Events
KSH: Food industry sales prices increased by 5.4 percent
In October 2025, industrial producer prices were on average 1.8 percent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 0.9 percent and export sales by 2.2 percent compared...
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The number of HÍR trademarked products has continued to increase
At the 11th Day of Producers’ Communities, nine new applicants with fifteen products have been granted the right to use the Traditions – Flavours – Regions (HÍR) certification mark. With...
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Poultry meat exports increased, pork exports decreased
By the end of September this year, poultry meat exports increased, while pork meat exports slightly decreased compared to the same period in 2024 – according to the latest summaries...
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Coface: After this year’s weak growth, acceleration may come, but the Hungarian economy is vulnerable
The Hungarian economy may gradually accelerate after this year’s weak performance. After the 0.5 percent expansion expected in 2025, a 2 percent GDP growth can be expected in 2026, according...
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The Hungarian food industry can take a new direction with automation and energy efficiency
The profitability and productivity of the Hungarian food industry continue to lag behind the EU average. The sector currently ranks 25th out of 27 member states in terms of energy...
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NGM: Moody’s continues to recommend Hungary for investment
Moody’s has once again confirmed Hungary’s Baa2 sovereign debt rating, so the credit rating agency, like Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings, continues to recommend our country for investment –...
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NGM: another step to strengthen the Hungarian dairy sector
The government is taking another step to strengthen the Hungarian dairy sector: in addition to the 50 billion forint credit line previously allocated to the domestic dairy sector, it has...
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Students from Lencsés and Kecskemét won the OKOSTÁNYÉR® National Knowledge Test
Four hundred more people registered for the Knowledge Test organized by the Hungarian Dietitians National Association than last year. More than 1,400 teams from 266 schools registered for the competition,...
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Hungary is at the forefront of the fight against food waste
Reducing food waste and improving water management play a key role in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change, stated István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at the Zero Waste Foundation’s...
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Food waste in Hungary has dropped by a third in eight years
According to a 2024 survey by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), Hungarian households throw away an average of 21.5kg of food unnecessarily each year, which represents a 35%...
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Comprehensive tax changes from 2026: significant relief, new benefits and stricter tax requirements
Next year, comprehensive tax changes will come into effect that will affect the population, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large corporate actors. The primary goal of the amendments is to...
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The decade of uncertainty
Ipsos has surveyed the opinions of people in more than 40 countries in its study “The Uneasy Decade – Reshaping Society, Technology and the Global Economy”, with the goal of...
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AM: Development of Hungary’s most valuable water snail habitat has begun
A development worth around 610 million forints from European Union funds will significantly improve the condition of the natural habitat of the Kács brook snail, which is found only in...
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IFA 2025: Haier Europe shapes the future with AI
IFA Berlin once again gave an insight into the latest developments and the future of innovation in household appliances on 4-9 September. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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Therapeutic cuteness or “crisis plush” – Labubu is the “little man’s Hermès bag”
My daughter is almost 11 years old and now, sitting on the crest of her 3rd or 4th “plush wave” with her, I wonder why these toy fads that appear...
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Retail sales in Germany fell in October
Retail sales in Germany fell month-on-month and growth slowed year-on-year, according to a report by the German statistics office, Destatis, on Friday. Retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in October...
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István Nagy: Hungarian agriculture will be Europe’s top by 2030
Hungarian agriculture and food industry will be Europe’s top by 2030, the 15-year construction has laid the foundations for further development – István Nagy said on Tuesday in Budapest, at...
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István Nagy: the future belongs to family farms
The future belongs to family farms, and development and technological modernization are the answers to market challenges – said the Minister of Agriculture in Dunaharaszti on Thursday, after visiting the...
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Auchan To Operate French Supermarkets Under Intermarché And Netto Banners
Auchan Retail plans to operate its French supermarkets as franchises under the Intermarché and Netto banners. Auchan will operate the stores via a new autonomous legal entity, and the plan...
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TUTSZ Salon at the Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality
On November 28, 2025, the Association of Tourism Developers and Consultants held the TUTSZ Salon in the theater hall of the Hungarian Trade and Hospitality Museum of the Hungarian National...
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Ritter Sport strengthens its international business with U.S. expansion
German chocolate maker Ritter Sport has taken a decisive step in its global growth strategy by establishing its own sales subsidiary in the United States. The family-owned company from Waldenbuch...
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Forest management model project begins in Pilis Park Forest
A forest management model project has begun in Pilis Park Forest within the framework of the HUSK Biosphere Reserves cross-border program, supported by the Interreg Hungary-Slovakia Cooperation Program, the Pilis...
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Alimentaria+Hostelco strengthens its international leadership with a 41% increase in global offerings
Alimentaria+Hostelco, the leading international platform for food, beverages, food service and hospitality equipment, and one of the main international benchmarks for the sector, will return to Fira de Barcelona’s Gran...
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Jenő Rácz showers his wife with cold sausage
The renowned chef represents top gastronomy in his restaurant, but within the walls of his home he leaves fine dining behind and settles for a cold hot dog. Sometimes even...
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NNGYK: Drinking water is safe to drink in Hungary
According to the newly published drinking water quality assessment of the National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) for 2024, drinking water is safe to drink and of good...
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Márton Nagy: the government expects 2-3 percent growth next year
The new central pillars of the government’s economic policy are the 3 percent loan programs, the continuous tax cuts and the reconstruction of the 14th month pension, with which GDP...
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After three months of increase, the GKI Business Index corrected back in November
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – conducted with the support of the EU – the business sector’s outlook barely changed in November, while consumers expressed slightly...
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Conscious choices instead of reactions: what matters to European consumers today
According to data from the YouGov Household Panel and the Behaviour Change research, while some consumers feel that the financial pressure on them has eased, others continue to face persistently...
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KSH: in October, the number of guests increased by 11 percent and guest nights by 10 percent compared to a year earlier
In October 2025, almost 1.7 million guests spent 3.8 million guest nights in tourist accommodation (commercial, private and other). The number of guests was 11 percent higher and the number...
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NGM: domestic tourism is booming in autumn – tourist traffic increased by 11 percent in October
Hungary’s popularity among both domestic and international travelers is growing steadily, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) stated on Thursday. Citing recent data from the Central Statistical Office, the NGM...
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