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KSH: the decline in agricultural prices accelerated in June
Date: 2014-08-15 12:30:19
The decline in agricultural prices accelerated further in June. After the 14.9 percent decline of May it became 15.8 percent in June, compared to year earlier. The price growth of...
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Revenue from OTC products increased to 77 billion HUF in the first half of the year
Date: 2014-08-15 12:10:55
The retail sales of nonprescripted products (OTC products), increased by 7 percent to about 77 billion HUF during the first half of this year compared to last January-June – om...
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Magazine: Social media trends in the FMCG sector
Date: 2014-08-15 12:10:24
What does social media can give that digital media tools can’t? Three things: interactivity, being viral and potentially unlimited opportunities. ‘Facebook is more important than television’ – announced Nestlé in...
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Expert: the Russian import ban strenghtens the decline in prices in the Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2014-08-15 12:00:11
The Russian import ban amplifies the decline in prices on the agricultural products market in Hungary – Lukács László agricultural expert, former executive director of the Dairy Board told MTI...
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Fifteen thousand packs of cigarettes were seized in Tiszabecs
Date: 2014-08-15 11:00:12
At least fifteen thousand packs of cigarettes – presumably smuggled goods – were found in a house and in a car in Tiszabecs – the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Headquarters wrore...
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Small shops’ share is above the average
Date: 2014-08-15 08:45:44
Like-for-like growth was 6 percent in spice retail value sales in December 2013-March 2014. Sales valued at approximately HUF 5 billion and volume sales were up 4 percent. The 401-2,500m²...
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Analysts: more than 3 percent annual GDP growth is expected
Date: 2014-08-14 12:20:54
The gross domestic product (GDP) increased over the expectations this year in the second quarter. According to analysts interviewed by MTI GDP can expand more than it was expected earlier....
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Europeans like the Hungarian corn
Date: 2014-08-14 12:00:28
One of the most dynamic culture of the domestic production of vegetables is corn. The largest growing area of the continent can be found in Hungary. The growing demand towards...
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This year, only fifth of the wheat was grown from controlled seed
Date: 2014-08-14 11:55:51
Good quality controlled seed was sown on only the fifth of the lands in Hungary, which according to the Gabonakutató Nonprofit Zrt. (Cereal Research Non-Profit Co.) can reduce the quantity...
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Next year, the farmers have to meet the requirements of greening
Date: 2014-08-14 11:45:36
The farmers should be prepared to meet the requirements of greening in 2015 – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) draws the attention. The information of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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U.S. retail sales stagnated in July
Date: 2014-08-14 11:30:28
In July, retail sales in the United States have not increased compared to the previous month – the United States Commerce Department announced. Retail sales have not increased in July...
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The rainy weather badly affects the Italian wine production
Date: 2014-08-14 11:08:23
Due to the rainy weather, the Italian wine production is expected to be considerably lower than in the previous year, however, the vintage will be excellent at some wine regions...
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Online Retail Index was down
Date: 2014-08-14 09:42:39
According to the GKI Digital – arukereso.hu Online Retail Index survey, online retailers hope for a 15-percent expansion from last year’s HUF 133-billion turnover. They are optimistic despite the fact...
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The analysts expect a slow growth in consumer prices
Date: 2014-08-13 12:10:17
The rise in consumer prices may remain slow in the coming months, but inflation may accelerate at the end of the year – analysts told MTI. The analysts expect higher...
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Magazine: The dawning of a new era in television watching
Date: 2014-08-13 12:07:16
According to the eNET-Telekom ‘Report on online economy’ conducted in April 2014, 79 percent of regular internet using adults also do something else while watching TV. 27 percent of these...
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The winners of the fifth tobacco shop tender were announced
Date: 2014-08-13 11:40:52
The results of the May 13 tobacco shop tender were announced. A total of 70 concessions were sold. Originally 88 concession rights were announced for 20 years and 659 applications...
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Tax inspectors stormed the pubs
Date: 2014-08-13 11:38:35
Large-scale, coordinated inspections were carried out by the National Tax and Customs Authorities in the capital. At the end of last week, the inspectors visited 32 frequented restaurants at the...
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The Chinese companies can benefit from the Russian food bans imposed on the West
Date: 2014-08-13 11:35:46
Some Chinese companies deliver food products directly to Russia which may benefit tremendously from the export ban imposed on the Western countries by Moscow. The China Daily reports that the...
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The NÉBIH continues the summer food inspections
Date: 2014-08-13 11:32:23
During the almost 4000 controls, the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) imposed 37 million HUF fines in the first stage of the summer inspections. The monitoring will continue until...
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Magazine: It is a digital world
Date: 2014-08-12 12:54:07
The Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that by 2015 there will be more mobile phone subscriptions then the population of the Earth. In the last twelve months the number of subscriptions...
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KSH: the decline in consumer prices has stopped
Date: 2014-08-12 12:00:42
In July, the inflation rate was 0.1 percent, after in the previous three months consumer prices declined, compared with a year earlier. Compared to June, the prices rose by 0.2...
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NAK: the warm, humid weather differently affected the crops
Date: 2014-08-12 11:55:14
The hot and humid summer weather differently affected the crops. It had a unfavorable affect on winter wheat, while on maize and sunflowers it had a positive impact – the...
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More than 145 thousand cash registers were installed to the system of the NAV
Date: 2014-08-12 11:45:27
The Ministry of National Economy (NGM) is not working on a proposal to extend the deadline of the support of the cash register replacement currently. The Ministry of National Economy...
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The VIMOSZ agrees with the postponing of the catering regulation
Date: 2014-08-12 11:35:05
The Federation of the Travel and Tourism Employers (VIMOSZ) agrees with the delaying of the new catering regulation. Gál Pál Zoltán, the president of the organization in his communication sent...
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MAGOSZ: the new support system helps the family farm
Date: 2014-08-12 11:30:24
The changes in the support system was occurred in favor to increase the competitiveness of the small, medium sized family farms – Jakab István, the president of the Hungarian Farmers'...
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A good year in agriculture
Date: 2014-08-12 09:40:19
According to the latest market report of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI), beef production in the European Union is expected to rise by 1 percent to 7.45 million tons...
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It is free to accept Euros, but it is not easy
Date: 2014-08-11 12:50:20
No special permission is required to accept euros in a retail shop, but certain tax policy regulations had to be kept – the expert of adózóna.hu warns. It is important...
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Moody's: economic growth is accelerating next year
Date: 2014-08-11 11:50:40
Year 2014 is expected to be below the average in terms of world economic growth, but the outlooks for the next year are better – Moody's Investors Service predicted in...
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The harvest begins on 11 August in Sopron
Date: 2014-08-11 11:30:16
Thanks to the good weather the harvest of the Irsai Olivér grapes will start in the hottest vineyards near the Fertő Lake in Sopron on Monday. The Taschner Bor- és...
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Ukrainian grain is invading the markets
Date: 2014-08-11 11:25:25
In recent weeks the grain exports of Ukraine has accelerated. This is partly due to the record harvest and the earlier than usual started harvest, but the fact that because...
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