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Sixth Wolt Market opens
Only five months after the opening of the first Wolt Market, the sixth unit opened in the Angyalföld neighbourhood of Budapest this April. Wolt Market is basically a shop without...
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Research: these six types of work styles will dominate the office of the future
Based on the findings of global research, a total of six types of typical employees can be distinguished by technological development and the level of flexible work independent of location,...
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Blockchain holds huge potential to disrupt the financial services sector
• Roland Berger study: Blockchain is accelerating the creation of new business models and can help financial service providers reduce costs • Broad-scale adoption set to begin in three to...
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Pre-packaged Tesco fruit and vegetables in recycled packaging
Tesco’s private label (PL) fruit and vegetable selection is now available in 100% recycled packaging. This move is in line with Tesco’s 4R (remove, reduce, reuse, recycle) strategy, and is...
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Henkel’s sales revenue exceeds EUR 20bn
In the 2021 fiscal year Henkel’s organic sales reached EUR 20.1bn – the company announced at the end of February. Compared with 2020, the organic sales growth was 7.8%. Adjusted...
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Márka completes major investment project
In early March Márka Üdítő Kft. ceremonially opened its third production line, and with this step the company’s output increased to 180 million bottles. Márka is now using the ‘ultra-clean’...
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Used clothes in Auchan stores
In mid-March Acuhan took another step in the direction of sustainability: they started selling quality used clothes under the Új Élet by Auchan banner. The carefully selected and disinfected products come...
Read moreITM: Hungarian consumer protection retains its place at the forefront of in Europe
The domestic authority sent the 4th most product alerts to the EU Safety Gate system in 2021, according to data released on Monday; 55 percent of last year’s 162 Hungarian...
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The avian influenza virus appeared in another zoo in Békés County
The presence of the avian influenza virus was confirmed by the laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in Nagykamarás, Békés County, in a breeding goose farm, the...
Read moreThe general government deficit and debt-to-GDP ratio fell last year in the EU
The general government deficit as a share of GDP in the euro area fell to an average of 5.1 percent in 2021 from 7.1 percent in 2020, and the deficit...
Read moreIfo’s German business sentiment index for April has improved
Instead of the expected deterioration, the ifo economic research institute’s business sentiment index in Germany improved in April after falling sharply in March as the outlook worsened as a result...
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Trademark protection: Even a single protection can bring a 10% growth surplus
There are currently almost 15,000 food brands in force in Hungary, which is 27.63% of all brands. In 2020, 13.7% more trademarks were registered than in the previous year, but...
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Never before have so many losses resulted from retail fraud
Data from SAS’s “Point of Sale or Point of Failure” report show that the level of losses from fraud and abuse has never been so high in the retail sector....
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Far more food is thrown out in the world than previously thought
Previous research has all underestimated the amount of food thrown away, according to Dutch researchers, every person in the world has 500 calories of wasted food a day. If that...
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The international education project aims to sensitize primary school students to climate and environmental protection
Where exactly is our Earth’s place in space? Why is climate protection important? How can we protect our planet together for future generations? There are some issues that concern us...
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EY: home office may be a challenge for most offices
Against the backdrop of mounting threat in an era of disruption, the most forward-thinking cybersecurity functions can be critical agents of change. But this will require organizations to foster new...
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GKI economic sentiment index reached its three-year peak in April
In April, GKI’s economic sentiment index jumped to its level in spring 2019, well before the COVID crisis. This level has only been reached in one month since the crisis,...
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In the TalentA Hungary program, three women farmers won more than HUF 3 million
In the TalentA Hungary-2021 education and support program, three women farmers received a gross reward of HUF 3,250,000, the international agricultural company Corteva Agriscience and the Hungarian Women’s Union (MNU),...
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GVH helps market participants prepare for changes in consumer protection
From the end of May, the regulation of unfair commercial practices will be tightened at several points in order to protect consumers, and the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) will help...
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A fish farming system developed with Hungarian participation can increase fish consumption
The Silgen fish farming system, developed by a European consortium under Hungarian leadership, could increase fish consumption, the project leaders said at a press conference of Kseris Tudástranszfer Nonprofit Kft....
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The consumer confidence index improved unexpectedly in the euro area and the EU in April
Instead of the expected deterioration, consumer confidence in the euro area and the European Union improved in April from a low of 22 in March, according to a report by...
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Szentkirályi mineral water school competition supports physical education classes with valuable sports equipment
The Association for the Quality of Physical Education in Szentkirály and the Health-Promoting Quality Physical Education in Hungary for primary and secondary school students has launched a joint competition in...
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One third of Hungarian consumers already take into account the impact of the food they buy on the environment
A 500-person representative survey * commissioned by Danone Magyarország Kft. On the occasion of Earth Day examined the environmentally conscious decisions of Hungarian consumers regarding food and food purchases. The...
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(HU) Így szorulnak ki az egyszer használatos műanyagok a boltokból
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Telex: Omycron clashes with zero-Covid in Shanghai, which could affect inflation in Europe
While much of the world has long since given up the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic in this form, zero remains infected in China as the official target. As a...
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Weekly Macro Calendar – Interest rate decisions, labor market and government finance data are coming
The most important event next week will be the interest rate setting meeting of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) on Tuesday, and this week the Ministry of Finance (PM) will...
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How to prepare your organization for a quantum advantage now
Organizations must prepare for a quantum advantage as technological breakthroughs accelerate the timeline for quantum adoption Quantum technologies promise exponential speed-up over today’s best supercomputers and will bring to market...
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Nébih: the bird flu has again reached Békés and Csongrád-Csanád counties
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in two fattening goose farms in Békés County, a breeding flock...
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Mi Hazánk would encourage self-sufficient agriculture
At a press conference in Budapest on Friday, István Apáti, the party’s vice president, spoke: it is not known how long the Russo-Ukrainian war will last, but if the fighting...
Read moreSzázadvég: the war further weakened the sentiment in April
The sentiment of both households and businesses deteriorated in April: the household index on a scale of minus 100 to plus 100 rose from minus 4.8 to minus 7.5, while...
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