Market News
Tons of contaminated tofu found at an illegal food factory
Date: 2010-12-22 14:05:02
Authorities found an illegal food factory in Vecsés, where tofu and maybe even meat was prepared for several months now, in commercial quantities. Only at the time of the raid,...
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Nézőpont Institute: We will have a more economical Christmas
Date: 2010-12-22 14:03:00
According to the survey of the Nézőpont Institute; 53 percent of respondents will spend less for Christmas shopping this year than last year, and just 7 percent of them pay...
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Buy honey-cake rather than poppy-seed roll in the supermarkets
Date: 2010-12-22 13:55:35
It is not worth to buy Christmas poppy-seed rolls in the supermarkets, because they do not sell high-quality. From honey-cakes many excellent products are available in stores – said the...
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This year's agricultural damages are around 150 – 180 billion HUF
Date: 2010-12-22 13:44:10
2010 was a poor year for agriculture, has not seen in decades,. The government also intends to give compensation from next year's budget. This year is very difficult year for...
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The world's largest economy grew more modestly than expected
Date: 2010-12-22 12:25:26
Contrary to the expectations of the Experts, U.S. GDP, grew more modestly in this year's third quarter than expected. According to the final datas of the U.S. Department of Commerce;...
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Gfk: More people listened to the radio in November
Date: 2010-12-22 07:12:38
The last autum-month of the year showed an increase in terms of time spent on listening to the radio, which led to a higher contact-number for advertisers. In November 2010,...
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The prohibition of selling price below cost price may harm the interests of the consumers
Date: 2010-12-21 19:35:55
According to the socialists; the law amendment idea may be anti consumer. The law amendment would prohibit sales below cost price in food trade – was said on yesterday’s agricultural...
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We rather save than borrow in 2010
Date: 2010-12-21 17:16:43
The population turned towards savings instead of loans in 2010. The debate on pension, increases financial awareness among the population. More and more people see the importance of long-term savings....
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The land acquisition moratorium remains for a further 3 years
Date: 2010-12-21 17:10:28
The European Commission approved the purchase of land moratorium for Hungary on Monday. This means the extension of land moratorium for a further three years for EU citizens who are...
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The German consumer confidence declined slightly
Date: 2010-12-21 11:39:55
Contrary to expectations, according to the survey of GfK AG, no further increase occurred. The German consumer sentiment, stayed near on its more three year peak of December. The January...
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Hungarian shopping tourism in Burgenland
Date: 2010-12-21 11:35:17
About 20 percent of the 35 million euros revenue of the stores of Burgenland is left by Hungarian Christmas shoppers – told the Economic Chamber of Burgenland to MTI. Most...
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Snowfall and icy roads are threatening the retail of the UK
Date: 2010-12-21 11:22:07
It might be, that the extraordinary snow will make the Christmas shopping in Western Europe impossible. In Britain for example, severe disruptions occurred in the transportation of goods, so the...
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The Church of England will open groceries
Date: 2010-12-21 11:19:57
England's largest Christian church, the Church of England encourages the managers of church buildings, to permit the operation of groceries with bank terminal facilities in the churces in almost every...
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Pay attention to the raw egg dishes
Date: 2010-12-21 11:10:08
Meals prepared with raw eggs and minced meat could be harmful to health, if they are not well prepared or boiled – warns the Hungarian Food Safety Office (Mébih), before...
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GKI: Forecast for 2010-2011
Date: 2010-12-21 06:56:23
This year economic trends were basically in line with the forecast of GKI prepared in September 2010. The Hungarian economy is recovering slowly from the recession. In the world economy...
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Law proposal to protect the suppliers
Date: 2010-12-20 17:22:45
The amending legislation of Font Sándor is willing to prevent the suppliers from passing the burdens of the crisis tax imposed on the commercial sector. The proposal, that can be...
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Nearly four thousand tons of sausage will be consumed at New Year's Eve
Date: 2010-12-20 12:30:10
The population purchase the one-seventh part of the annual sausage quantity for New Year's Eve: approximately 3,800 tonnes of sausages. At the purchasing decisions the primary aspect is the favorable...
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Jam and syrup: premium quality deserves a special signal
Date: 2010-12-20 12:27:55
The legislation of the jam and syrup product category has been finished. This is part of a two-tier regulation. The Ministry of Rural Development is transforming the Hungarian Food Codex...
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More and more product partners join to Lyoness
Date: 2010-12-20 12:27:52
In the second part of 2010, the number of Lyoness card product partners greatly increased. More and more companies consider it important to join the purchasing community, containing more than...
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The money of Sopron, the kékfrank is popular
Date: 2010-12-20 12:19:33
110 million people are using local money worldwide – said Perkovátz Tamás, the president of Ha-Mi-Összefogunk Európai Szövetkezet (Ha-Mi) issuer of the kékfrank. The kékfrank was printed at the Hungarian...
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MGYOSZ opposes the restriction of Sunday work
Date: 2010-12-20 12:12:47
According to the resolution of MGYOSZ; the ban on Sunday work may result in rising unemployment, increasing public spendings, declining revenues, may also hinder the competitiveness of Hungary’s economy compared...
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Slovakian shopping tourists occasionally leave five or six hundred euros in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-20 12:04:54
Before Christmas, shopping tourism always increases significantly. From Hungary, many people travels to the neighboring countries, but not only Hungarians travel abroad, a high number of foreign buyers also arrives...
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The confidence index has lost momentum: Europe's consumers are concerned
Date: 2010-12-20 12:00:17
December's consumer confidence decreased in the euro area, due to the concerns about the debts of several countries in the region. According to the preliminary datas of the European Commission...
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GKI's economic sentiment index finished the year at record high
Date: 2010-12-20 11:52:59
In December the value of GKI's economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects stayed at the level of November. The index has not been as high as now since four...
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Here's Hungary's first self-service checkout
Date: 2010-12-20 04:11:55
Of all Hungarian retailers, Tesco is the first to introduce self-service check-outs. In the recently-opened Dunakeszi-Fót-based Tesco outlet, the 4 new cash-registers were introduced on Friday: here customers get the...
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OKSZ: positive retail sales expected in December
Date: 2010-12-17 13:37:20
In December, a five percent increase may occur in the value of the year end spendings. In a favorable case, the retail turnover may be up to 840-850 billion HUF,...
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Performance-based payments for next year
Date: 2010-12-17 13:29:10
Regus, the world's leading provider of innovative workplace solutions, predicts a growing trend toward performance-based pay for 2011. According to the survey of Regus; the bonuses will be replaced by...
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Szepsy István is praised as the winemaker of the century in Poland
Date: 2010-12-17 12:45:27
The most prestigious Warsaw-based Polish wine professional magazine, the Magazyn Wino has chosen Szepsy István as the man of the year. Before the Grand Prix awards ceremony an international jury...
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Nationwide inspection, because of the honey scandal
Date: 2010-12-17 12:34:50
Offense to the police was carried out against the Pannon Honig Kft. because of the suspicion the company sold unmarked honey, that contained antibiotics over the health limit. Fazekas Sándor...
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KSH: 131 700 HUF is the average net earning
Date: 2010-12-17 12:32:30
Real wages beside the 5 percent growth of the consumer price index, increased by 2.8 percent in January-October, mostly due to the changes in the personal income tax rules –...
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