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Aluminum can is the future! – HELL and XIXO set an example to multinational companies
Thanks to HELL ENERGY Hungary’s environmentally conscious strategy, the proportion of environmentally friendly tin aluminum products in its portfolio has been increased to about 95 percent in the last five...
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A slaughterhouse, a meat processing plant and a pig farm were established in Ormánság
Three settlements in Ormánság joined forces to implement public employment sample program. Within the public employment sample program, a slaughterhouse, a meat processing plant and a pig farm were established...
Read moreExports outpaced imports again
In August, exports increased by 2.6 percent in euro terms and exports grew by 1.3 percent year-on-year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Wednesday. The external trade balance...
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Budapest Water World Meeting begins on 15 October
In a week’s time, the most important diplomatic event of the year, the Budapest Water World Meeting 2019 will take place. The conference aims to bring together global policymakers, water...
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What kind of workplace do Hungarians want today?
There is a general contradiction in recent national research, which shows that workplace expectations are in many cases determined by employees’ living conditions rather than by generational differences. According to...
Read moreThe AB InBev would expand in Asia
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer company, owning Budweiser, wants to gain a majority in Asian markets, but local breweries currently dominate the domestic market – origo wrote after CNBC....
Read moreCzech retail sales continued to grow
In August, retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 3.7 percent year-on-year. In July, the figure was 7 percent- according to the Czech Statistical Office in Prague. In August...
Read moreIKEA builds a store in Slovenia
IKEA will also be present in Slovenia: it will begin building its first store there in October, which is expected to be completed within a year- the Swedish company, one...
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Cake of Hungary – Competition Announcement 2020.
The Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association will announce the “Hungarian Cake” competition for the year 2020. The application is still open and confectioneries can be nominated outside the regular members of...
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Hungarian and Swiss hotels dominate the Central European TOP 10
Condé Nast Traveler has announced the results of this year’s Readers’ Choice, which lists the best hotels in Central Europe. However, the region has been transformed this year, as Switzerland...
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Spar Gran Canaria Invests €5.5m In Warehouse For Fresh Produce
Spar has announced that it has invested €5.5 million in a new fruit and vegetables distribution centre in the Canary Islands. The distribution centre, located in Mercalaspalmas, will boost Spar Gran Canaria’s...
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Carrefour opens first fully automated store
In collaboration with tech start-up AiFi, Carrefour has opened its first automated store in its headquarters in Massy. Separately, the retailer has said it has extended the use of blockchain...
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Alibaba To Stop Sales Of E-Cigarette Components In The US
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba said on Wednesday it will stop selling e-cigarette components in the United States, amid growing regulatory scrutiny and reports of lung disease and some deaths linked...
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Magazine: What I don’t have, you bring to the table
On 5 September the members of Trade Marketing Club and POPAI Hungary Association gathered in the BKIK building. The event’s title was ‘X, Y, Z in a different way: How can...
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KSH: prices increased by 2.8 percent in September
Consumer prices increased by 2.8 percent on average in September, compared to a year before. Compared to August prices increased by 0.1 percent – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced...
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There are hardly any people who wouldn’t care what stores are near their home
There are hardly any people who are not interested in what shopping options are available in their area, and even the vast majority of them go there – according to...
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15 years together! – A huge, unique birthday campaign from Lidl
Lidl Magyarország is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year and is launching a large-scale birthday campaign from 3 October to 30 October with a grand prize of 15 years worth...
Read moreThe Hungarian honey market is in trouble
Due to falling European demand and the cheaper Ukrainian, Romanian and Bulgarian competitors, there is no demand for Hungarian honey – Világgazdaság Online reports. Although accurate data on honey production...
Read moreNational chief veterinarian: swine fever was detected in about two thousand wild boars since April last year
African swine fever has been detected in about two thousand wild boars in Hungary since the disease appeared in April last year – the national chief veterinarian told M1 news...
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The best recipe is worth one million: Soproni is once again announcing a competition for domestic brewers
The 2nd Sopron Beer Competition, this year with a special beer type, hop lager, the best home brewer can win. The winner of the competition will be one million forints...
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The optimistic sentiment in the feed market may end
The Hungarian feed industry is prospering, but storm clouds are gathering. Animal health risks are constantly present and market players are prepared to deal with them, but as Bujdosó Tünde,...
Read moreJohn Kingman takes over Tesco Bank
The UK retail chain appoints John Kingman at the head of the company’s financial sector, who will thus become non-executive director of Tesco Bank’s board of directors – origo wrote...
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The Ministry of Agriculture is announcing a new support program for storm damage
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) has set up a new support program worth 600 million HUF to mitigate the storm damages of recent months – the ministry announced on Monday....
Read moreRethinking plastic packaging – towards a circular economy
We want to help build a circular economy in which we not only use less plastic, but also ensure the plastic we do use can be reused, recycled or composted....
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Investor sentiment in the euro area has worsened to a more than six years nadir
Investor sentiment in the eurozone plummeted to a more than six years low in October as central bank stimulus measures failed to ease recession fears. According to the monthly survey...
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When will you reach the peak with the help of your dietary supplement?
There are more than 10,000 dietary supplements available in the Hungarian market. How can a product stand out from the crowd? It can be a great advantage if clinical studies...
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