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Black market is a serious threat in Europe
Date: 2013-05-17 10:10:23
The Union of Liquor Producers and Importers of the Czech Republic (UVDL) is urging rapid actions to restrict the alcoholic beverages black market. In its “Remember the methanol!” statement, the...
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The NAV will not punish for the delay if it is unintentional
Date: 2013-05-16 12:15:14
According to the manufacturers the deadline to replace the cash registers seems to be sustainable – Pankucsi Zoltán, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy (MNE) told in the...
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MVH: assessment of the beekeeping support is continuous
Date: 2013-05-16 11:00:24
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (MVH) is continuously assessing the support claims that were submitted on the basis of the Hungarian National Apiary Program – MVH told MTI on...
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Ipsos: Money matters
Date: 2013-05-16 09:02:45
Great consumer insights can inspire powerful product ideas, and ultimately winning concepts and successful innovations. And yet, as marketers increase their expertise at uncovering insights and truly understanding their consumers’...
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ECR, with responsible thinking
Date: 2013-05-15 12:52:51
Transparency, trust, efficiency, a better yet cheaper service are the key topics of the 20 year-old ECR conference, which had been organized by EuroCommerce on 14th and 15th May 2013....
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Hungary's economy has grown compared to the previous quarter
Date: 2013-05-15 12:35:25
Analysts interviewed by MTI considered the first quarter’s GDP data favorable than expected. The data was published by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday. Analysts forecast a positive sequel,...
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Ifo: the world economy situation improved in the second quarter
Date: 2013-05-15 12:10:54
The index reflecting on the state of the world economy has improved in the second quarter – the ifo Institute for Economic Research of the University of Munich announced on...
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KPMG: Hungary is improving its position in the use of EU funds
Date: 2013-05-15 11:17:02
At the end of last year, Hungary was in the middle-field among the ten Central and Eastern European countries, in connection with the usage of the 2007-2013 development funds in...
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The Ministry of Rural Development has changed the rules on organic products
Date: 2013-05-15 11:15:59
In order to increase consumer confidence, the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), amended managing requirements in connection with organic products, the rules of certification, marketing, labeling and controls. According to...
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ECR Europe's annual conference – video
Date: 2013-05-14 13:40:28
Senior executives from 7 retailers and 16 manufacturers attended in November ECR Europe’s first European Leaders Forum, at the head office of Carrefour. The meeting, building on ECR Europe’s new...
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The OTP launches a credit facility for tobacconists
Date: 2013-05-14 12:43:10
OTP Bank has developed a credit facility for the operators of the national tobacco stores. Since than, hundreds of concessionaires inquired at the bank – the financial institution told MTI...
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KSH: inflation slowed further in April
Date: 2013-05-14 12:40:43
The annual inflation rate slowed further in April to 1.7 percent, after the 2.2 percent of March. Compared to March, consumer prices rose by 0.3 percent compared with March –...
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The sowing area of melon has increased
Date: 2013-05-14 12:30:36
The planting and sowing of melon has completed. In 2013, the producers can produce melon on a ten percent larger area than in the last year – Simonka György (Fidesz),...
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Buying retail spaces in Budapest is a good business for Europeans
Date: 2013-05-14 12:15:36
Hong Kong remains the most expensive retail store market of the world. The rents are 150 percent higher than in New York and 400 percent higher than in London and...
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Parragh: the expectations of the companies are moving towards a positive direction
Date: 2013-05-14 12:10:46
After a long time, the expectations of the Hungarian companies are moving towards a slightly positive direction with decreasing uncertainty ratio – Parragh László, president of the Hungarian Chamber of...
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Agreement was born between NAV and the mobile companies
Date: 2013-05-13 11:45:11
Slowly it becomes clearer, which companies will run data connection between the online cashiers and the server of NAV. The tax authorities have concluded the contract with the four domestic...
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Online cash register manufacturers are ready to produce
Date: 2013-05-13 11:41:34
The Minister of National Economy consulted nearly 30 cash register manufacturer on Friday evening. At the meeting, the experts of NAV, as well as the experts of the Hungarian Trade...
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The sown area of soy increased to its five-fold in Veszprém county in the last five years
Date: 2013-05-13 11:11:48
The sown area of soy increased to its five-fold in Veszprém county in the last five years, autumn forage crops are promising – the Veszprém County Government Office told MTI....
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Retail sales increased in the world's largest economy
Date: 2013-05-13 11:07:57
U.S., retail sales rose in April, instead of the expected loss, forecasted by experts. According to the Monday communication of the U.S. Ministry of Commerce, retail sales increased by 0.1...
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It's never wise to buy food if hungry
Date: 2013-05-13 10:41:10
Temptation is lurking around every corner for dieters and many find that shopping for food is fraught with problems. Now researchers have spelt out how disastrous it can be to...
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Onion-cheese chocolate is a success
Date: 2013-05-13 10:14:21
Flavors we in the U.S. might consider strange are becoming ever more popular abroad, which perhaps explains the success of a new cheese and onion chocolate bar sold by Irish...
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Médiapiac 2013: cooperation, new markets and FMCG focus
Date: 2013-05-12 02:51:37
There were more than 400 participants at the Médiapiac (Media Market) 2013 conference and its accompanying event (held for the second time), Research Conference. This the time organiser Mediapiac.com created...
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Fleet tracking with GPS
Date: 2013-05-12 02:39:49
iData Kft. provides tracking and fleet protection services and their iTrack GPS Tracking System is mounted in 13,000 vehicles – we learn from marketing manager Linda Szaladják. Both the tracking...
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Grüne Woche in Berlin (part 3): speculation in raw materials prices
Date: 2013-05-12 02:20:32
Jürgen Fitschen, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank told at Grüne Woche that after a thorough examination they came to the conclusion that the increase in food prices wasn’t the result of...
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Value for money is the most important influence in store choice
Date: 2013-05-12 01:40:32
If the majority of people try to cut down on their grocery spending – according to our first-quarter survey 72 percent of them do – these efforts have a major...
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Direct marketing goes digital, too
Date: 2013-05-11 03:02:05
The Direct and Interactive Marketing Association conducted its DM Sensor research this year too. It revealed that the size of the domestic direct marketing market was HUF 30.8 billion in...
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Hungarian strawberry’s superb performance
Date: 2013-05-11 02:59:03
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) show that 11 percent more cattle was slaughtered in Hungary (calculated in live weight) in...
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50m² and smaller
Date: 2013-05-11 02:48:15
Altogether 17,808 general food stores sell household chemicals and cosmetics too, and 54 percent of them (9,580 shops) have a floor space of 50m² or smaller – 5 percent less...
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Online retail sales will be 200 billion HUF this year
Date: 2013-05-10 11:55:27
2.7 percent of the Hungarian retail sales were transacted through the Internet in 2012 – eNET’s recently published annual survey shows. The 177 billion HUF turnover continues to grow strongly...
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Foreign trade poses a serious potential for SMEs
Date: 2013-05-10 11:42:58
“According to the latest foreign trade datas the value of export calculated in euros decreased by 2.8 percent this March, compared to the the same period of the last year....
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