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British retail sector performed well

In June, the British retail datas increased by 1.2 percent, three times bigger than expected. The annual growth was 2.9 percent (2.2 percent had been forecasted). The development of the...

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Fruit juice production – as a family business

In the last period, the fruit processors operating as small family businesses have been multiplied. The increasing unemployment and the extremely low fruit price also play an important role in...

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Food prices remained high in the poor countries

According to an UN report; food prices will never return to the level of two years ago, before the price explosion. Prices will increase in the developed countries, with the...

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Trademark on Hungarian wheat

The National Association of Cereal Growers (GOSZ) created a trademark called Pannon Wheat that the producers could sell their extra quality wheat at good price on the markets, especially abroad....

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Cafeteria which is a special tool of motivation still worth it

According to the communique of Nexon; although tax will be charged to the fringe benefits, it will be worth to the companies from 2010-to avail themselves of these opportunities. The...

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World trade expanded last year despite the crisis

Global Merchandise export increased by 15 percent nominally and in real terms by 20 percent to 15.78 billion USD, while services increased by 11 percent to $ 3.73 billion USD...

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SZÖVET producer action in Budapest

The producers of the Association for the Living Tisza (SZÖVET) waiting their costumers at five locations in Budapest, in particular with peach, plum, apples, cherries, tomatoes, potatoes, and apricot. The...

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Lots of British pubs closed due to the crisis

An average of 52 UK pubs close every week because of the crisis. Last year, a total of 24 thousand people lost their jobs due to closure of pubs. In...

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MFB is still lending – with positive changes

The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has changed the financing of agricultural enterprises in three points. So far, more than 400 businesses get 19 billion HUF credit which was enough to...

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Brussels is not willing to reduce the milk quota

Milk quotas will not be reduced and the freezing of the gradual quota increase, decided last year – states the European Commission's report, which leaked to several news agencies before...

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LEI index: recession can end in the United States

The composite index of U.S. economic indicators (leading indicators), increased by 0.7 percent in June, which is higher than the expected 0.5 percent. It is the third consecutive month, that...

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The British Competition Authority against supermarket dominance

The British Competition Authority embraced the initiative, which would prevent the small local food markets against the domination of of large chains of stores. According to the Competition Authority; approximately...

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Agriculture expects one hundred billion HUF credit from banks

The Hungarian Agriculture Chamber sent a letter to Secretary-General of the Hungarian Banking Association Nyers Rezső that commercial banks to ensure the farmers' resource needs. According to experts of the...

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Great interest on the thirty-billion source

According to information provided by the Agriculture and Rural Development Office (MVH) 3800 applications had been received from farmers for agricultural machine support. The non-final data show, that the demand...

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Hungary may take action against Slovakia

If Hungary and Slovakia, do not agre in the common usage of Tokaj name Hungary may take the case into court to challenge Tokajská, Tokajská and Tokajsky names. According to...

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Hungary’s fresh fruit exports can be ground on bananas

Hungarian banana consumption steadily rising for twenty years and at the same time, the re-export. Fifty-three percent of the fresh fruit export comes from banana export in the winter months....

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Social shop to open in Paks

With the participation of the Hungarian Famers Cooperative Association and Hungarian Farmers, Tolna county’s 1st social shop opened which is the 53rd social shop int he country. Two more shops...

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The National Trade Association agrees with the President

The Secretary OKSZ agrees with letter of the President, where Sólyom László justifies the reasons why he sent back the law prohibiting the unfair distribution behavior of agricultural and food...

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Variable quality of the grain harvest

The rainfalls of June, harm the cereals: the quality of this year's barley and wheat are mixed. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture which was harvested before...

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GKI – The competitive and business environment indexes of Microsoft- 2009. July

The GKI Economic Research Ltd., with the support of Microsoft publishes a quarterly index, where Hungary's competitiveness is compared to other countries of the region, as well as domestic and...

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The amount of the nylon shopping bags halved in a two year period

With the assistance of seven leading UK retail chains, including Tesco, Asda and J Sainsbury, in Great Britain, the number of nylon shopping bags in May halved, compared to the...

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The EU's agricultural support is a threat to global food security

The European Union's agricultural support makes the agricultural development of the third world very difficult – warns EurActiv EU news portal.  On the G8 meeting in Italy the G8 countries...

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Strict Ukrainian rules for the meat-industry

Ukraine has announced that the country would only allow the delivery of meat-products that have been examined by the controllers of the authority. The new rule takes effect on 23rd...

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An increasing number of under age, foreign and organized offenders steal from the shops

According to Népszava the experiences have shown that thefts in Hungarian shops have became more organized and tend to lower-value goods than in the past. According to Fodor Attila, spokesman...

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Increasing food-prices in developing countries

Domestic food prices in developing countries remain high despite a sharp decline in international prices and overall good cereal harvests, FAO warned today in its latest Crop Prospects and Food...

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The annual retail sales of ice-lollies are over 17 billion HUF

According to Nielsen market research company; over the past 12 months between July 2008 and June 2009 – the sales of ice-lollies excessed 17 billion forints in the organized retailing....

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Consumer prices increased 3.7 percent in June over a year

In June 2009 the average consumer price increase of the month was 0.1 percent. Compared to June 2008 prices increased by 3.7 percent. In the first six months of this...

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There will be a shortage of Hungarian milk soon

Because of the crisis of the dairy sector, producers sold ten thousand breeding animals in the first part of the yaer, more than the whole of last year – said...

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In Hungary, there are still a high proportion of those who do not have capital

While inWestern Europe and the in the U.S.A. the proportion of investors, has been increased, in Central and in Eastern Europe many people do not have any investment. In Hungary...

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Hungarian companies are at the forefront on the basis of CSR rating

According to Braun & Partners Network's research on the Hungarian and Polish companies in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Hungarian and Polish companies has the best CSR performance. The Top100...

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