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ZEW’s economic sentiment in Germany and the euro area improved significantly in January
Unexpectedly, investor sentiment in Germany and the euro area has improved dramatically, far from expectations, according to a survey released Tuesday by the ZEW Economic Research Institute in Mannheim. The...
Read moreThe EU Trade Commissioner said that trade relations between Washington and the European Union could be resumed
Trade relations between Washington and the European Union can be restarted – Phil Hogan, European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner said in Washington, to reporters. Phil Hogan said at a press...
Read moreOnline retail sales in Germany reached another peak
Internet and mail order retail sales in Germany reached another peak and reached close to 100 billion euros last year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the BEVH...
Read moreUS pork exports to China could accelerate
Just one day after the US and China signed the first-round trade agreement, the US Department of Agriculture released a report that said US farmers could benefit particularly from the...
Read moreHalf a million children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products in school programs this year
Hundreds of thousands of children will receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products through school milk, school fruit and school vegetables programs. The government will spend a total of 7.81...
Read moreBisnode: the number of Hungarian companies reduced further last year
More than 5 percent more companies were founded and 3.6 percent fewer companies were lost last year, but that was not enough to reverse the decline in the number of...
Read moreThere is a growing demand for homemade pálinka
Initiatives to produce certain quantities of concentrated beverages exempt from tax could be on the agenda again in the relevant forums of the European Union – Tállai András, Minister of...
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Profession.hu: the number of job applicants has increased
According to the summary statistics of the Profession.hu job portal from its own database, the number of applicants for professional work increased the most last year. Profession.hu said in a...
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According to MNB, fuel prices increased inflation
Várhegyi Judit (MNB) explained high inflation in December with the low base effect of fuel prices a year before. According to a report released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
Read moreThe IMF has further worsened its global economic outlook
The IMF has further downgraded its forecast for global growth this year and next year, and revised downwards its GDP growth estimate for 2019, as revised by the International Monetary...
Read moreDutch agricultural exports set a record thanks to increased sales of flowers and pork
According to data from the Dutch Central Statistics Office and the Wageningen Economic Research Center, agricultural exports in the Netherlands set a new record last year, growing by 4.6 percent...
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Are remote workers actually working?
When it comes to answering the question “Are remote workers actually working?” it’s easy to hear some skepticism behind the text. “Working from home” often comes with its own set...
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Magazine: Growing water consumption, dropping waste production
In 2018 the mineral water segment sold 1,260 million litres of bottled mineral water, which represents more than 50 percent of total non-alcoholic drink sales. According to Istvánné Bikfalvi, secretary...
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Trade magazin announces another competition – for a more sustainable future!
Who, what products, services or companies could be the symbols of sustainability in 2020? compete on Your own behalf, or by recommending a colleague or acquaintance if you have done...
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The Milk Product Board has launched its school education road show again
With the name ‘We’ve got milk at home’, the Milk Product Board launched its school education campaign to promote the consumption of milk and to show the positive physiological effects...
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Nielsen: sales of slimming products jumps in January
Sales of slimming products jumped by two digits in January: from December 2018 to January 2019, sales increased nearly 50 percent and 30+ percent, according to Nielsen’s scanned database of...
Read moreSMEs expect export growth
More than half of European SMEs engaged in export business expect more turnover. Nearly third of them expect employment growth and one in two expect an increase in market share....
Read moreAM: generation change in agriculture may give a new impetus
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) would encourage young farmers to take a more active role, partly through the vocational school network of the ministry and through support from the Rural...
Read moreHalf a million children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products in school programs this year
Hundreds of thousands of children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products through the School Milk and School Fruit and School Vegetable programs, which the government spends a total of...
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Euro area inflation reached a six-month high in December
In December, euro area inflation reached a six-month high, according to a Friday publication by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Eurostat’s final figures, the annual consumer price increase...
Read moreConsumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated slightly in January
Consumer sentiment in the United States slightly worsened in January, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data released on Friday, the consumer...
Read moreRecord quantities of counterfeit cigarettes were seized by the Belgian customs authorities
126 million counterfeit cigarettes have been seized by the Belgian customs authorities in Antwerp since the beginning of the year – the Belgian customs authorities announced on Friday. According to...
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Changing consumption habits in the fruit juice market
After record sales in 2015, last year brought a slowdown in the expansion of the fruit juice market. This more moderate performance had to do with the 5-percent average price...
Read moreKSH: pork and fruit prices caused an increase in agricultural purchase prices
In November last year, the annual increase in agricultural producer prices jumped from 2.3 percent in October to 5.2 percent, mainly due to the sharp rise in the purchase price...
Read moreITM: students can acquire consumer awareness education in 70 schools so far
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) has recognized the work of the seventieth educational institution as the Consumer Awareness School. The diploma was handed over by Keszthelyi Nikoletta, Deputy...
Read moreConsuming low fat milk increases the biological age of the adult body more slowly
Adults who consume skimmed milk or 1 percent fat have a slower biological age than those who conume 2 percent or whole milk counterparts – according to a new study....
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You can also determine the market value of companies by their culture
Both investors and the public expect more openness from organizations, according to EY’s global survey made with the involvement of more than 1,000 financial executives. Corporate culture information also significantly...
Read moreThe KKM announces an export promotion program
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and (KKM) announces a 200 million HUF grant application to promote domestic small and medium-sized enterprises on the foreign market – Joó István Deputy Minister of...
Read moreThis is how you can replace our ID card, our passport with a smartphone
According to NETLOCK, an e-signature specialist, the digital wallets enclosed in smartphones may soon replace physically existing documents, leather wallets: a breakthrough in digitalization is predicted for 2020. “For years,...
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