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We intend to spend four thousand forints more on Christmas gifts
In 2018 Hungarians will spend more, on average of 56 thousand forints on Christmas gifts, compared to last year. We buy gifts for seven people per head and spend on...
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Job festival ticket under the Christmas tree. The time of useful gifts has come!
With Christmas approaching, every parent is looking for the perfect gift for their child, even ifthe kid has actually grown up. Instead of a newer smartphone, it is possible to...
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Two-thirds of customers have been involved in quality problems
According to Vatera’s recent survey, positive experiences of the past and evaluations on the sellers and shops boost customer confidence the most: • During the traditional and online shopping, two-thirds...
Read moreThe Századvég has upgraded the growth expectations for this year and for the next year
The Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt. has upgraded its growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019. For 2018 instead of the previous 4.4 percent, 4.6 percent is forecasted, while for 2019, 3.9 percent...
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We even offer courses for Christmas
While in Hungary still books, toys, fragrances, electronic products, and clothing are the main gifts, more and more people surprise their loved ones with gifts that can help in self-development...
Read moreGerman business sentiment on a two-year low
In December, the German sentiment index of the Munich-based ifo Institute for Economic Research declined to a much lower than expected level, to the lowest of the past two years....
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NAV liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya – the press officer of the South Transdanubian Regional Criminal Directorate told MTI...
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Eat more vegetables and fruits!
On average, only 262 grams of vegetables and fruits per day are consumed by a Hungarian, including families with small children. With this amount, we are the last in the...
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The MNB will issue new 500-forint banknotes from 1 February
One can pay with the old version of the banknotes until 31 October 2019 – the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) told MTI on Monday. They also noted that with the...
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There will be lots of toys under the tree
This year at Christmas, Hungarian children can expect 2-3 different toys and games, the majority of the parents to spend more than 10,000 HUF – according to the research of...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: Hungary request greater share of EU research and development resources
Hungary calls for greater share of CEE funding from EU research and development sources – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said in Brussels on Monday, after the EU Agriculture and...
Read moreThe NAIK issued an agricultural storybook
The National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center (NAIK) has launched an agrarian storybook to promote the agricultural profession and the agrarian lifestyle – Gyuricza Csaba, director of the center told...
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The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest EU member states declined but remains huge
Although last year, as in previous years, the gap between the richest and poorest countries in the European Union, Luxembourg and Bulgaria has became somewhat smaller, but there is still...
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Inflation decreased in the euro area
In November inflation declined more than expected in the euro area, according to the final figures of Eurostat, published on Monday. In November, inflation declined to its six months low...
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Magazine: Food industry in the spotlight
In the autumn of 2016 the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) started the Food Industry Panorama programme series: food processing companies can listen to presentations to learn about the latest...
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(HU) GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. részletes előrejelzése 2018-19-re
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Agricultural producer prices increased by more than 5 percent in October
In October, agricultural producer prices increased by 5.1 percent, compared to a year before, following a 6.2 percent rise in the previous month. The price of plant products increased by...
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Nagy István: Hungary’s greenhouse production capacity has been doubled
Thanks to the applications that have been awarded so far, Hungary’s greenhouse production capacity has doubled – the Agriculture Minister said on Friday in Veresegyház. Nagy István said that, in...
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Nébih did not find major problems in case of the examined lemons
Misleading label was found at one of the ten lemon items examined, and one products was labeled incompleted – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI. The Office...
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The third of the annual sales of fish occurs before Christmas
30-32 percent of the annual sales of fish falls during the Christmas period, and we can found a wide range of good quality fish in trade – the President of...
Read moreTobacconists welcomed the postponement of the introduction of unified packaging
The Hungarian Tobacco Dealers Association (MDKSZ) welcomed the amendment of the Government Decree postponing the introduction of the Single Cigarette Packaging Deadline of May 20, 2019 in their communication. The...
Read moreGKI: Hungarian agricultural entrepreneurs are cautiously optimistic
Hungarian agricultural enterprises are looking forward to the new year with cautious confidence, expecting a favorable general food demand and for the favorable evolution of economic regulation, but the economic...
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The number of Hungarian mobile wallet payments exceeded four million
The Hungarians have already paid with mobile phones more than 4 million times, with only one touch in stores – Mastercard told on Friday. The first Hungarian bank mobile wallet...
Read moreGrowth in retail sales were above expectations in the world’s largest economy
In November, retail sales were smaller than in the previous month, but increased above the expectations in November in the US – according to the report of Census Bureau published...
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Megadeals and unicorn IPOs characterize 2018 deal landscape; trend to continue in 2019
Global IPO proceeds rose in 2018, supported by investor confidence, large pools of liquidity, strong valuations and low interest rates. Year-to-date, 2018 has registered 1,359 IPOs with proceeds of US$204.8b...
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Magazine: The busiest street means something else for each brand
On 15 November members of the Trade Marketing Club gathered for this year’s last meeting. The topic was location-related differences and geomarketing research revealing these. Zsuzsanna Hermann welcomed participants and...
Read moreKopint-Tárki has improved its growth expectations
Kopint-Tárki expects this year’s economic growth to be faster than expected. The economic researcher has raised its growth forecast for this year by 20 basis points to 4.8 percent, while...
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A festive season starts with a wide fish selection
This year’s fish production is of the highest quality, the selection is even more abundant than last year, and there is no problem with quantity as well – Lévai Ferenc,...
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Seed sales generate 100 billion HUF turnover
The volume of grain seed produced in Hungary totaled 316.3 thousand tons last year – Világgazdaság Online wrote on the basis of the data of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute...
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