Market News
August retail sales fell in Germany with almost three percent
Date: 2011-09-30 12:20:11
German retail turnover in August decreased by a much higher rate than expected. On the basis of the calendar effects adjusted index the decrease was 2.9 percent compared to the...
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Male managers earn a third more than their female colleagues
Date: 2011-09-30 09:15:53
The male managers and executives earn an average gross of 700 thousand HUF per month, 33 percent more than their female colleagues with an average salary of 526 thousand HUF...
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Where Hungarian food industry is leading to
Date: 2011-09-29 17:26:28
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Food industry: the aim is higher added value
Date: 2011-09-29 14:05:51
The Hungarian food industry can become more competitive in both the domestic and in the foreign markets with the increase of the ratio and supply of the higher value-added products-...
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1.2 billion HUF for the School Milk Program in 2012
Date: 2011-09-29 14:00:34
National unity was launched with the participation of civil society organizations, local governments, famous public figures, school directors, athletes and artists for the further development of the free School Milk...
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The Ministry of Rural Development collaborates with the Dairy Products Council
Date: 2011-09-29 13:01:19
The Ministry of Rural Development and the Dairy Products Council and Inter-Professional Organization signed a cooperation agreement in Budapest on Thursday at the National Agriculture and Food Fair (OMÉK). The...
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London analysts: next year recession can be in the euro area and in the U.S.A.
Date: 2011-09-29 13:00:30
The euro area and with a significant chance the U.S. economy may be going through another period of recession next year – predicted London's financial analysts in their forecast on...
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Agri economy: the eastern markets can have an income stabilizing role
Date: 2011-09-29 12:56:50
The appearance in the eastern markets can have an income stabilizing effect for the Hungarian agriculture – said Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Secretary of State at the Ministry of Rural Development...
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Magazine: Meat product brands are willing to fight for their buyers
Date: 2011-09-29 11:54:04
The meat industry has not overcome the biggest difficulties yet: base material prices keep rising and manufacturers cannot or only minimally offset this by increasing sales prices. Anikó Vasvári, Kométa...
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Walley-season begins, controllers spread at Lake Balaton
Date: 2011-09-29 09:52:48
Walleye-season begins at Lake Balaton in mid-September, when the water turns a bit colder. Thus, the Balaton Fishery Management Ltd. is going to enchance checks in collaboration with water-police and...
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GfK Trust Index: The fire service continues to enjoy the highest levels of trust
Date: 2011-09-29 09:20:28
The fire service continues to enjoy the highest levels of trust nationally. In addition to them, it is postmen and teachers who people have the biggest trust in. There has...
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Unhealthy diet is associated with dysfunctions
Date: 2011-09-29 09:05:51
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that several unhealthy lifestyle factors, such as weight problems, physical inactivity, high alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, and hard drugs...
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The Milk Marketing Board to take action against discriminatory pricing
Date: 2011-09-28 14:10:05
The Milk Marketing Board calls on the retail units, that not to use discriminatory pricing against milk product in the future – said the trade organization. The advocacy organization considers...
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KSH: the number of employees expanded
Date: 2011-09-28 12:50:13
According to analysts; the June-August trend of the unemployment rate was not surprising. The Ministry of National Economy (NGM) has pointed out that the dynamic growth in the number of...
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GKI predicts a tough 2012
Date: 2011-09-28 12:47:21
Economic research company GKIpointed out it changed its GDP projections for Hungary to 1.5% growth in 2011 and a 1% contraction in 2012. GKI saw Hungary's economy expanding 1.5-2.0% in...
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GMO-contaminated area halved
Date: 2011-09-28 12:20:44
According to the he authority; the GMO-contaminated area decreased to only 4.7 thousand hectares, from the previous 8.5 to 9 thousand hectares, as it turned out that the contamination level...
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NAV confiscated chewing gum
Date: 2011-09-28 12:01:56
Due to tax debts, the tax authorities confiscated several tons of chewing gum in Fejér county, at a company. The registration system showed a 66 million HUF tax liability at...
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Magazine: A supermarket chain sits on top of the retail ranking
Date: 2011-09-28 11:37:24
With its 47-million inhabitants, Spain’s population is the fifth highest in Europe. Although the economy showed signs of improvement after the recession, the level of unemployment was still above 20...
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(HU) Deutsch: a turizmus fejlesztése kiváló lehetőség az elmaradottabb régiók felzárkóztatására
Date: 2011-09-28 10:38:18
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Half of Europe is already buying more
Date: 2011-09-28 10:29:43
According to a quick estimate by Eurostat, retail sales dropped in May 2011: by 1.4 percent in the EU-27 and by 1.9 percent in the eurozone, compared to the same...
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Europe's first test store soon to be opened in Budapest
Date: 2011-09-27 12:30:33
Europe's first test store, the Central Sample. soon to be opened in Budapest. MTI In this kind of network, which is wide spread in the Far East and in South...
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Ideal shopping malls are within a spitting distance
Date: 2011-09-27 12:12:38
According to a GfK Hungária's latest survey centered around shopping centers from the survey show that the majority of buyers are not willing to travel more than 30 minutes to...
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Food safety is a great business in China
Date: 2011-09-27 08:27:29
Shanghai is looking to increase rewards paid to people who report breaches in food safety. The sum paid out will not be less than 500 yuan (US$78) and there is...
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ÉFOSZ: artificial flavor enhancers instead of salt
Date: 2011-09-26 15:00:42
The chips-tax may force the companies to replace the natural ingredients in the products with substitute materials. The manufacturer, that did not choose this way may risk the existence of...
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Domestic success is not a guarantee in the foreign markets
Date: 2011-09-26 13:10:13
While Hungarians feel enthusiasm towards the túró rudi, the Tokaji wine, and for other well-known, domestic products, it is not certain that these products will be succesful abroad. Tokaj: Hungarian...
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The tobacco companies will lose the liquor manufacturers gain
Date: 2011-09-26 13:01:31
Before the final vote, the government supports the increase of the cigarette tax, but removes the excise tax differentiation of natural flavor prepared beverages and other spirits, thus reducing the...
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World trade may rise slower
Date: 2011-09-26 13:00:47
The World Trade Organization reduced its earlier forecast: in its new projections a slower 5.8 percent world trade growth is expected, 0.7 percentage points less, than it was projected in...
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Medium good kékfrankos harvest in Sopron
Date: 2011-09-26 13:00:05
This year's harvest in Sopron became medium good both in quantity and quality – told Taschner István Hill Judge to MTI on Monday. The grape's stum containt is 17 degrees,...
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Digital technical solutions for companies, restaurants
Date: 2011-09-26 12:12:14
The Best Award winner from the Commercial Integrator magazine for digital signage hardware, the LG EzSign TV is an innovation in digital signage that can entertain while maximizing the impact...
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The Competition Authority allows the food industrial fusion
Date: 2011-09-26 12:00:14
The Competition Authority (GVH) gave permission to the Agrofert Holding that has many Hungarian interests to acquire control over the Czech Republic-based Mlékárna Hlinsko. The Competition Authority (GVH) initiated proceedings...
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