Events
Private label products with Quality Food From Hungary marking
Date: 2014-09-25 08:35:29
Thanks to changes in the Quality Food From Hungary (KMÉ) trademark system, retail chains’ own products can also be recognised with the marking. On 7 August the Tesco store in...
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MobileWallet: the test period has finished
Date: 2014-09-25 08:23:41
Gábor Pukler, president of the Hungarian Mobile Wallet Association announced that the 1-year test period was completed and the MobileWallet service is expected to be launched in retail at the...
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KSH: retail sales in July increased more than projected
Date: 2014-09-24 12:30:31
The Central Statistical Office improved the July retail sales growth from previously projected 2.3 percent to 2.5 percent in its second estimate published on Wednesday. The raw and calendar-adjusted datas...
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Analysts: the positive trend in trade has continued
Date: 2014-09-24 12:10:54
The Secretary-General of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) called the growth in the retail positive and the extent of its as substantial, while the Ministry of National Economy drew attention...
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More and more consumers are always available on the Internet
Date: 2014-09-24 12:00:27
More and more Hungarian consumers who are always available via the Internet, they carry out their affairs through the internet and according to a research they e are significantly different...
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MNB: an amount more than 3 percent of GDP has been used in the framework of the increase loan program
Date: 2014-09-24 11:50:24
The Central Bank’s increase loan program (NHP) contributed substantively to the lending revolution. The amount used until now is more than 1,080 billion HUF, 3.1 percent of the gross domestic...
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Brussels has stopped the support for the storage of cheese
Date: 2014-09-24 11:48:19
The European Commission stopped the support for the storage of cheese with immediate effect on Wednesday. The support was introduced at the end of August, due to the Russian embargo...
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Researchers' Night: award-winning potato varieties are presented in Keszthely
Date: 2014-09-24 11:10:38
The Premium Hungaricum winning potato varieties are presented at the Researchers' Night in Keszthely, while the historical memory of the Celts will be a topic as well. At the Georgicon...
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The spirit mafia caused billions worth damages to the Czech state
Date: 2014-09-24 11:04:56
The so-called spirit mafia caused about 6.7 billion crowns – 75 billion HUF – financial damages to the Czech state with not paying taxes. This is the largest tax fraud...
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A boom in training courses about luxury brand recognition in China
Date: 2014-09-24 11:00:21
Although these trainings helping to recognize the luxury brands are very expensive, the courses have enormous popularity in China, where the demand for these products is increasing. A private school...
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14th Univer Business Golf Championship
Date: 2014-09-24 09:12:32
Perla Service’s 14th Business Golf Championship was organised on 21 June in Bük. Univer has been the main sponsor of the golfing and social event for 10 years. Professional golfers...
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The demands of the elderly are a wake-up call
Date: 2014-09-24 08:19:26
‘Do store equipment and the services offered serve the needs of elderly customers?’ – Nielsen asked consumers in 60 countries, including Hungary, examining 15 factors. In Hungary participants viewed lighting...
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KKM: Hungary to receive 20.56 billion euros cohesion fundings between 2014 and 2020
Date: 2014-09-23 12:20:18
In the current EU budget period, between 2014 and 2020, the total cohesion fundings for Hungary is 20.56 billion euros (approximately 6,385 billion HUF) – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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Kopint-Tárki: economic growth will be around an annual 3.5 percent this year
Date: 2014-09-23 12:10:53
The experts of the Kopint-Tárki Business Climate Research Institute say that the Hungarian economy will expand by about 3.5 percent this year and 2.7 percent next year. The Institute’s projection...
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Fruit and vegetable consumption promotional program started in Northern Hungary
Date: 2014-09-23 12:05:26
The EU program promotes the consumption of fruit and vegetables, which offers cooking and nutrition advices in Poland and in two regions of Hungary in Northern Hungary and in the...
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Pankucsi: new methods against VAT frauds, aeven after the cash register replacement
Date: 2014-09-23 12:00:04
The government may take further measures to fight against VAT frauds. According to the Deputy Minister of State for tax, the exploitation of electronic options can help a lot. Pankucsi...
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A compass to white wines
Date: 2014-09-23 11:42:16
The Ministry of Agriculture has published the White Wine excellences publication for the second time, which presents Hungary’s white wines in an exclusive form. Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture highlighted...
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Increasing amount of smuggled foods in Russia
Date: 2014-09-23 11:41:57
Following the import ban, the amount of food products smuggled from the EU via Belarus to Russia has increased – the Austrian ORF TV channel reports. According to the Russian...
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Record revenue at the Charity Wine Auction of the Buda Castle Wine Festival
Date: 2014-09-23 11:20:52
All time highest charity support was gathered at the Charity Wine Auction of the Buda Castle Wine Festival on 18 September. The objective of this year's Charity Wine Auction is...
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Lower grape yields, lower prices at the Szekszárd wine region
Date: 2014-09-23 11:10:47
Experts expect lower quality and less grape harvest at the Szekszárd wine region than in previous years, where the harvest of Gamay has been started recent days. According to winemakers...
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Closer to Africa
Date: 2014-09-23 09:27:05
nnovation for Africa is a programme organised by the Foundation for Africa and INNOVATIO Management Kft., the goal of which is to lay the groundwork for mutually beneficial and sustainable...
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Hungary’s first trading house in Africa opens in Ghana
Date: 2014-09-23 09:23:26
At the end of July Hungary’s first trading house on the African continent opened in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. The Hungarian National Trading House Zrt. (MNKH) already has...
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The GKI has improved this year's growth forecast
Date: 2014-09-22 12:00:29
The GKI Economic Research Co. has improved this year's economic growth forecast. According to its most recent forecast the GDP in 2014 will increase by 3 percent, and the next...
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Union did not support the Hungarian applicants to withdraw the fruit and vegetable surplus
Date: 2014-09-22 11:50:33
The Hungarian applicants will not receive EU support to withdraw their fruit and vegetable surplus from the markets, because the 125 million euros support amount ran out, so the proposal...
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Constantly expanding lendings to the SMEs
Date: 2014-09-22 11:40:22
The loans are continuously grow at the K&H since the beginning of the year, while growth remains unstable on the overall market. The Growth Loan Program and the long term...
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So far, 150 tonnes of vegetables have grown in 37 settlements in the scope of the Food Avalanche action
Date: 2014-09-22 11:10:13
The local governments that joined to the Food Avalanche Programme have collected 150 tonnes of vegetables in in 37 settlements so far. The collection continues, the crops will be transported...
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Chimney cake festival in October
Date: 2014-09-22 11:05:33
The 2nd chimney cake festival will be held this year in the City Park of Budapest in front of the Vajdahunyad castle between 10 and 12 October, wher concerts and...
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The Day of Coffee is celebrated on 28 September
Date: 2014-09-22 11:04:27
Countless coffee tastings, barista duel, latte art demonstrations will await for the audience at the event called Coffee Day on 28 September at the NU Bor és Bisztronómia in Budapest....
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The MVH in Csongrád county moves to an another location
Date: 2014-09-22 11:02:50
The new address of the Csongrád county Agriculture and Rural Development Office (MVH) will be Fő fasor 16-20, szeged from 29 September 2014. According to the information received from the...
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