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Magazine: Always at hand
Date: 2010-12-13 23:21:01
Consumers pay more attention to skin care in the winter months. Cold, wind, heating and a hot bath or an ill-chosen cream can all dehydrate the skin, especially the hands...
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The new modell of the Chamber of Agriculture would be beneficial to the producers
Date: 2010-12-13 16:54:02
According to one version of the draft legislation; The food processors involved in distribution and marketing can be forced members of the Chambers of Agriculture. The new plenum can receive...
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The Christmas rush started in Germany and in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-13 16:27:28
The traffic is much higher than in the same period of last year. According to the German Trade Association (HDE); the flat screen TVs, jewelry, watches and the games are...
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Christmas-shopping is a major stress-source for Hungarians
Date: 2010-12-13 16:05:45
Hungarians are very fond of Christmas, however they are sick and tired of compulsory Christmas shopping – a new online survey carried out by Árukereső.hu pointed out, after having interviewed...
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We eat far less fish than the EU average
Date: 2010-12-13 13:19:02
This year’s fish production will be 21 to 22 thousand tons in Hungary, about 15 percent less than the average, mainly due to the badweather – said Németh István, the...
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Falling Consumption and slowing economy may be the price to pay for the rescue of the euro
Date: 2010-12-13 13:12:50
According to the survey of the Centre for Economics and Business Research; In the debted countries of the euro area, an up to 15 percent drop in consumption may be...
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The aging population also offers excellent business opportunities
Date: 2010-12-13 12:30:43
Many investment professionals have already drawn attention to the potential business opportunities in the increasingly aging societies of the developed Western countries. In particular, they drew attention on the purchasing...
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Austria has no interest in further liberalization of agricultural markets in the EU
Date: 2010-12-13 12:15:53
Hungary and Austria both are on the opinion, that they have no interest in further liberalization of the European Union's agricultural market – said Jakab István (Fidesz), Vice-President of the...
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Champagne, wine and caviar are the favorite products of the Italian magpies
Date: 2010-12-13 12:13:58
In Italy, a record number of pre-Christmas shopliftings occurred. According to the datas of the Coldiretti producers association; kleptomania outbroke among the Italians. Until the end of the year, 660...
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The Big Short – the Wall Street-story now out in Hungarian
Date: 2010-12-13 08:48:41
Michael Lewis's new book, The Big Short is a brilliant account – character-rich and darkly humorous – of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff. The Hungarian translation...
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It was worth to expand the Széchenyi Card Program
Date: 2010-12-11 18:38:34
Experience so far shows that it was justified to expand the Széchenyi Card Program with working capital loan – said Krisán László, CEO of Ka-Vosz Zrt. to MTI. He recalled,...
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We may spend more than 130 billion HUF in online stores this year
Date: 2010-12-11 14:07:58
According to an economic analyst; this year in Hungary, people may spend more than 130 billion HUF in online stores. Last year 99 billion HUF was spent on the Internet...
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Hungarian farmers will be posted on the map
Date: 2010-12-11 12:38:59
The Gasztro Térkép Kft. would like to bring together the domestic agricultural producers, farmers, with food processors, restaurants, shops and hotels. The company founded this year, would like to create...
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London analysts: we should not rely on the euro until 2019
Date: 2010-12-11 12:30:00
The earliest possibility for Hungary to join to the euro zone will be in 2019, probably together with Poland. The Czech Euro may be delayed for the 2020s years –...
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Food-conderfeit scandal! Re-labelled, expired meat seized
Date: 2010-12-11 12:23:26
Shocking food counterfeit-scandal in Siófok: 110 kg re-labelled, expired meat was seized at a retailer in the city of Siófok by animal health authority on Wednesday. According to experts, three...
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The German dairy farmers continue in Russia
Date: 2010-12-11 12:01:49
The dairy market in Europe is characterized by relatively low prices in the last two years, therefore, only in Germany, thousands of farmers quitted from cow breeding, however, there are...
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The five percent VAT increase accelerated inflation in Romania
Date: 2010-12-11 11:46:09
In Romania, the annual inflation of November was 7.7 percent after October’s two year record of 7.9 percent – states the country's statistical office. The November figure is slightly lower,...
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Magazine: Women like company, men prefer flavours
Date: 2010-12-10 23:14:01
Nestlé Lifestyle Centre has conducted an online survey, which revealed that it is important for Hungarians to enjoy meals – 95 percent of surveyees said so – despite that only...
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People turned to inexpensive Christmas-packages, shower gel is the number one purchase
Date: 2010-12-10 18:58:40
The retail sales of Christmas packages containing cosmetics and personal care products excessed 3 billion HUF in the holiday season last year. They appear to be less popular now, however:...
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Twenty thousand new workplaces might open in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-10 15:27:31
According to the Association of Hungarian Personnel Consultants and Hungarian People-rent Association, at least 20 thousand new workplaces will open if the frames of employment become more flexible in Hungary....
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Over the past 12 months, prices rose by 4.2 percent
Date: 2010-12-10 13:01:50
In November 2010, the average monthly consumer price increase was 0.3 percent. Compared to last November, prices grew by 4.2 percent – reports the Central Statistical Office. In the first...
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Milk production and procession is still inefficient
Date: 2010-12-10 12:46:05
In the quota year 2009/2010, the utilization of the national quota (2,050 tons) was not more than 76 percent which equals 1541.7 million kilogramms of retail and directly sold milk....
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One part of the GDP would serve the conservation of hungaricums
Date: 2010-12-10 12:27:52
It is envisaged that a certain proportion of gross national income would support the hungarikum fund created for the protection and preservation of national values – said Lezsák Sándor, vice...
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U.S. consumers are optimistic before Christmas
Date: 2010-12-10 12:22:50
According to the results of the joint survey of the University of Michigan and Reuters news agency; the U.S. consumer sentiment improved greater-than-expected in December 2010. The overall consumer sentiment...
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The authority found forged egg powder
Date: 2010-12-10 12:01:45
According to the communication of the Hungarian Egg Association; in recent months, the Hungarian egg market has been flooded with a large volume of cheap Polish eggs and egg products....
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Magazine: Private labels are getting stronger among premium juices as well
Date: 2010-12-09 21:30:00
The latest data by Nielsen do not reveal many new things to those who are familiar with the trends of the fruit juice market: sales continue to decline. Bálint Jencs,...
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The Hungarian product regulation to come
Date: 2010-12-09 16:47:33
The ministry has finished the Hungarian product regulation – said Kardeván Endre, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development, on Thursday in Budapest. The decree will regulate the...
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Industrial production and household consumption increased the GDP
Date: 2010-12-09 13:42:24
According to the final figures of the Central Statistical Office; the Hungarian economy grew by 1.7 percent in the third quarter, , which is slightly better than the preliminary estimation...
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Dairy producers of the Union, unite!
Date: 2010-12-09 13:10:32
The milk producers in the EU may exert a stronger market position in the future. According to the suggestion of the European Commission published on Thursday; the EU would enable...
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1,212 billion HUF surplus in trade balance
Date: 2010-12-09 13:07:02
In October 2010- according to the first estimation – the value of export reached 1796 billion HUF (6,519 million euros) and import amounted to 1,687 billion HUF (6,111 million euros)...
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