Market News
Exploding consumer confidence in China
Date: 2012-05-21 11:42:14
Consumer confidence in the first quarter in China rose to heights, has not seen since seven years – shows the survey of Nielsen international market research firm. The consumer confidence...
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Red wine, fruit compound could help block fat cell formation
Date: 2012-05-21 11:40:08
The newly discovered component of grape juice inhibits the development of fat cells, thereby preventing obesity – U.S. researchers found. Fat subsides mostly on the hips and is primarily on...
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Work-Life balance improves
Date: 2012-05-21 10:07:02
Workers across the UK declare that the balance between their work and personal life has improved since 2010, according to a new Work-Life Balance Index based on the views of...
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OKSZ: it would be a mistake to close recidivist multinationals
Date: 2012-05-18 13:15:21
In recent days, a statement was said that the consumer protection authority is ready to close the recidivist multinationals. The intention is understandably, but it is questionable that, does the...
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The decline of real wages may further tighten the internal demand
Date: 2012-05-18 13:10:12
According to the communication of the Central Statistical Office, the average gross earnings exceeded the level of last year by 4.4 percent, at businesses with at least five employees, at...
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In Hungary, 59 percent of the companies does not pay on time
Date: 2012-05-18 12:58:42
In Europe the smallest proportion of Portugese companies pay their bills on time, while the best performance of the payment deadline can be found in Germany- shows th analysis of...
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FruitVeB: frost damages are smaller than initially seemed
Date: 2012-05-18 12:55:00
The damage caused by the frost is smaller, than it was expected, however, the Hungarian fruit growers can expect worse year than last year in terms of the value of...
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K & H: the employment intention of SMEs did not improved dramatically
Date: 2012-05-17 13:00:13
“On the basis of our survey among SMEs, significant staff increase is not expected in the forthcoming years, nor reduction. Medium-sized enterprises are more promising, of which nearly one in...
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Increasing medicine spendings
Date: 2012-05-17 12:20:08
This year’s government tightening on voluntary health insurance has taken the effect. The members of the independent Pharmacy Fund spent on drugs a never seen extent of 70 percentage in...
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The new generation of natural sweeteners: stevia, agave syrup, xylitol and others
Date: 2012-05-17 11:20:51
Sweet taste always played a major role in the diet. Originally sweeteners were extracted from plants, later honey was used for sweetening, then the 6th and 7th century, the sugar...
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KSH: agricultural producer prices moderated in March
Date: 2012-05-16 13:15:37
In March, the producer price level of agricultural products declined by 4.1 percent, compared to the previous year, including the price of crop products fell by 11.7 percent, while the...
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Coface forcasts more problems
Date: 2012-05-16 12:57:39
The global construction sector is a kaleidoscope of diversity with substantial differences between countries and even between the regions of a given country.The sensitivity to changes in economic conditions also...
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The Direct Marketing Association will change its name
Date: 2012-05-16 11:50:29
The Direct Marketing Association (Direkt Marketing Szövetség) has chosen a new name. The association successfully working for 17 years, in the future will operates under the Direct and Interactive Marketing...
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Investigation in China, because of fake pig ears
Date: 2012-05-16 11:00:15
Another food falsification scandal semms to be broken out in China, after it turned out, that the popular pig ears are falsified in eastern China – the China Daily newspaper...
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GKI: Slight improvement
Date: 2012-05-15 14:08:27
In April of 2012 the GKI Budapest Real Estate Market Index (92.8) shows insignificant decrease compared to the previous quarter (-0.8 points). Expectations on residential and warehouse market improved slightly,...
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MKIK: improving corporate outlook
Date: 2012-05-15 13:13:21
According to the April 2012 survey, the company's business expectations have improved in Hungary. After the major downturn of October, the company’s became more confident – told the Hungarian Chamber...
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Agri and food industrial unity in the VOSZ
Date: 2012-05-15 13:11:30
The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) has established its agri-food section with 155 members, in order to strenghten the interests of the SMEs of the agri-food sector. Kiss...
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Hungary wants simple and flexible EU “agri-greening” system
Date: 2012-05-15 13:02:13
Hungary is basically agrees with the Commission's proposal to restructure the agricultural management, in an environmental viewpoint, but would like to reach that the system to be simpler and more...
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GfK: decline on the IT and office equipment market
Date: 2012-05-15 13:00:25
According to the datas of the GfK Retail and Technology area, on the market of consumer durables in this year's first quarter – after a relatively strong Christmas season –...
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Euro zone’s GDP stagnated in the first quarter
Date: 2012-05-15 12:42:45
Due to the strong performance of the German economy, euro zone was able to escape the recession in the euro zone, the gross domestic product (GDP) stagnated in the first...
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NGM: Consumer Protection Law was changed in order to help consumers
Date: 2012-05-15 12:40:12
The National Assembly adopted the amendment of the Consumer Protection Act, which allows the handling of complaints in the future faster. The authority of the conciliation bodies will expand as...
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The price of honey may increase
Date: 2012-05-15 12:30:47
Beekeepers expect higher honey prices this year, because acacia was frozen in several areas and bees have less time to collect nectar – Zalai Hírlap wrote on Tuesday. Last year,...
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KSH: food price increase in April was below the average
Date: 2012-05-14 16:43:20
In April, consumer prices were 5.7 percent higher than a year earlier, and compared to March increased by 0.8 percent. Compared with a year earlier, fuel and tobacco prices increased...
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Community customer market is getting more focused
Date: 2012-05-14 13:00:31
The community customer market was left by 8 participants this year. Last year the value of the community customer market was 4.3 billion HUF. This year, more failures are expected,...
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Magazine: How do shoppers decide? Making and understanding the decision tree
Date: 2012-05-14 12:54:37
The dunnhumby decision tree is a tool that analyses real purchases, using data from thousands of shoppers. Result: a decision tree based on real shopping habits. This analysis shows what...
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GOSZ: less wheat will be produced this year
Date: 2012-05-14 12:50:59
Less wheat yield is expected this year, than last year, so the expected yield of the country, will be below 4 million tons – told Vancsura József, president of the...
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Technical failure or closure on Sunday?
Date: 2012-05-14 12:48:43
The new Labour Code restricts the Sunday opening hours of shops. According to the informations of Magyar Nemzet, the stores of malls, and the small shops of the shopping streets...
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Government breaks promise made in agreement with new tax
Date: 2012-05-14 12:32:13
The financial transaction tax announced by the national economy minister is contrary to the agreement concluded last December between the government and the Banking Association, the Banking Association told MTI....
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The planting of tobacco has begun
Date: 2012-05-14 12:15:59
This year, similar to 2011, the farmers will produce the industrial crops on an around 4,800 hectares – told the Chairman of the Pócspetri Based Hungarian National Association of Tobacco...
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