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Magazine: Less money available to pay workers for extra hours
In the last four years those who work in retail trade did 30 percent more overtime. Meanwhile the salary costs of employers increased by 40 percent, HUF 180 billion – informed...
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The Széchenyi Program Office supported the delivery of 1000 billion HUF EU funds
The Széchenyi Program Office contributed in the delivery of 1000 billion HUF EU funds, which is about 40 percent of the 2488 billion HUF EU subsidy allocated to the Hungarian...
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Hundreds of thousands of fake chocolates were seized by the financiers
More than 30 million HUF worth fake confectionery were seized by the financiers near Lajosmizse – the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) informed MTI. Fehér Andrea, the press officer...
Read moreGerman foreign trade broke all records last year
The value of Germany’s exports and imports has risen to all time record level last year, reflecting the strong growth of the German economy and the world economy. According to...
Read moreRetail sales grew by 5.6 percent in 2017 in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, retail sales grew by 5.6 percent in a year-on-year comparision, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ). Calendar effect adjusted (two workdays less than in 2016)...
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Most of the announcements affected fruits and vegetables in the EU
Last year, a total of 2930 reports were submitted to the RASFF at the EU level, according to the recently published summary of the European Commission, and 88 percent of...
Read moreRomanian retail sales grew by 10 percent
The volume of Romanian retail sales grew by 10.2 percent in the first ten months compared to the same period of last year, according to the Romanian National Statistical Institute....
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Alternative foods are offered by European scientists
Europe’s scientific academies say that urgent action is needed in the area of nutrition and nutrition safety: Europe needs to change its dietary habits to avoid hunger caused by climate...
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Magazine: Print media is more efficient and reliable than social media
Higher trust drives higher purchase intent. According to a recent study commissioned by NewsMediaWorks, consumers trust advertisements and articles published in daily papers more than those in other media channels....
Read moreNGM: Retail sales are rising for 54 months
Retail sales have been rising steadily for 54 months – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 news channel commenting on the latest...
Read moreThe European Commission is expecting a a GDP growth of 3.7 percent for this year and 3.1 percent for 2019 in Hungary
The European Commission has published its winter economic forecast for the European Union as a whole and for each Member States. In the recent assessment of the economic and financial...
Read moreThe SME development strategy is under shaping
The SME development strategy that helps the development and the growth of the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is under shaping – Balogh László, Deputy Minister of State of...
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The extreme weather may cause great damages to agriculture again this year
The effects of climate change also increase the sensitivity of the plants. In this context, only last year, Generali paid for nearly 1,500 agricultural damages: for example, the insurance company...
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Japanese love edible shelled bananas
Consumers from all over the country have traveled to the southwest of Okayama specifically for edible shelled bananas. And although a special banana’s costs 6 USD (1,500 HUF) a piece,...
Read moreDynamic growth in retail sales continues
Retail sales will increase in the next few months at a rate similar to last year, according to analysts interviewed by MTI. On the basis of the data released by...
Read moreAnalysts: Foreign trade impoves
Although the surplus of the foreign trade balance declined in October, the turnover grew significantly, according to macroeconomic analysts interviewed by MTI. Suppan Gergely, analyst of Takarékbank pointed out that...
Read moreNébih: No swine fever virus has been detected in Hungary so far
The presence of the virus of the African swine fever (ASP) has not been detected so far in Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed it to...
Read moreFM: The success of agriculture depends on adaptation
The success of Hungarian agriculture depends on whether digitalisation can be used, how quickly it applies the most up-to-date computing techniques and precision management – the Parliamentary Minister of State...
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The Food Bank saved more than 9,000 tons of food last year
Almost 400 trucks, 9300 tons, and 5.2 billion HUF worth foods were saved by the Hungarian Food Bank Association last year, helping to more than 300,000 needy people. In its...
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EBay expects that in the first months of 2018, more businesses will start trading online
New Year is often a period of new beginnings. This is true even if we plan to launch an online business – according to eBay’s survey. The data shows that...
Read moreConsumers to be free to order online
In the future, consumers will have the freedom to choose where they can order via the net, because online retailers can not refuse their purchase intention on the basis of...
Read moreRomanian retail sales volume grew by 10.7 percent last year
Last year, the volume of retail sales grew by 10.7 percent compared to the previous year in Romania – the Romanian National Statistical Institute announced on Monday. Sales of non-food...
Read moreMost executives are optimistic, but IT developments may stagnate
The Rentasystem has released its fourth annual survey on IT investments and financing background of the domestic SMEs and large companies. This year, the survey also covered production equipment and...
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Magazine: Swedish cuisine has its own treasures
Although Scandinavian cuisine isn’t the best-know in European gastronomy, we get the chance to try some typical Swedish dishes in the restaurants of IKEA stores. The Swedish like meat very much...
Read moreKSH: retail sales increased by 4.8 percent last year
Together with the 4.7 percent increase in December, retail sales grew by 4.7 percent last year as a whole, compared to the previous year. According to the calendar effect adjusted...
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NMHH: the number of product placements has increased significantly
According to the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH), the number of product placements increased by 75 percent in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period of...
Read moreThe Seed Association published a 92,000 HUF net price per tonne for sealed seed of spring cereals
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and the Board of Products has published a net price of 92,000 HUF per tonne for sealed seed of spring cereals. According to the interbranch...
Read moreBisnode: The most risky industry is the food industry
Last year, the number of termination procedures affecting business companies fell by 9.3 percent, thus initiating one-seventh fewer payment procedures – according to Bisnode Magyarország Kft.’s latest analysis of last...
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Special Hungarian fruit varieties to be promoted
The vote initiated by the Hungarian Horticultural Propagating Material Nonprofit Kft. (MKSZN) promotes special Hungarian fruit varieties – was said on M1 news channel on Sunday. Kasztovszky Zoltán, Managing Director...
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