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An artificial intelligence-driven platform has been created for financial institutions

The consortium of R34DY Zrt. and DBX Kft., which developed an integrated platform driven by artificial intelligence for financial institutions, received a grant of 581.5 million forints from the National...

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Nébih: Bird flu detected in a goose farm in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic bird flu virus in a goose farm in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. The affected flock...

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NAV: you can find out where and what types of inspections are expected from the Tax Traffic Pax section

The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) always acts in accordance with valid and effective legislation, and in the Tax Trafficking section of its website it indicates in advance where...

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SAP Forecast: 5 AI Trends in 2026

SAP, the world’s leading company in business applications, cloud solutions and intelligent enterprise technologies, has again outlined its expectations for the beginning of the year. Of course, primarily in the...

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NKFH: glass cup recalled by distributor due to heavy metal leaching

The distributor has recalled glass cups from Flying Tiger stores due to heavy metal leaching – the announcement published on the website of the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority...

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A fruit day doesn’t cure or sustain you – that’s why most corporate well-being programs don’t work

Most corporate well-being programs start with good intentions, yet fail to deliver real health or business results. The reason for this is not that “well-being doesn’t work”, but rather that...

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There are no unhealthy foods, only poorly chosen quantities

Why do we really eat? Just to avoid hunger, or to stay healthy in the long term? For most of human history, food was primarily for survival: we needed enough...

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Less corn to be sown this year

The International Grains Council’s January projection indicates a global corn harvest of 1,313 million tonnes in the 2025/2026 marketing year, 6 percent more than in the 2024/2025 marketing year. Utilization...

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MFB Director: Interest-free loans worth HUF 39 billion will help businesses develop energy efficiency

The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) is supporting the energy efficiency developments of enterprises with a new interest-free loan, almost 39 billion forints are available in the EU co-financed loan structure...

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MLSZKSZ: Hungarian maritime containerized goods traffic increased by more than 17 percent in 2025

A magyar tengeri konténeres áruforgalom 2025-ben éves összevetésben több mint 17 százalékkal nőtt a konténerek száma alapján, konténer egységszámban (TEU) kifejezve elérte a 426 484 darabot; a bővülést döntően az...

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The country’s largest hemp producer, Dutch HempFlax, is withdrawing from Romania

The country’s largest hemp producer, Dutch HempFlax, is withdrawing from Romania, economica.net reports, citing a company statement. The company has entrusted real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield Echinox with the...

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Clean beauty market to triple as retailers ditch synthetic legacies

Asia underpins growth driven by ingredient transparency. The global clean beauty retail market size was valued at $8.3b in 2024 and is projected to reach $23.7b by 2033, expanding at...

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MBH: the prospects for the agricultural sector are different

The prospects for the agricultural sector this year show a significant difference: while the crop-growing sectors are somewhat more optimistic, because the winter weather has been favorable for them so...

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Anyone who travels with BudapestGO can win a ticket to the country’s largest comic book festival

BKK and Budapest Comic Con are offering a special prize draw for regular public transport users. Anyone who purchases one of the specified passes in the BudapestGO app in February...

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Tesco Tests Retail Crime Reporting Platform

Tesco will implement a retail crime reporting platform as part of a ten-week pilot project in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, UK. Starting 26 January 2026, employees at 40 Tesco stores will...

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PepsiCo jobs in Spain at risk

The US giant is making changes to the way it distributes products in the European country and axed staff last year. PepsiCo has outlined plans to cut more jobs in...

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Domestic and imported pear prices have also increased

According to the forecast published by the Central Statistical Office in December for 2025, the pear harvest in Hungary decreased by 17.5 percent compared to the previous year. Its imports...

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MLBKT: BMI seasonally adjusted value for January: 49.3

The January 2026 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased from 54.0 points in December. In January, respondents reported a contraction in the manufacturing industry compared to the previous month, the Hungarian...

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ESG obligations: communication can become a major stumbling block

With the exception of the very largest companies, Hungarian businesses have been granted significant extensions and relief in meeting their ESG obligations. At the same time, for many companies this...

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RASFF raises alarm – summary of Hungarian cases in 2025

According to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), more than 240 risky products had to be taken into account in Hungary in 2025. The cases affecting...

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A Mastercard Európában elsőként vezeti be az UEFA Champions League digitális passion kártyát az OTP Bankkal együttműködésben

Budapest, February 2, 2026 – Mastercard and OTP Bank announced that Europe’s first UEFA Champions League digital passion card image is now available to OTP Mastercard cardholders. The new card...

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Swiss watch exports rose 3.3 percent in December and fell 1.7 percent last year

Exports of Swiss watches grew by 3.3 percent in a year, to 2.1 billion Swiss francs in December, and fell by 1.7 percent to 25.6 billion francs last year overall,...

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The Earth is warming faster than models can track – air pollution has so far masked the true severity of the situation

The pace of global warming has accelerated dramatically: the average temperature of the Earth is already 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels – it seems inevitable that we will overshoot...

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Randstad: 44 percent of companies expect an increase in net sales

44 percent of the Hungarian companies surveyed expect their net sales to increase this year, 35 percent expect stable sales, and only one tenth of the companies expect their revenue...

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Large Generation Z research conducted: They are sensitive to overload

An uncertain future, conscious young people, and the question of how the world of education and work is preparing for it. Uncertainty is almost a natural state in the lives...

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Tokaj-Hegyalja University is already the second most popular viticulture and winemaking training institution in the country

According to the admission statistics of the Education Office, by 2025, Tokaj-Hegyalja University has become the second most popular institution in the country offering undergraduate viticulture and winemaking engineering after...

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MME: It is worth placing bee hotels to help protect pollinating insects by the end of February

In a call published on Monday, the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association (MME) asks the public, farmers and local governments to prepare and place bee hotels to help protect...

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We are more tired than we think – what weighs on Hungarians the most?

The accelerated pace of life, the constant adaptation and the reasons for uncertainty are now seriously testing not only our general well-being, but also our mental health. While mental well-being...

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Hungarian apples are safe and of high quality

Hungarian apples are not only safe, but also of excellent quality, which is guaranteed not only by the growing conditions, but also by regular and very strict food safety rules...

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EU: European fruit and vegetable sector faces a very uncertain year

Weather extremes and unpredictable market developments are posing serious challenges for the sector. According to Stefano Lo Casto, owner and sales director of Italian Lo Casto Srl, the European fruit...

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