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GVH’s eyes set on cartels
Date: 2016-01-06 10:00:12
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) organised a press conference to introduce Cartel Chat, an online service that can be used anonymously and safely to get in touch with GVH about...
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Food industrial applications from mid-February
Date: 2016-01-05 11:40:19
The food industrial applications can be submitted from 15 February. The supports aim to facilitate improvements in an amount of 151 billion HUF – Kis Miklós Zsolt, Minister of State...
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Speculation and overproduction move the grain prices
Date: 2016-01-05 11:30:57
Nearly 70 percent of world’s cereal production will be wheat and corn this year. Because of the previous high prices many people interested towards the grain section of the commodity...
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The Tokaj Trading House may become profitable
Date: 2016-01-05 11:20:47
The four-year development plan of the Tokaj Trading House will be brought to the government in these days. On the basis of the plan, the company will be profitable by...
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Free mobile app shows the sugar content of meals and drinks
Date: 2016-01-05 11:18:35
A new free app by Public Health England and National Health Service can track how much sugar a drink, food or dessert contains. They urge parents to use the new...
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Agricultural primary producer cards to be renewed
Date: 2016-01-05 11:17:59
The agricultural primary producer cards will be renewed. Instead of the paper cards card-based ID cards will be introduced, the new system has been successfully launched – the president of...
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MNB study: external capital involvement is not popular among the Hungarian SMEs
Date: 2016-01-05 11:15:52
The Hungarian and European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reluctant to involve external capital and new joint owners, despite they obtain funds increasingly difficult, after due to the crisis...
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Hungarian chimney cake conquers Florida
Date: 2016-01-05 11:10:01
The foreign newspapers wrote about an another Hungarian gastronomic venture; after the sconery in New York and San Francisco, the Hungarian chimney cake conquers Florida – hvg.hu wrote. Gulyás Anikó...
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KSH: employment indicators continued to improveme
Date: 2016-01-05 11:09:45
In September-November 2015, the number of employees increased by an average of 118 thousand to 4 million 273 thousand. Compared to the previous year, it is a 2.8 percent increase...
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Milk shortage may occur in Texas
Date: 2016-01-05 11:08:59
After recent storms, fifteen thousand cows have died, the others weren't able to be milked. A milk shortage is expected in Texas. Dairy farmers in West Texas were hit hard,...
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0.2 percent euro area inflation in December
Date: 2016-01-05 11:05:26
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to edge up 0.2 percent year-on-year in December of 2015, the same as in the previous month but below market expectations, preliminary estimates...
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Who buy online and how do they do it?
Date: 2016-01-05 11:00:09
A survey by GKI and Árukereső reveals that the popularity of online shopping is growing in Hungary. By the end of the year the number of online buyers will exceed...
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Environmental protection product fee modified
Date: 2016-01-05 10:51:21
Those who decide to manage waste themselves can pay the fee in a simpler way, vehicle manufacturers and distributors can play a flat rate and foreign companies that sell products...
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More confident consumers at our Balkan neighbours
Date: 2016-01-05 10:09:08
Nielsen’s GrowthReporter follows FMCG sales trends every three months in 21 countries. Let’s see what the situation is at our neighbours in the Balkans. Romania: FMCG volume sales grew 6...
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Excellent results in online retail
Date: 2016-01-04 11:30:04
The Hungarian e-commerce increased by twenty percent this year, compared to the previous year – tozsdeforum.hu quotes the compilation of Világgazdaság. Among the companies surveyed by Világgazdaság, the online sales...
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EU fruit and vegetable applications to come
Date: 2016-01-04 11:28:52
In the next few months several EU fruit and vegetable applications to will be released that can increase the productivity of the agriculture sector further – Tresó István, Agricultural Development...
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The Hortobágy fish farm increased its production
Date: 2016-01-04 11:24:14
The Hortobágyi Halgazdaság Zrt. increased its production and sales this year – the CEO of the company told MTI on Tuesday. Simon Károly told that this year about 1,500 tons...
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The season preparations may start earlier for the tobacco producers
Date: 2016-01-04 11:16:23
The season preparations may start earlier this year for the tobacco producers, compared to last year mainly in the eastern Hungarian region – the president of the Hungarian Tobacco Farmers...
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US companies dominate the Top 100 rankings of Handelsblatt
Date: 2016-01-04 11:14:32
US companies dominate the world's one hundred most valuable companies ranking list, compiled and published by the German financial newspaper Handelsblatt traditionally at the end of the year. In this...
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German GfK consumer sentiment index improved in January
Date: 2016-01-04 11:02:50
The GfK economic research institute’s German consumer sentiment index for January increased compared to the previous month. According to GfK, the consumer sentiment index for January increased by 9.4 points...
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Constitutional protest was issued against the draft law restricting smoking in Romania
Date: 2016-01-04 11:00:02
33 senators issued a constitutional protest against the draft law that would ban smoking in enclosed public areas in Romania – the Mediafax news agency published. Though earlier Klaus Iohannis...
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Association of Hungarian Brewers: new members
Date: 2016-01-04 10:35:25
The Association of Hungarian Brewers modified its articles of association in the second half of October, so that small and medium-sized Hungarian breweries can also become members. Heineken, Borsodi and...
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Magazine: It started this year and continues next year
Date: 2016-01-04 07:40:14
After 32 grants this year another 40 funding opportunities will be announced next year by the Prime Minister’s Office, within the framework of the HUF 1,300-billion new Rural Development Programme...
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The OKSZ expects an increase in retail sales this year
Date: 2016-01-01 11:55:28
According to the data released so far it is clear that a retail trade closed a favorable year last year, and the upward trend will continue in 2016 as well...
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Horticulture closed an up and down year
Date: 2016-01-01 11:30:29
Sour cherry rotting on the trees, less apples, new horticultural subsidies and the downsides of the public employment program characterized year 2015 for horticulture. The sector closed an up and...
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Sausages and champagne were the two most popular products during New Year's Eve
Date: 2015-12-31 11:25:12
Sausages and champagne remained the two most popular products during New Year's Eve in Hungary –the supermarket chains informed MTI. In the stores of Tesco, a significant part of the...
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Nébih: quality champagnes on the domestic shelves comply with the regulations
Date: 2015-12-31 11:10:06
The quality champagnes on the shelves of the domestic stores complied with the regulations – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) announced the results of its investigation. The professionals...
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Production prices in September: +1.2 percent
Date: 2015-12-23 10:08:32
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in September 2015 agricultural production prices increased by 1.2 percent from the level of September 2014. The price of vegetable products increased 8.5...
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Cooperation between NAK and the government
Date: 2015-12-23 10:06:37
Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér and NAK president Balázs Győrffy signed a cooperation agreement in the domains of public employment and water resources management. The two parties will focus more...
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NGM: an additional 30-40 billion HUF EU support is expected by the end of this year
Date: 2015-12-22 11:05:56
The Ministry of National Economy announced before that the evaluation of the first round ended in August. During the first round nearly 400 projects won by 57.7 billion HUF support....
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