Market News
Invoicing with value limits
Date: 2017-02-28 10:15:06
Those businesses that don’t follow this year’s tax rule changes are risking serious fines – warn the experts of MAZARS. In the past the tax number of a product’s buyer...
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Hungary lost a lot because of the sanctions against Russia
Date: 2017-02-28 10:05:05
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Russian daily Kommersant that Hungary lost USD 6.5 billion because of the economic sanctions imposed against Russia. The minister hopes that...
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Client Gateway risks
Date: 2017-02-28 10:01:00
The tax authorities more and more frequently inform businesses about tax inspections by sending an e-mail via the Client Gateway (Ügyfélkapu) system. The problem is that while these letters were...
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A big gun enters the Hungarian market
Date: 2017-02-28 09:41:49
In November 2016 Spain-based Natur House, one of the most dynamically growing European franchise networks entered the Hungarian market. In Hungary NaturDiet Zrt. represents the healthy and weight loss diet...
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Efficient NAV
Date: 2017-02-28 08:11:36
In 2016 the reformed, customer-oriented National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) put HUF 12,793 billion into the national budget, HUF 31 billion more than originally expected by the government. Secretary...
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Franchise superior 2016
Date: 2017-02-27 21:43:07
On 19 January 2017 the Hungarian Franchise Association announced the eight category winner franchisors and franchisees. András Tóth, president of the Hungarian Franchise Association T.M.: – How do you assess...
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The fall in prices may begin with lettuce and cabbage
Date: 2017-02-27 11:50:13
The high fruit and vegetable prices may be broke down by the appearance of the domestic version of the most cold-tolerant leafy vegetables (salads, brassicas) at the end of March...
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GKI: the growth of the sentiment index stopped in February
Date: 2017-02-27 11:32:58
After a three-month increase, the improvement of the GKI sentiment index has stopped in February. The business expectations have not changed, while the consumer expectations deteriorated slightly. The index fluctuates...
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The Chamber of Agriculture would reduce the VAT rate for cereals to 5 percent
Date: 2017-02-27 11:30:57
The Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) suggests to reduce the VAT rate for cereals to 5 percent if the European Union does not allow reverse VAT payment after 2018. With this...
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EU’s agri-food exports increased significantly in 2016
Date: 2017-02-27 11:30:10
The European Union’s agri-food exports increased outstandingly in 2016, exceeding the previous year’s figure with 1.7 billion euros, reaching 130.7 billion euros – the European Commission said on Monday. According...
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The number of card-accepting terminals may increase with 25-33 percent
Date: 2017-02-27 11:28:52
This year an explosive growth is expected in the number of card accepting terminals – privatbankar.hu wrote. In Hungary, credit card acceptance points appeared with the development of the dual...
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KSH: the improvement in employment came to a halt during the winter months
Date: 2017-02-27 11:05:21
Between November 2016 and January 2017, the average number of employees was 4 million 401 thousand, 161 thousand more than the year before. The data shows a slight decrease of...
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Applicants for rural development receive free assistance
Date: 2017-02-27 11:05:02
The free services of the Széchenyi Program Office were expanded. The applicants of the rural development funds can receive free information and advice on development – the Prime Minister’s Office...
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Nearly 700 million HUF for irrigation water quality research
Date: 2017-02-27 11:02:54
The Ecology Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy, the National Public Health Center, the Agricultural Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and the Smaragd GSH Kft jointly...
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Economic and business sentiment improved in the euro area in February
Date: 2017-02-27 11:00:52
The European Commission’s business sentiment index and economic indicator improved in the euro area in February. A separate business confidence indicator, which points to the phase of the business cycle,...
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A big gun enters the Hungarian market
Date: 2017-02-27 10:05:32
In November 2016 Spain-based Natur House, one of the most dynamically growing European franchise networks entered the Hungarian market. In Hungary NaturDiet Zrt. represents the healthy and weight loss diet...
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NGM: retail sales are expanding for forty-two months
Date: 2017-02-24 11:45:45
While retail sales are expanding for forty-two months, consumption has expanded at a rate has not seen since 2003 in 2016, thanks to improving employment indicators and the low inflation...
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K&H: agricultural enterprises expect growth
Date: 2017-02-24 11:40:33
The majority of agricultural companies expect increase, their investment intentions are also stronger than the investment intentions of other companies, but they expect to face many challenges in the coming...
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FM: 5 billion HUF is given to the farmers to alleviate agricultural damages
Date: 2017-02-24 11:37:47
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) provides approximately 5 billion HUF to 3300 farmers to alleviate agricultural damages, due to the bad weather of last year – the FM told MTI...
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Prime Minister’s Office: rural development applicants can get free assistance
Date: 2017-02-24 11:06:42
The free services of the Széchenyi Program Office were expanded. The applicants of the rural development funds can receive free information and advice on development – the Prime Minister’s Office...
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The University of Kaposvár investigates the effects of a toxin polluting corn
Date: 2017-02-24 11:05:37
The research of the University of Kaposvár investigates the endangering effect of the most common contaminant of corn (fumonisin mycotoxins) on the population. The institution is in collaboration with the...
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Consumer sentiment deteriorated in the US
Date: 2017-02-24 11:04:56
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index fell to 95.7 points in February from the 98.5 points of January. The preliminary value of the index was 96 points. Within the...
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The non-performing loans decreased significantly in the region
Date: 2017-02-24 11:03:18
The stocks of non-performing loans (NPL) in the Central and Eastern European region of non-performing bank loans in 2015 decreased significantly to 49 billion euros, due to the attractive macroeconomic...
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Cisco: mobile data traffic to increase seven-fold by 2021
Date: 2017-02-24 11:02:30
Thanks to continued growth in the number of mobile phone users, mobile video, 4G networks and the Internet of Things, global mobile data traffic should increase seven-fold from 2016 to...
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Oil price increase
Date: 2017-02-24 10:31:54
At the end of last year commodity prices, especially that of oil, continued to increase. Since the price of oil has great influence on the revenues of developing market economies,...
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Technology influences classic retail strategies
Date: 2017-02-24 10:10:30
With the help of Frank Mayer and Associates, let’s examine what the future of retail will be like. 2017 will bring many things to the retail sector, including new programmes...
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Online shopping is comfortable and offers good prices
Date: 2017-02-24 09:18:21
The most important reasons why consumers decide to buy online are comfortable shopping and good prices – reveals a survey conducted every year since 2001 by eNET. In 2015 Hungarians...
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Virtual shopper card for everyone
Date: 2017-02-24 09:13:50
A new smartphone app called Fullcard can manage various loyalty cards and the offers in promotional leaflets, plus its geographical location function helps shoppers to find those offers which are...
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Weekday shopping more important than before
Date: 2017-02-24 09:06:52
Six months after the ban on Sunday trading was abolished, much fewer card payments are realised on the seventh day of the week than before. The latest data from Mastercard...
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