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Budapest Bank: nearly third of the domestic SMEs plans to invest this year
The majority of SMEs expect growth in both revenue and profit this year – according to Budapest Bank’s survey conducted among 300 CEOs. Investments are planned by nearly one third...
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NAK: a critical agreement was reached for EU agriculture
After two decades of negotiations, the European Union and the Mercosur countries have decided on a comprehensive trade agreement that will create the world’s largest free trade area. The National...
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Plastic-free July has started
The Plastic-free July has begun, the aim of the initiative is to eliminate the use of disposable plastics – was said on M1 news channel and Kossuth Radio on Thursday....
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A German company produces coffee cups from a coffee grounds
The Kaffeeform coffee cups were born from the brilliant idea of making use of the coffee end product, the coffee grounds – origo wrote. Image: Facebook/kaffeeform These coffee cups are...
Read moreRetail sales grew 7.2 percent in Romania, in the first five months of this year
In Romania, according to raw data, the volume of retail sales increased by 7.2 percent in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period of last...
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The first meat from whaling was expensive in Japan
The first meat from commercial whaling that was refurbished after thirty years was sold at a very high price at an auction in Japan. Fifteen thousand yen (40 thousand forints)...
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Transforming waste into opportunity
Henkel is teaming up with the Plastic Bank, a social enterprise which aims to stop ocean plastic and provide opportunities for people in poverty. New plastic collection centers are now...
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The EP adopted stricter consumer protection rules
At the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, more stringent consumer protection rules were adopted for online purchases. According to surveys, more than one third of the sites...
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Magazine: Experiences motivate shoppers
In connection with the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ competition, Kantar-Hoffmann conducted a qualitative consumer survey with 4 focus groups that consisted of 23-35 and 36-55 year old Budapest...
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Nébih launched a campaign against the waste of vegetables and fruits
The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) launched an awareness campaign against the waste of vegetables and fruits – the authority told MTI on Wednesday. According to the latest research...
Read moreImports increased further
In April, the value of exports in euro rose by 3.8 percent and imports by 7.0 percent year-on-year, the trade balance surplus was 245 million euros, which is 238 million...
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Food Bank: We talk a lot about the harmful effects of food wastage on warming up
We know that if we look at the harmful effects of food waste and consider waste as a country, then America and China would be the third biggest polluter. That...
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The seed plant in Mezőhegyes became a Hungarian state estate again
The seed plant of Mezőhegyes became a Hungarian state estate again. The National Herd Farm purchased its production subsidiary from Limagrain, owned by French producers – the Hungarian company informed...
Read moreTesco is preparing to operate without cash registers
The British Tesco will be the next retail store network that will work without cashier – origo wrote. The purpose of the store chain is to catch up with the...
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Next year, 82 billion HUF will be spent on social children nutrition
Next year, the government will spend more than 82 billion forints on social children nutrition – the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Human Resources told journalists on...
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Euro area private sector growth accelerated more than expected in June
Compared to preliminary data, euro area private sector growth accelerated to a greater extent in June – according to purchasing manager indices. IHS Markit, a London-based financial and economic data...
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The world produces more than two billion tons of municipal waste annually
Worldwide, 2.1 billion tonnes of municipal waste are produced annually, it could fill 822,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to a study by Verisk Maplecroft, a global research company that investigated...
Read moreObesity cause cancer more times than smoking
Obesity, like smoking, is already playing a major role in the four most common types of cancer, a British research organization said. According to the data of the Cancer Research...
Read moreMore and more grain is stored due to the low prices
Due to the persistently low cereal prices, the growers do not want to sell, this is why the storage time and inventories are increasing steadily – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Farmers can...
Read moreKopint-Tárki improved growth forecast
Compared to its March forecast, Kopint-Tárki Institute for Economic Research also increased its forecast for economic growth and inflation in a report published on Tuesday. Instead of the 4.0 percent...
Read moreThe closed garden revitalization program will start again this year
This year, the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) announces a closed garden revitalization program. The municipal governments and their consortias may apply for a non-refundable grant within the 2 billion HUF...
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A mozzarella factory is under construction in Bartusekpuszta
The Komáromi Mezőgazdasági Zrt. is building a mozzarella plant in Bartusekpuszta that will be capable to produce 12 tons of mozzarella cheese per day. The cost of the factory will...
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ÖRT – series of presentations for prevention
With the presentations held at advertising industry companies, the ÖRT leaders bring information on the legal and ethical issues of advertising to the first level of advertising creators. Prevention is...
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Sprite declared war on all forms of mockery and harassment.
The soft drink brand’s “Thirst for Yours” campaign focuses on the Z-generation, young people born between 1995 and 2010. Get to the street, while you know, they’re bouncing behind your...
Read moreBeekeeping Association: heat is bad for apiculture
Extreme heat is not conducive to apiculture because plants are blossoming for a shorter period of time, and bees have to deal with the cooling of the hive as well...
Read moreThe June Purchasing Manager Index decreased
The Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) shows a slowdown in growth, its seasonally adjusted vakue in June was 54.4 points, compared with the 57.9 points in May – the Hungarian Logistics,...
Read moreRail Cargo Hungaria is ready to transport grain exports
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RHC) is prepared for the rail transport of Hungarian grain exports, and the company estimates that this year, approximately 825 thousand tons of grain will be exported...
Read moreGerman retail sales decreased
Retail sales declined in May on the basis of a report from the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, compared to the previous month. In May, retail sales in Germany fell...
Read moreThe rate of rise in consumer prices slowed down in the OECD countries in May
The rate of increase in consumer prices in the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) slowed down in May. In May, average annual inflation in...
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Magazine: Hungarian beer drinkers are sophisticated and like trying new products
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Hungarian Brewers, in 2018 beer sales were up 1.3 percent at 6.29 million hectolitres in Hungary. The top five brewers in...
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