Market News
Record sales of smartphones in the world market last year
Date: 2016-01-28 11:01:57
More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2015, which is a new record for the the sector with Chinese handset makers racking up the biggest gains, an industry...
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Pécs: the General Assembly voted to purchase the necessary land to build a new market hall
Date: 2016-01-28 11:01:33
At its Thursday session, the General Assembly of Pécs voted for the submissions for the land acquisition of the new market hall in Pécs. To buy the about 14 thousand...
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Sales concentration
Date: 2016-01-28 10:48:14
Between December 2014 and July 2015 praline sales exceeded HUF 14 billion, growing by 3 percent from the base period; volume sales stayed put. From confectionery sales pralines’ is the...
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Magazine: Catalysts of the burnout syndrome
Date: 2016-01-28 07:57:07
Today I am writing about how to speed up burning out… My view is that the risk of physical and mental burnout is encoded in one’s communication. Probably passive communication...
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Dairy Product Board: tax reduction is required to help the sector
Date: 2016-01-27 11:55:46
The Dairy Product Board said that in order to help the dairy sector the first and most important step is to reduce the VAT on drinking milk to 5 percent....
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A new surtax may come
Date: 2016-01-27 11:53:24
Designed along the lines of the Polish retail surtax, the Hungarian government may decide about a new measure during the spring, which would provide a more proportional burden sharing for...
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FM: prevails in prices to reduce the VAT of pork
Date: 2016-01-27 11:50:34
Due to the VAT reduction, the price of pork declined at the dominant retail chains, but not at all the smaller trading firms and butcher shops – the Minister of...
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CBRE: Hungarian commercial properties were sold in a record value last year
Date: 2016-01-27 11:40:55
Last year, real estate investors bought commercial properties in Hungary in a record amount of 745 million euros, which is 60 percent higher than in 2014, while the real estate...
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Farmers bought agricultural machinery in a value of more than 100 billion HUF last year
Date: 2016-01-27 11:22:50
Last year, the farmers bought agricultural machines in a value of more than 100 billion HUF – the Minister of Agriculture told on Wednesday in Budapest at the opening ceremony...
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The modification of the vine-growing sector regulation reduces administrative burdens
Date: 2016-01-27 11:20:11
From 1 April 2016, the issue of certificates of origin will be electronically available at the mountain judges. In this context, due to the electronic filing, a certified copy of...
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People over 45 pay by credit card the most commonly
Date: 2016-01-27 11:20:08
Almost three-quarters of the middle-aged, 45 and 60 year olds pay by credit card, while 58 percent of the under-30s, pay with credit card in Hungary – according to the...
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Workania: last year two-thirds of job seekers found new jobs within three months
Date: 2016-01-27 11:10:25
Last year, two-thirds of job seekers found new jobs within three months – according to the latest survey of the Workania jobs portal. 36 percent of respondents in the first...
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Online: shower gel and mineral water are the top picks
Date: 2016-01-27 10:49:25
Nielsen asked consumers in 60 countries which products (from a list of 72) they intend to buy online in the following 6 months. In general more consumers plan to purchase...
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The Nébih tested thirty-three kinds of butter
Date: 2016-01-26 11:25:33
The experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested thirty-three different products of nineteen producers. Proceedings were initated in eleven cases – the agency told MTI on Tuesday....
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FM: autumn sowings in good condition
Date: 2016-01-26 11:15:41
The autumn sowings are especially in good shape, the rainy weather had a positive effect on crops – the Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told at...
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The retail surtax would be progressive in Poland
Date: 2016-01-26 11:10:00
The Polish Ministry of Finance published its draft law on the retail special tax on Monday evening. According to the draft released on the ministry's website, the special tax would...
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Simpler dispute resolution via the EU’s online consumer platform
Date: 2016-01-26 11:05:24
In January, the European Commission launched its online alternative dispute resolution platform, which allows simpler, cheaper and more efficient settlement of international consumer disputes – the DLA Piper international law...
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The finest tequila is made of the heart of the agave
Date: 2016-01-26 11:03:34
A few things you do not know about the favorite drink of the Mexicans: Tequila is the inevitable, quality drink of the parties. The finest and one of the cleanest...
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The replacing of the primary producer cards has begun
Date: 2016-01-26 11:01:29
The National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) has begun the exchange the primary producer cards of the small-scale agricultural producers. The National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) will introduce card-based electronic primary producer cards...
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Újpest to build new marketplace
Date: 2016-01-26 10:37:13
Early November they started building a new marketplace, market hall and cultural centre in Budapest’s 4th district, in Újpest. The new 25,000m² hall will open its gates in the summer...
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International action plan against tax avoidance
Date: 2016-01-26 10:00:25
OECD first presented its action plan to fight international tax avoidance at the G20 summit on 8 October. In 2013 OECD published its first report on base erosion and profit...
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NGM: retail trade closed a good year in 2015
Date: 2016-01-25 11:50:47
Retail trade strengthens continuously in Hungary, the growth of turnover has been going on for 30 months. On the basis of the recent data retail trade closed a great year...
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GKI: business and consumer confidence improved in the beginning of the year
Date: 2016-01-25 11:45:54
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI-Erste sentiment index started the year from a level has not seen for almost a year. The business expectations were around their 2015 peak,...
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KSH: Retail sales rose by 4.8 percent in November last year
Date: 2016-01-25 11:40:48
The retail sales volume increased by 4.8 percent, calendar effect adjusted in November last year. According to the raw data, the increase was 4.3 percent, compared to the same period...
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MVH: half of the agricultural subsidies have already been paid
Date: 2016-01-25 11:38:29
According to the president of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, more than half of the funds of the direct agricultural support, 240 billion HUF have already been granted to...
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The JÁSZ-Tész Kft. built a new cooling house
Date: 2016-01-25 11:27:27
The JÁSZ-Tész Kft., distributor of frozen vegetables and fruits expanded its logistics center in Nagyréde with a new cooling house investment worth more than 400 million HUF. The 400.6 million...
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The Nébih closed a bakery in Budapest
Date: 2016-01-25 11:12:15
Due to severe sanitation problems and a total lack of records the Nébih closed a bakery in Budapest with immediate effect. During the inspection more than a ton of pita...
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Fish Sausage: the meal of adventurous gourmets
Date: 2016-01-25 11:03:21
We now know that the fish dishes are healthy, have excellent dietary effect, however domestic consumption grows very slowly. The fish experts find out several varied ways to increase consumption....
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(HU) Magasról indított a GKI konjunktúraindex
Date: 2016-01-25 10:13:15
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KSH: 15.7 percent less grain grown in 2015 than in 2014
Date: 2016-01-22 11:48:42
Last year, 2.6 million tons less, 15.7 percent less grain grew on 132 thousand less hectares (on a minus 4.7 percent smaller area, compared to 2014 – the Central Statistical...
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