Market News
IWG survey: benefits of hybrid working
According to a recent study by the International Workplace Group, hybrid working offers many benefits for both employees and employers. 36% of employees take less sick leave thanks to the...
Read more
NIÜ: applications are open again for the call to support the innovation capacity of SMEs
Applications are now open for the GINOP Plusz call for proposals to support the innovation capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is co-financed by the European Union, the...
Read more
Anikó Raisz: in addition to the sustainability of agricultural areas, it is also important to manage the situation caused by periods of water shortage
The sustainability of agricultural areas is important for all of us, but it is at least as important to be able to manage the situation during periods of water shortage,...
Read more
Agrometeorology: Soil recharge continues
The lack of precipitation has decreased in the past week, soil recharge will continue for a few more days, and then a drier period will begin – wrote HungaroMet Zrt....
Read more
István Nagy: the government is providing all resources to eradicate the foot-and-mouth disease virus
The government is providing all human and financial resources to eradicate the foot-and-mouth disease virus; nothing can jeopardize the safe food supply – the Minister of Agriculture said in a...
Read more
Nébih tests confirm presence of foot-and-mouth disease in another farm
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed the presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a dairy cattle herd in the settlement of Levél in Győr-Moson-Sopron County....
Read more
Action profit grows 29 %, announces Croatia and Slovenia expansion
Dutch non-food discounter Action has managed to raise its operational profit by 29 % last year, while sales went up 22 %. The chain wants to maintain its growth rate...
Read more
Double-digit online growth in Romania continues
Online spending in Romania reached 11.7 billion euros last year with 7.7 billion euros spent on products. This was an increase of 10 percent. Growth remains strong and is expected...
Read more
Significant help for farmers, damage mitigation support is coming
By the end of March, more than 10 thousand farmers will receive approximately 30 billion forints in agricultural damage mitigation benefits following the damage events that occurred last year. The...
Read more
The GKI business climate index stagnated in March
According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. – with support from the EU – there was no meaningful change in consumer or business expectations in March compared...
Read more
GKI analysis: margin cap – a lifeline for customers, a shackle for the market
Based on the announcement of Minister Márton Nagy, in March 2025 the Hungarian government introduced a new measure, a margin freeze, on certain basic foodstuffs with the aim of curbing...
Read more
The European Commission recommends that EU citizens build up an emergency reserve
The European Commission says the current threats to the European Union require constant preparedness, and the EU executive is therefore recommending that citizens stockpile at home an emergency stockpile of...
Read more
Márton Nagy: the range of products subject to margin stop may be expanded
If prices start to rise for other products not currently subject to the profit margin cap, then “we will expand the range of products covered by the profit margin cap” –...
Read more
GVH: 100 product categories are now available in the online Price Monitor
The online Price Monitoring system operated by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has been expanded with 22 new product categories. Thus, the daily updated prices of 100 product categories, a...
Read more
New cybersecurity regulations: how companies can save millions
In 2025, cybersecurity regulations became even stricter, affecting the conduct of audits and the calculation of supervision fees. The mandatory fees for companies are partly based on revenue, but a...
Read more
Representatives of the Slovak baking industry have rejected the use of EU-approved insect ingredients in their products
The Slovak baking industry has issued a joint statement rejecting the use of insect-based ingredients in its products that the European Union (EU) has classified as suitable for human consumption...
Read more
Bunge to sell European margarines and spreads business to Vandemoortele
Vandemoortele will acquire Bunge’s margarines and spreads business in Germany, Finland, Poland and Hungary. US agri-food giant Bunge is selling its European margarine and spreads business to Belgian food group...
Read more
Industrial condominium as an investment – is the sector on the verge of new momentum?
Hungary’s industrial real estate leaders gathered for the first time at the HAD Real Estate Business Brunch, organized by the HAD Group, to discuss the future of the sector, the...
Read more
Lidl and ProVeg join forces to find innovative cheese alternatives in new startup competition
The winner will have their product sold in selected Lidl in Germany stores under its Vemondo private label, ProVeg announced. (Image source: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick/ Somain/ Lidl (01) / Wikimedia Commons...
Read more
Rice wine waste found to have longevity-boosting properties
Researchers in the Philippines have discovered that the byproduct of traditional rice wine fermentation could have significant health benefits, including anti-aging properties, The Drinks Business reported. Filipino researchers have optimised...
Read more
Hungarian food producers may be in serious danger due to the margin freeze
Following the introduction of the margin freeze, previously strictly confidential information has been made public: supplier prices can now be calculated back to almost anyone. This poses serious market risks...
Read more
Róbert Zsigó: the prices of foods affected by the margin freeze decreased by an average of 17.7 percent
The margin freeze came into effect a week ago, and the prices of the affected foods have decreased by an average of 17.7 percent, said Róbert Zsigó, Parliamentary State Secretary...
Read more
NAV: online stores cannot escape paying retail tax either
Online stores must also pay retail tax if their sales revenue reaches 500 million forints; the tax rate is 0.15 percent for up to 3 billion forints, the National Tax...
Read more
The urgency of climate adaptation is beyond question
Extreme climate and weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. The cost of the resulting damage and losses is $16 million per hour globally. A significant part of this stems...
Read more
Margin stop works, says Márton Nagy
The margin freeze is working, the prices of more than a thousand products have been controlled – the Minister of National Economy emphasized in his video message on Tuesday, adding...
Read more
Celebrity brands, vitamins and green packaging: the drugstore market has taken a new direction
The drugstore market has seen spectacular growth in recent years, driven not only by the expanding range of products but also by the constantly changing needs of consumers. The explosive...
Read more
The average price of this year’s Easter eggs could be around ninety forints
The average consumer price of eggs for Easter could be around 90 forints, which means that buyers can get the food inseparable from the holiday at about the same price...
Read more
Eurobarometer: majority of Europeans would strengthen defence and security
66 percent of all Europeans surveyed, and 63 percent of Hungarian respondents, believe that the European Union should play a more important role in protecting against global crises and security...
Read more
New ATMs may be located here first. The specific list of settlements is on the map
A proposal has been submitted by the Hungarian Banking Association regarding the installation of ATMs. Depending on the size of the settlement, banks would deploy new ATMs in several phases....
Read more
Conservationists’ Association Urges Ban on Genetically Modified Meat
The Hungarian Association of Nature Conservationists (MTSZ) would like to extend the scope of the government’s bill on the ban on laboratory-grown meat, which was submitted to the Parliament in...
Read more