:36:09
According to the survey of Raiffeisen Bank and GfK; only 16.4 percent of the population has savings. According to the joint survey of Raiffeisen Bank and GfK; only 16.4 percent...
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The campaign in the sugar factory in Kaposvár has ended
Date: 2012-01-02 14:10:58
The campaign in the sugar factory of the Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt. in Kaposvár has ended, in the country's only sugar factory123 thousand tons of sugar produced in 116 days....
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Perfume and toy adverts rule the TV spots
Date: 2012-01-02 13:00:40
Ten percent more adverts occurred during the three weeks of advent, compared to the previous period of the year. Children could watch a daily15-20 television per day – shows the...
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Italy is considering the introduction of chips-tax
Date: 2012-01-02 12:15:17
The Italian government, like other countries, wants to tax the foods containing too much sugar, salt and fat. According to the survey of the Sant'Anna College of Pisa; 10 percent...
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20 percent of the subscribers has smartphones
Date: 2012-01-02 12:13:06
Already one in five Hungarian subscribers are using smartphones, the most consciously, the twenty-and thirty-year-olds, who are trying out the latest applications and technologies. The majority of users, uses some...
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The residents of the 1st district will receive food support on social cards
Date: 2012-01-02 12:02:58
From the 1st of January, the needy residents of the 1st district will receive food support on social instead of food vouchers. According to the local government; the regulation change...
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Applications for the FAO Scholarship Programme may be submitted until the end of February
Date: 2012-01-02 11:28:52
The joint Scholarship Programme of the Hungarian Government and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to continue. Within the framework of the cooperation, the Ministry of Rural...
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New disaster prevention system makes Hungary safer
Date: 2012-01-02 11:23:15
The new disaster management system which was introduced on January 1 will make Hungary a safer country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, addressing a ceremonial staff meeting of...
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