Events
‘Experience cellar’ opens in Szekszárd
Date: 2014-10-01 09:48:20
The Garay experience cellar opened in Szekszárd. The investment was realised from almost HUF 200-million funding from the European Union. Szekszárd’s municipality bought the town’s oldest wine cellar for nearly...
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SMEs investment mood toned down a little
Date: 2014-10-01 09:44:31
Hungarian enterprises’ investment mood toned down a little: at the moment 56 percent of them plan some kind of development. IT developments are the most popular and it is industrial...
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The government pays more than 300 billion HUF EU funds for food development by 2020
Date: 2014-09-30 12:00:01
In the next six years, the Hungarian government pays more than 300 billion HUF EU funds for food development. Kis Miklós Zsolt Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office...
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KSH: the GDP growth in 2013 was 1.5 percent
Date: 2014-09-30 11:55:40
Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) was 29 HUF 846 billion HUF in 2013, which at constant prices (in real terms) is a 1.5 per cent increase compared to the previous...
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MNB: contactless cards are spreading rapidly
Date: 2014-09-30 11:40:17
In the second quarter of this year, the turnover of electronic transactions continued to increase, however, the infrastructure of electronic payments has not changed significantly – the latest payment statistics...
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The NÉBIH seized worm infected eggs
Date: 2014-09-30 11:05:10
More than 380 thousand expired worm infected eggs were destroyed by the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) at an egg packing plant in Bács-Kiskun county – the agency told...
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Novodomszky Éva became the ambassador of the Syngenta Food Avalanche Program
Date: 2014-09-30 11:04:31
The popular TV presenter visited Sopolya in Fejér county, where the harvest of the locally grown potatoes is under way in the scope of the Syngenta Food Avalanche Program. As...
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The Conscious Shopping System helps in planning personalised promotions
Date: 2014-09-30 10:54:43
Laurel Group announced the launch of a retail system that is capable of comprehensive shopping habit analysis. The company developed the Conscious Shopping System from which retailers, shoppers and society...
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Three billion forints more for SMEs’ job creation investments
Date: 2014-09-30 09:52:03
Seeing the great demand the government decided to earmark HUF 3 billion more for the originally HUF 13-billion programme that aims at financing the job creation efforts of SMEs. This...
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Hungary’s first organic beer developed from a 300-millon-forint budget
Date: 2014-09-30 09:49:52
Körös-Maros Biofarm Kft. announced that they finished developing the first Hungarian organic beer from a fully Hungarian HUF 300-million budget. The company also developed a quality control system that is...
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The characteristics of food products must be indicated with a larger font size
Date: 2014-09-29 12:10:23
The mandatory included datas will be indicated with a bigger font size and more noticeable place on the packagings of pre-packaged food products in the future. This will help the...
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The Hungarian developed Laura cash program is used at more than 4000 points already
Date: 2014-09-29 12:00:39
For now the Laura cash register software is used at more than four thousand points after the Hungarian food franchise chain stores also switched to the program – Szabó Ervin,...
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The European Commission announced to restrict the usage of preservatives containing allergens in cosmetic products
Date: 2014-09-29 11:00:34
The European Commission announced to restrict the usage of preservatives containing allergens in cosmetic products. The Board took its decision after the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) proposed prohibition...
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The NAV seized an illegal cigarette storage in Miskolc
Date: 2014-09-29 10:58:21
Hundreds of Ukrainian packs of cigarettes and cut tobacco boxes were found by the finance officers in Miskolc, at the first-floor flat of a block of flats, which is essentially...
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Market hall built in Gyula
Date: 2014-09-29 08:52:48
As part of the government’s farm development programme, the municipality of Gyula built a new 500m² market hall at the town’s marketplace. They received HUF 43 million in funding for...
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State companies’ screening will be completed before the end of summer
Date: 2014-09-29 07:54:57
The Ministry of National Development (NFM) is busy screening state-owned companies under its supervision in order to see whether their operation could be made more efficient. If everything goes according...
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The Hungarian National Trading House Pltd. starts to buy up apples
Date: 2014-09-26 11:40:55
In order to help the apple farmers the Hungarian National Trading House Pltd. starts to buy up apples – Kurucz Éva government spokeswoman informed MTI on Saturday. The state-owned company...
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The grape growers count on sugar help
Date: 2014-09-26 11:30:33
The National Council of Wine Communities initiated that Hungary should ask the European Commission that the domestic wine producers to increase the natural alcohol content of their wines. In other...
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Agricultural products can be dried at a discount gas price
Date: 2014-09-26 11:15:55
Due to the wet autumn the harvest of corn, sugar beets, soybeans, sunflowers are still at the beginning, almost half of the potatoes were harvested – according to the informations...
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Livestock Days in Kaposvár on forty hectares
Date: 2014-09-26 11:08:17
Agriculture is the base of the safe, healthy food production, it has an outstanding role in employment, job creation, in maintaining rural landscape diversity and preserving the environment – Czerván...
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A new shopping center was opened at the site of the legendary Wertheim Department Store in Berlin
Date: 2014-09-26 11:06:50
A new shopping center was opened in Berlin, at the former site of the world famous Wertheim Department Store. According to the investors, the Mall of Berlin will be a...
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Observation zone in Hungary due to the spread of the bluetongue disease
Date: 2014-09-26 11:05:52
On 23 September, the Romanian veterinary authorities registered bluetongue outbreaks 120 kilometers south from the Hungarian border. The observation zone set up due to the disease affects certain areas of...
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Data for companies’ decisions today and tomorrow
Date: 2014-09-26 10:33:27
The importance of high-volume data – Big Data – available at companies may lose from its importance in the next period. These days more information is available than ever before...
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Magazine: How can likes be turned into forints on Facebook?
Date: 2014-09-25 12:26:22
Several major FMCG brands already use Facebook’s advertising solutions in Hungary as well. Gábor Kéri, sales director of Thinkdigital spoke to us about Facebook trends in Hungary’s FMCG sector. According...
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The Pick and the Rába are the best domestic brands
Date: 2014-09-25 11:55:57
The best Hungarian-related brands were given MagyarBrands recognitions for the fifth time. In the business sector, Rába was given the superbrands again, while in the consumer sector Pick became the...
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EY: The Hungarian GDP may grow by more than 3 percent this year
Date: 2014-09-25 11:45:35
The economic outlooks in Hungary have improved further. The Hungarian GDP growth can be more than 3 percent this year, while inthe euro zone, however, a slower growth is expected...
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The town council of Debrecen supports the Debreceni Sausage to be declared as a Hungaricum
Date: 2014-09-25 11:20:36
On Thursday, the town council of Debrecen decided to support the famous pair sausage of Debrecen to be declared as a Hungaricum. Kósa Lajos Mayor of Debrecen in his submission...
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Brazil removed from the World Hunger Map
Date: 2014-09-25 11:00:07
Brazil this week made a major step forward to be recognized as independent economic force. The Brazilian government Tuesday hailed a new United Nations report that for the first time...
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France introduces plain packaging of cigarettes
Date: 2014-09-25 10:58:25
France plans to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes as part of an effort to reduce one of the highest rates of smoking among major European countries. Plain packaging will be...
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Successful Hungaricum festival in Szeged
Date: 2014-09-25 09:33:42
The 7th Hungaricum festival in Szeged was a great success: quality Hungarian groceries, traditional artisan products and our cultural values were introduced to participants, who also had the chance to...
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