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The sowing of corn and sunflower has started
The sowing of corn and sunflower has started in Tolna County. The farmers plan to sow about ten percent more, compared to last year, while the winter wheat acreage has...
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No agriculture without strong horticulture
The Hungarian agriculture cannot exist without a strong horticultural sector – Czerván György, Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture spoke about the importance of the sector at the...
Read moreThe MNB authorized the creation of a Moscow representation of Eximbank
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) authorized the creation of a representation of Eximbank in Moscow. The decision can be found on the MNB's website. Szijjártó Péter Foreign Economic Relations...
Read moreRetail sales increased last year in Slovakia
On an annual basis, retail sales in Slovakia grew by 3.4 percent last year. The total amount of Slovakian retail sales was approximately 18.9 billion euros – the analysis of...
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A French MP would fight against food waste by taking home the leftover
The doggy bag is almost unknown in France. A French MP would fight against food waste with the introduction of a bag, in which the leftover could be taken to...
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Easily spreading online content is the key to loyalty building
In the digital age shoppers participate in retailers’ loyalty programmes not if they get coupons, but they do so if they get related content that is exciting and fun –...
Read moreLondon analysts: within ten years, consumption may doube in Central Europe
Household consumption is becoming a more and more important driving force in the growth of the Central European EU economies. On the basis of the current trends, the consumer market...
Read moreThe favorable international economic environment can improve the sustainability of growth in Hungary
The improving international economic situation can have a positive impact on the external conditionality of the economic growth in Hungary. It can improve the Hungarian economic growth sustainability – the...
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The European Commission has suspended the payments
The European Commission (EC) has suspended the payments of the first three priorities of the Economic Development Operational Programme. The European Commission has suspended part of the interim payments from...
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The DélKerTész has taken measures to guarantee food safety
The Board of Directors of the Cooperative of the Gardeners of the South Plains (DélKerTész) took several measures to guarantee food safety standards at its meeting last – Ledó Ferenc,...
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The Bread of the Hungarians: the last meal donation was started off to Transcarpathia
The truck carrying the last flour donation was set off to Transcarpathia last Tuesday under the Bread of the Hungarians program. The 20 tonnes of flour donations will be transported...
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Satisfied exhibitors, satisfied visitors
According to survey results, 9 out of 10 Fruit Logistica exhibitors were of the opinion that from a commercial point of view their participation was successful. 45 percent of them...
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Successful innovations – Part 2
What makes certain innovations successful and why do others disappear from stores? According to a global study conducted by Nielsen, those who want to put a new product on the...
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Greening online too
The Greening Manual for Farmers can now be downloaded from the chamber’s website. It is a well-known fact that the conditions for receiving agricultural subsidy change as of 2015. Meeting...
Read moreGfK: households spent more on consumer goods last year than before
According to the Retail Analyses research of GfK, the households spent more on consumer goods last year than before. According to the summary sent to MTI on Tuesday, the population’s...
Read moreMorgan Stanley: household consumption is the engine of the Hungarian economy
The GDP can grow by 3.5 percent this year in Hungary, after last year's 3.6 percent, Morgan Stanley’s recent analyst predicts that the increase is mainly supported by the domestic...
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KSH: the agricultural producer prices fell by 8.1 percent in February
Due to the 7.9 percent deline in the price of vegetable products and the 8.5 percent price decline of live animals and animal products, the agricultural producer prices prices were...
Read moreWomen purchase more in webshops than men
The webshops are never close, you do not have to stand in line and shop assistants do not give a weird look when we go back to see the chosen...
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750 billion HUF EU research and development funds for Hungary until 2020
It is scheduled that 750 billion HUF will come to Hungary directly to innovation, research and development until 2020 – Pálinkás József, Head of the National Office for Research, Development...
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Commercial fishing to be ceased in natural waters
Commercial large-scale fishing to be ceased in natural waters. From 2016 commercial fishing licenses cannot be extended – the Parliament decided on Tuesday. The law expands the definition of fishing...
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The agricultural support decree for small producers has been published
The decree of the Minister of Agriculture on the agricultural support for small farmers was published – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told. Those farmers are eligible for support, who...
Read moreBeer production increased last year in the Czech Republic, due to the growing export
The Czech breweries brewed 19.65 million hectoliters of beer last year, 2.3 percent more than in 2013 – the Association of the Czech Brewers announced on Tuesday in Prague. While...
Read moreA pair of spotlessly mangoes were sold for 300,000 yen in Japan
A deep pocketed Japanese department store shelled out an eye-watering 300,000 yen (2,500 USD) Monday for a pair of mangoes, a record price for the second year in a row....
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Sales of household chemicals and cosmetics rose
Last year sales of household chemicals and cosmetics rose 13 percent in value and 8 percent in volume in stores with a floor space between 201 and 400m². There were...
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An optimised product assortment can increase sales
Product selection is a key element of every retailer and manufacturer’s strategy: it influences many important decisions from price to promotions, from innovation to consumers’ store choice. To illustrate this,...
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Salary replaced job security as the top priority
For Hungarian employees salary was the most important job choice factor already in 2014 – reports Randstad, but if current international trends prevail this can become even more dominant in...
Read moreMore than ever possibilities to prohibit the cultivation of products containing GMO
The Member States of the European Union will be given more than ever unprecedented legal opportunities to prohibit the cultivation of plants containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in their own...
Read moreApiary is one of the most successful sectors of the Hungarian agriculture
Hungary is well-known and recognized worldwide, due to its outstanding honeys, thanks to the work of twenty thousand Hungarian beekeepers. Apiary is one of the most successful sectors of the...
Read moreThe EU Parliament's Health Committee would indicate the nutritional value on alcoholic beverages
The European Parliament took a first step last month when it called on the European Commission to draw up legislation requiring such labelling by 2016. Adopted by 63 of the...
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The expectations of the domestic SME are almost the same
The business confidence literally stagnated in the first quarter of the year. The K&H SME confidence index that is indicating the domestic SMEs' expectations for one year is currently -14...
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