Market News
The growth of the manufacturing industry slowed in December
Date: 2011-01-03 13:18:54
In December, the seasonally adjusted value of the Purchasing Managers Index (BMI), became 52.9, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the data of November – announced the Hungarian Logistics,...
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We will not get away without price increases this year
Date: 2011-01-03 13:15:40
Bread and meat are expected to be more expensive, while from May egg prices will increase also. Petrol may cost 5-6 percent more on an annual level. “Due to bad...
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In 2010 German employment broke all records
Date: 2011-01-03 13:05:33
According to the German statistical office; The country never ever seen so large employment rate. The Average number of the working people was 40.37 million, which is a 197 thousand...
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More people click on Facebook than Google search already
Date: 2011-01-03 12:58:38
Users in the U.S. no longer click the most on Google search engine, but click on Facebook’s community site – shows the web statisstics of Experian Hitwise. According to the...
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Sexy, naked girls promoting the joy of shopping – video!
Date: 2011-01-03 07:07:48
Spanish clothing brand Desigual began its winter sales season in a truly original way that made people show up at its store in Madrid in nothing but their underwear. Under...
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Organic strawberries are more nutritious
Date: 2011-01-03 06:42:14
cientists analyzed 31 chemical and biological soil properties, soil DNA, as well as the taste, nutrition and quality of three strawberry varieties on 13 organic farms and 13 chemical farms...
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Wanted man robbed a grocery store
Date: 2011-01-03 06:19:18
Shortly after the warrant has been issued against a 33-year resident of Győr, the man took nearly 80 thousand HUF from the counter of a Székesfehérvár-based grocery store – MTI...
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Multinationals protest against the special taxes
Date: 2011-01-02 17:18:57
Thirteen large European companies wrote a joint letter to the European Commission to protest and to demand penalties, due to additional taxation if the Hungarian government – writes the online...
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Hungarians buy the cheaper sausage even for New Year's Eve
Date: 2011-01-01 13:21:08
Nowadays Hungarians buy the cheaper poultry sausages. Even at the end of the year, at New Year's Eve as well. About one-fifth, one-sixth of the sausages consumed in Hungary found...
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A quarter less champagne consumed than five years ago
Date: 2011-01-01 12:46:49
Nowadays, about 30 million bottles of champagne is consumed by the Hungarians annually, it is about a quarter less than five years ago. A total of 225 thousand hectoliters of...
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The public and corporate loans continue to decline
Date: 2011-01-01 12:14:21
Like in the previous months, households and companies are still net loan repayers. In the case of households, deposits decreased, while in the case of the firms increased. The households...
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Mangalica is getting more and more popular in the U.S. market
Date: 2011-01-01 10:59:36
Nowadays, thousands of Mangalica are bred in the U.S. Their meat, fat is getting more and more popular, they are four times more expensive than normal pigs. The mangalica meat...
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Free marijuana for food
Date: 2010-12-31 19:35:36
A California food bank raked in donations for needy families this year after teaming up with a neighboring medical marijuana dispensary to provide complimentary joints to those who donated at...
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Greek retail sales down
Date: 2010-12-31 11:43:24
Greece’s retail sales volume index fell 8.1 % in October this year, compared with the same month of 2009, after a decline of 15.5 % recorded in October last year....
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SEC investigating Fcebook's IPO
Date: 2010-12-31 09:50:17
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into trading of Facebook shares on private marketplaces has some asking whether the regulator might pressure the social network to have an initial public...
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2.5 billion HUF fine imposed by MgSZH in a half year
Date: 2010-12-30 17:09:02
In almost 50 thousand food controls 2.5 billion HUF fine was imposed in the past half year, by the Central Agricultural Office (MgSZH). The professionals took 42,313 samples and carried...
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Most Hungarians go online at home
Date: 2010-12-30 16:17:11
Eight out of ten Hungarian Internet users go online at home in the first place. Other Hungarians – in fact 8-8 percent of them – opt for net-surfing at their...
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The Customs and Finance Guards do not harass the private pálinka distillers
Date: 2010-12-30 15:52:24
Since the liberalization of home distillation, the Customs and Finance Guard authority did not identify any violation at private pálinka distillers. According to Sipos Jenő, spokesman; they are not intended...
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The number of unemployed is on its the pre-crisis level in the U.S.A.
Date: 2010-12-30 15:40:33
Unemployment in the United States decreased by 34,000 people to 388,000, contrary to expectations, that projected 416,000 unemployed. The number of unemployed in the second week of December increased to...
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The product line tracking could help the pig sector
Date: 2010-12-30 15:19:40
According to a specialist; product line tracking could help the pig sector that could explore the way of meat and a setback black markets. Over the past twenty years, Hungarian...
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We spent 61 thousand HUF per person per month in retail
Date: 2010-12-29 16:40:35
The Central Statistical Office published the regional differences ofeconomic developments in Hungary last year. The detailed figures show what differences exist between the regions in Hungary. The Hungarian economy's performance...
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MGYOSZ is ready to negotiate over the ban of Sunday the workday
Date: 2010-12-29 16:00:53
Sunday's work is a serious social and economic issue, therefore, the law should only be amended after discussions with the stakeholders – said Rolek Ferenc, Vice-Chairman of the the National...
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The decrease in turnover threatens the existence of businessmen
Date: 2010-12-29 15:36:00
More than 45 percent of the Hungarian SMEs that have debts, took up loans to pay to their partners. The loans threaten the private existence of the businessmen, since due...
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VOSZ: The ban on Sunday opening hours can cause 250 billion HUF losses
Date: 2010-12-29 15:10:26
According to the calculations of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ); the ban on Sunday opening hours can cause a direct 250 billion HUF losses to the budget-...
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New directives to come in chicken breeding
Date: 2010-12-29 15:04:17
In a few years, Hungarian products should compete with the South American eggs, while thje farmers cannot keep the hens in their conventional cages from 2012, because of the EU...
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27 thousand tons of sausages consumed over a year
Date: 2010-12-29 15:01:00
The popularity of sausages increased during the Christmas-New Year's Eve period of last year. Retail sold around 5,700 tons during November-December, which is 17 percent more than in the comparable...
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M43-motorway to open even later
Date: 2010-12-29 14:47:08
Even though the 31.6 km section of the M43-motorway running between Szeged and Makó should have been opened in late August this year, according to Csongrád-county based newspaper Délmagyarország, it...
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A few thousands have remained in the private pension fund system
Date: 2010-12-29 14:35:54
By 31st January, citizens who want to keep their private pension fund membership need to sign various documents to indicate their decision. MR1-Radio Kossuth was informed that until now, 2040...
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800 million HUF for next year’s school milk program
Date: 2010-12-29 12:35:12
The act on the continuation of the school milk program enters into force from the 1st of January. The support can also claimed by dairy producers as well – told...
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Civil war threatens the cocoa supply of the world
Date: 2010-12-29 12:03:34
Cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire become a factor that can influence the world economy. Ivory Coast's share of the cocoa world trade – according to the 2008 datas of United Nations...
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