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How much will the worker’s loan repayment be?

Already in the first days, there was significant interest in the bank’s worker’s loan. A worker’s loan with state support, previously unseen on the Hungarian market, is also available at...

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Sándor Czomba: The number of registered job seekers has not been this low since the change of regime

According to data from the National Employment Service, in December 2024, only 220.8 thousand people were registered as job seekers, which is a decrease of more than 4 thousand people...

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Oatly Announces Closure Of Singaporean Facility

Oatly has announced the closure of its Singaporean facility, as the oat drink-maker seeks to reduce future capital expenditure needs. The Singaporean facility forms part of the company’s Europe &...

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German shoppers open to biometric payments

According to a recent Mastercard survey 43% of German consumers are open to paying with biometric identification at in-store checkouts, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year. Currently...

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One of Hungary’s largest podcast market players is being renewed

The entertainment audio platform Podpad.hu, launched by Atmedia in 2021, will be completely renewed, and will continue to be available to listeners for free under the name atalon from January...

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Lidl Opens First ‘Outlet’ Store In Czechia

German supermarket chain Lidl has opened its first ‘outlet’ store in Czechia, located in Prague’s Štěrboholy Retail Park. Lidl’s ‘outlet’ format offers non-food products at huge discounts. The discounter operates...

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Sunflower prices remain high

Oil World experts expect a global sunflower seed harvest of 53.9 million tonnes in the 2024/2025 marketing year, down 9 percent from 2023/2024. Russia’s harvest was 9 percent (16.9 million...

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Orange prices up 10 percent

According to a December report by the European Commission, the EU’s orange production could increase by 8 percent to 6.18 million tonnes in 2024 compared to a year earlier. According...

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Foot-and-mouth disease has appeared in Germany

Foot-and-mouth disease has reappeared in Germany after 37 years. The disease was detected in three free-ranging buffaloes in the state of Brandenburg. Nébih draws attention to the need for increased...

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Own webshop or online marketplace?

In a growing number of countries there is a trend of online marketplaces offering a selection of various private labels in one place. This article is available for reading in...

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Bird flu has reappeared in Hajdú-Bihar County

The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) has detected the presence of bird flu virus in Hajdú-Bihar County. The eradication of the affected goose herd has been...

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The loan portfolio of agriculture and the food industry also decreased

The loan portfolio of corporate enterprises in the national economy increased by 3.5 percent to HUF 12,741.0 billion in one year. Within this, the value of foreign currency-based loans increased...

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Carrots and parsley root are also in demand on the domestic market

Although carrots and parsley root are everyday products for us, their production requires special knowledge and technology. At the same time, domestic producers, in addition to serving the domestic market...

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Quick commerce booms in India as consumers seek faster deliveries

The demand is particularly high amongst younger consumers. Quick commerce in India is rapidly transforming the retail industry, with growing demand for fast delivery of daily essentials, according to GlobalData....

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REWE Group Revamps Digital Loyalty Programmes

REWE Group has announced a new format for its digital loyalty programmes for both REWE and Penny customers, leveraging data-driven technologies to better deliver personalised offers. According to the retailer,...

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Lactalis to close factory in Zambia

The dairy group has cited “market dynamics”, according to a government minister. Lactalis has decided to shut a factory in Zambia, the country’s government has said. The dairy group has...

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KSH: retail turnover in November exceeded the same period of the previous year by 4.1 percent and the previous month by 0.6 percent

In November 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover increased by 3.7 percent according to raw data, and by 4.1 percent adjusted for calendar effects, compared to the same period...

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NGM: Public confidence is apparently starting to return

The government is working to improve the economy so that families can manage with more money and thus consume more – this is how the Ministry of National Economy (NGM)...

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Fidelity Outlook 2025: The US is ready for reflation

The Republicans’ landslide victory in the November election has significantly changed the economic outlook for 2025. For much of 2024, we considered a soft landing in the US as our...

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GKI analysis: We are further away from eurozone membership than we were 10 years ago

Hungary committed to adopting the euro when it joined the European Union. Below, we analyze the fulfillment of the four key criteria required for joining the eurozone. The budget deficit...

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Sixfold difference between settlements – Development of net earnings in 2023 by settlement

The GKI examined the development of net earnings by settlement in 2023. This year, real earnings decreased, but this was not uniform by settlement. Net earnings were highest in the...

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We spent nearly one hundred thousand forints on food during the holiday season

Christmas preparations determined the turnover of the Kifli.hu online supermarket in December 2024. The demand for home baking, premium products and special holiday dishes was outstanding, but the purchase frequency...

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FAO’s global food price index fell in December

The global food commodity price index fell in December, driven by lower international sugar prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today. The FAO food...

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MNB: inflation will rise temporarily, but may remain within the three percent range in 2025

Inflation in Hungary will rise temporarily in the coming months, but will mostly remain within the 3 percent target range for the whole of 2025; from the second half of...

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Eurozone inflation rises to highest level since July in December

The eurozone inflation rate rose for the third consecutive month in December, according to the first estimate based on preliminary data published by the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, on...

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Bank360: Important financial changes are coming in January 2025, here is the list

It is difficult to list how many changes will occur in our everyday finances from January 1, 2025. Bank account fees will increase, the maximum APR for loans will decrease,...

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AM: Producer protection will be renewed from January 1st

From the beginning of the year, new rules promoting fair business relations will improve the position of small farms and producers vis-à-vis buyers. Thanks to the producer protection package, farmers...

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BMI: Moderate expansion in December

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) seasonally adjusted December value is 50.6. Compared to the previous December monthly values, this year’s value is lower than the long-term average for this month...

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Applications are now open for the Environmental Protection Award

The Association of Environmental Service Providers and Manufacturers recognizes the activities of the most outstanding professionals in the field of environmental protection every year. With the Environmental Protection Award, which...

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Csaba Balázs Rigó: the GVH imposed fines of more than four billion forints this year

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed fines of more than four billion forints this year, the organization’s president said in an interview published in Magyar Nemzet on Saturday. In...

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