Market News
Expanded retail sales in the United States
Date: 2010-09-15 00:03:01
Retail sales in August increased, proper to the expectations in the United States – states the Ministry of Commerce. In August, retail sales increased by 0.4 percent in the United...
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Producer prices of fruits doubled
Date: 2010-09-14 00:04:01
The agricultural producer prices in July increased by 12.8 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year. In particular, the price of plant products increased by 20.5, while...
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Hungary may become a regional call center superpower
Date: 2010-09-14 00:03:55
The call center industry – including the internal call centers of the large firms – is one of the fastest developing area of the economy. According to ITD Hungary’s study...
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Fewer malls are under construction
Date: 2010-09-14 00:03:02
According to the survey of Cushman & Wakefield; In Europe developers handed over 2.1 million square meters in the first half of the year, 50 percent less, compared to a...
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Czech and Slovak buyers looking for Hungarian grapes
Date: 2010-09-14 00:02:05
The grapes from a growing number of Hungarian wine regions are being transported continuouslym, to Czech and Slovak customers. The former price pressure policy of the domestic purchasers do not...
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The export price of geese-liver increases
Date: 2010-09-14 00:00:35
Hungary exports 90 percent of the geese export of the world, even though the dastardly attacks in the international press cuased a fall in exports. The negative effects of the...
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The visitors of the Zoo, collected almost 20,000 pieces of beverage cartons
Date: 2010-09-14 00:00:01
More than 1,500 children could visit the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden on the Happy Beverage Days for free, in exchange of the collected milk and fruit cartons. The Happy...
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The Confectionery Association emphasizes the importance of INBÉ
Date: 2010-09-13 00:05:12
The marking system the European Food and Drink Federation, developed in 2006, is perhaps one of the most important volunteer information on packages, which helps in choosing a healthy diet....
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A pleasant surprise in the inflation data
Date: 2010-09-13 00:03:12
In August, consumer prices decreased by 0.6 percent and are 3.7 percent higher than in the previous year – reports the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Analysts expected a higher, 4...
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Cash-back – the cashier pays
Date: 2010-09-13 00:02:01
Imagine, that we pay with card at a grocery store, but we also want to pick up cash. The cashier pay us the amount that we need, and subtract the...
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U.S. residents consumes not enough fruits and vegetables
Date: 2010-09-13 00:00:01
According to a U.S. government report; The majority of Americans still do not eat enough vegetables and fruits and even the consumption decreases. According to the datas of CDC (Center...
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The growth of industry and the exports offset the falling agriculture and consumption
Date: 2010-09-10 00:00:20
The Central Statistical offoice reported the same GDP data as the first flash estimations. On an annual comparision, GDP grew by only 1 percent in the second quarter, although the...
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Hungary's competitiveness has improved
Date: 2010-09-10 00:00:14
Switzerland remains the most competitive country, while Hungary improved to the 52nd place from last year’s 58th. The survey of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked 139 countries and was...
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A growing number of advertising agencies on the shrinking adverts market
Date: 2010-09-10 00:00:08
According to the latest datas of Opten; In the first half of this year, 11 percent more companies were involved in the advertising business than that were abolished. The growing...
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The price of Arabica breaks new peaks
Date: 2010-09-10 00:00:01
The price of Arabica coffee increased to its thirteen years peak: on Wednesday, at the Intercontinental Exchange futures exchange, 1 pound (45.36 decagramme) of arabica increased by 2.4 percent to...
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The winners of the next decade, may be the supermarkets and the discounts
Date: 2010-09-09 00:04:02
According to the recent analysys of GfK Hungária; between 2011 and 2020, the mini-chains will decline gradually, the growth of supermarkets and discounts is expected. The market share of hypermarket...
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One hundred percent Hungarian tomato
Date: 2010-09-09 00:00:04
The quality of Hungarian tomatoes are among the best in Europe – turned out at the Ketchup Academy event of the Kecskemét-based Univer Product Zrt. The Univer Product Zrt., as...
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MagyarBrands program to come
Date: 2010-09-08 12:28:19
This year the MagyarBrands program will be launched beside the Superbrands program, that was launched six years ago – told the organizer Superbrands Hungary on Tuesday to MTI. Navracsics Tibor,...
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At least 150 billion HUF damage in the Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2010-09-08 12:26:01
This year's extreme weather caused at least 150 billion HUF damage to the domestic agricultural producers. Currently there is only 4 billion HUF in the compensation fund. Beside the sector...
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The majority of the employers do not plan dismissals or recruitments
Date: 2010-09-08 12:24:20
According to the survey of Manpower; 70 percent of the domestic employers are not planning recruitment or dismissals, in the last quarter of 2010, while in the third quarter, the...
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School year start is too expensive
Date: 2010-09-08 12:21:45
The majority of the 18-64 year-olds believe, that school start should cost less than 10,000 HUF, but for a first-grade student it can cost multiple – shows the joint survey...
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Temporary VAT increase in Slovakia
Date: 2010-09-08 12:07:00
The Value Added Tax in Slovakia will be increased to 20 percent, from the current 19 percent – told Iveta Radicová Slovakian Prime Minister after the meeting of the coalition...
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Own branded products: 165 billion HUF in the first half of the year
Date: 2010-09-07 00:21:14
Almost every fourth forint was spent on the own branded products of the chains. During the first half of the year, own branded products reached 165 billion HUF turnover in...
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The weak grape harvest does not cover the domestic wine consumption
Date: 2010-09-07 00:20:00
The bad weather and the fungal infections decimated the crops in the Hungarian wine regions. The harvest can bring the lowest quantity of the past decades, which does not even...
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WTO: world trade expands, but the recovery is uncertain
Date: 2010-09-07 00:08:21
According to the datas of the World Trade Organization; mainly in Asia and the emerging areas drag the world behind, Europe ails, while in the United States, everything is uncertain....
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The bank of the poor to be launched
Date: 2010-09-07 00:01:55
In two and a half years, 400 million forint loan would be lent in the scope of the program. About 400 businessess can start, from the loan provided by Raiffeisen...
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One fifth of the Hungarians have savings
Date: 2010-09-07 00:01:02
Majority of the savers see their current financial possibilities gloomy. The saving ability of the population decreased – shows the latest datas of the Raiffeisen-GfK Savings Index. "Beside the unsafe...
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German service sector accelarates
Date: 2010-09-07 00:00:25
According to the Monday datas of the Statistical Office; The revenues of German companies operating in the service industry, grew by 5.3 percent in the second quarter. The German service...
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We can make 50 liters of ditillate, without paying excise tax
Date: 2010-09-07 00:00:12
After the new rules over Pálinka distillery, entered into force we can make 400 liters of distillate at home. The distillate can also be sold, although this needs small-scale licenses...
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The FAO expects price increases, but not crisis
Date: 2010-09-06 00:02:58
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates, that the extension of Russian grain export ban will not cause another food crisis. Although this may cause price...
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