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Euro area’s unemployment rate is on a ten-year low
Date: 2019-01-09 10:59:14
Ten years ago, the lowest unemployment rate in the euro area declined in November on the basis of the European Union’s statistical office – according to the report of Eurostat...
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FAO: Food Price Index declines in November
Date: 2019-01-09 10:52:35
Globally traded food commodity prices declined in November, led by marked drops for palm oil and other vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations said today. The...
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Magazine: Consumer values and trends appearing in eating habits
Date: 2019-01-09 07:55:39
There are innumerable innovations launched, but the majority of these aren’t successful, e.g. in the FMCG market more than half of the new innovations fail. There are many reasons for...
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Milk prices can rise in the second half of the year
Date: 2019-01-08 11:50:32
In the first days of January, UHT and ESL milk became cheaper in stores by about 11 percent, according to a survey by the Milk Product Council – Istvánfalvi Miklós,...
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Etele Plaza is under construction
Date: 2019-01-08 11:30:34
The Etele Plaza is under construction in the largest multimodal node of the country, which connects several modes of transport, in the immediate vicinity of Etele Square – origo wrote....
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MLBKT: the purchasing manager index increased in December
Date: 2019-01-08 11:26:57
The seasonally adjusted December value of the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) was 54.2 points after the 53.5 points in November. According to the survey, the respondents reported on more favorable...
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KSH: industrial production increased by four percent
Date: 2019-01-08 11:10:10
Industrial production increased by 4.0 percent last November compared to a year before: According to the working day adjusted data, production grew by 3.5 percent, according to the first estimate...
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Hungary is the first to draw EU funds
Date: 2019-01-08 11:06:42
In 2018, the European Commission allocated 4.4 billion euros to Hungary, ie more than 1,400 billion HUF development funds – said Schanda Tamás, Minister of State of the Innovation and...
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Nébih withdrew several oat-based products
Date: 2019-01-08 11:05:29
In recent weeks, several oat-based products have been withdrawn by the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) because of their higher levels of DON mycotoxin than the upper limit of...
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The economic sentiment in the euro area fell to a two-year low in December
Date: 2019-01-08 11:01:06
With twelve months of continuous decline, the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Directorate, DG EcFin Euro Zone Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) reached a two-year low in December. Hungary has the...
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Free beer and ice cream is a reward for cycling
Date: 2019-01-08 11:00:26
In Bologna, Italy, the city administration encourages the public with free beer and ice cream to use bicycles, public transport, or go by foot instead of driving a car. In...
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Magazine: Jó idők, rossz idők
Date: 2019-01-08 07:51:08
Nemcsak innovációban, értékesítésben, hanem – a szélsőséges időjárás miatt – már beszerzésben és termelésben is a maximumot kell nyújtaniuk a gyorsfagyasztott zöldségek-gyümölcsök gyártóinak. Ugyanakkor (csakúgy, mint a többi gyorsfagyasztott kategóriában)...
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KSH: retail sales continued to increase
Date: 2019-01-07 11:59:45
According to the raw data of last November, retail sales increased by 5.3 percent and calendar effect adjusted by 5.2 percent, compared to a year before – the Central Statistical...
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Analysts: retail sales growth may slow down this year together with real wages
Date: 2019-01-07 11:40:49
Analysts interviewed by MTI were not surprised by the slight slowdown in the growth rate of retail sales in November, which was supported by the high base data for the...
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Reverse taxation for cereals to extended
Date: 2019-01-07 11:25:03
The application of reverse taxation in addition to greenhouse gases and steel products to be extended to cereals and oilseeds from 1 January 2022 until 30 June 2022 – the...
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KSH: employment remained close to the peak
Date: 2019-01-07 11:08:59
During the three-month period of last September-November, the average number of employees was 4,494 thousand, 44,000 more than a year before. The employment rate of the 15-64 year-olds increased by...
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AM: Thailand would only restrict imports of poultry from the infected area if there would be an epidemic in Hungary
Date: 2019-01-07 11:05:54
In case of a possible outbreak of avian influenza, Thailand would not restrict the import of poultry products from the whole of Hungary, but “only” from the affected area –...
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E-trade is being developed on the basis of mobile phone data
Date: 2019-01-07 11:05:20
Since the beginning of the year, the most innovative marketing and research company in Poland, Selectivv, has been present in Hungary. ű A recent research by the company can reform...
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German retail sales became better than expected
Date: 2019-01-07 11:03:42
Instead of the decline expected by analysts, the German retail sales increased in November in a year-on-year comparision. On Monday, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported its preliminary data:...
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The pace of consumer price increases slowed down in the euro area
Date: 2019-01-07 11:02:46
The rate of rise in consumer prices in the euro area decelerated to an 8 month low in December, according to a flash estimate of the European Union’s Statistical Office...
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London analysts do not expect recession
Date: 2019-01-07 11:02:33
According to London financial analysts, despite the global growth indicators, the increasing risks and recent stock market losses, they do not expect that the global economy will be in recession...
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The rate of increase in wholesale prices slowed down in Austria
Date: 2019-01-07 11:00:47
The rate of increase in wholesale prices slowed down at the end of the year in Austria, according to a report published by Statistik Austria on Monday. In December, wholesale...
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FAO: Agricultural output growth to keep food prices low over the coming decade, but many uncertainties are ahead
Date: 2019-01-07 10:18:02
Global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15 percent over the coming decade, while agricultural productivity growth is expected to increase slightly faster, causing inflation-adjusted prices of...
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Magazine: Which trade fair to choose in 2019?
Date: 2019-01-07 07:50:05
Szilvia Máté, managing director of BD-Expo Kft. recommends the EuroCIS, ProWein and HOFEX trade exhibitions to Hungarian companies. She told that trade shows have remained important in sales, but both...
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The VAT on ESL and UHT milk is reduced
Date: 2019-01-04 11:55:12
From January 1, the sales tax on ESL (longer-lasting) and UHT (ultrapast-pasteurized) milk decreased from 18 percent to 5 percent, according to the approved legislation – the Ministry of Agriculture...
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PM: neta increased by 20 percent
Date: 2019-01-04 11:40:14
The general public health tax (neta) increased by 20 percent from 1 January , while taxable drinks include fruit spirits, pálinka and herbal drinks are among the range of taxable...
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Sticker to protect the fruit from rotting
Date: 2018-12-20 11:16:33
Food waste is a huge problem all around the world, and some estimates suggest that 52 percent of crops arot before it reaches consumers at all. A malaysian company, however,...
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Retail sales continue to thrive
Date: 2018-12-18 11:55:05
Retail sales in October increased by 6.4 percent. Calendar effect adjusted increased by 5.5 percent, compared to the previous year, according to a second estimate of the Central Statistical Office...
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Nielsen: domestic retail turnover is stable
Date: 2018-12-18 11:50:56
Retail performance is stable all across Europe: the steady consumer confidence and low inflation have also contributed to the 3.7 percent growth of the third quarter of 2018. Compared to...
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