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The National Council of Mountain Villages held a delegation meeting
On May 29, 2018, the National Council of Mountain Villages (HNT) held a delegation meeting in Budapest, where they elected the members of the board. According to their decision, Légli...
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DESPAR stores opened at another five Lukoil filling stations
The opening of grocery stores is encouraging for the filling stations’ sales, according to the experiences of Normbenz Magyarország that is operating 74 LUKOIL petrol stations in Hungary and 18...
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The reconstruction of the Csepel Plaza has ended
The nearly a year long renovation at Csepel Plaza has been completed from more than one billion forints – portfolio.hu wrote. During the investment, the facade of the building was...
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Chatbot at ALDI Magyarország
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt., within the international network of ALDI, and as the first in the domestic food retailing sector, launched its chatbot service on Messenger. The intelligent solution...
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Nielsen: Hungarians visit festivals and sport events twice a year
Typical Hungarian music or art festival goers typically visit one or two festivals annually, are women, have higher education degree and average earnings. Official sports events attract more than two-thirds...
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Ördög Nóri and SPAR present: A Night in SPAR
On the occasion of the Day of Children, Ördög Nóri and SPAR opened an INTERSPAR so that the kids could pick a single gift that no adult could refuse to...
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WHOOSH! with D24!
The non-alcoholic brand of the Dreher Breweries, the D24, after last year’s successful cooperation, supports the SUHANJ! (WHOOSH!) Foundation that shares the joy of movement with the injured and disadvantaged...
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New lubricant margarine from Vénusz
Vénusz presents its new unique lubricant margarine on the Hungarian market, with its specialty that it contains four kinds of roasted seeds – sunflower seeds, nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds...
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Magazine: February brought a 4.9-percent production price increase in agriculture
According to data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in February 2018 agricultural production prices were 4.9 percent higher than in the same period of 2017. This rise was the...
Read moreSwine fever: negotiations to mitigate sanctions
Bognár Lajos, the national chief veterinarian took part in negotiations again in order to alleviate international trade sanctions due to the appearance of African swine fever (ASF) in Hungary –...
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The area of orchard plantations can grow
On the basis of the preliminary data on fruit plantation censuses, the area of orchard plantations can grow by around 17,000 hectares from the current 73,000 hectares over the next...
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KSH: employment grew in February and April
During the February-April period, the average number of employees was 4 million 445 thousand, 67 thousand more than a year before. The employment rate of the 15-64 year olds grew...
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Records broke in mineral water consumption
According to the survey of the Nielsen Market Research, the total Hungarian mineral water market grew by 5 percent in liters in the first four months of 2018 and by...
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METRO AG’s new CEO has Hungarian experiences as well
A new CEO has been appointed as the head of METRO AG. Philippe Palazzi (47) has been a member of the senior management of the company since July 2015. The...
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Milli came up with a rice creme cottage cheese delicacy
It’s not uncommon for Milli – known for its high-quality nutritious milk products – to surprise its fans with special delicacies. This time, the company brought together two great favorites,...
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Alcoholic drink for Japanese teenagers
Coca-Cola is primarily intends its drinks for Japanese teenagers that are unique in the 125-year history of the company. According to the company’s announcement, the three now-debuting citrus drinks have...
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The Russians love Chinese soy
We are envious of the protein content of American soybeans, Americans envy for Chinese soybeans. The huainan soybean has an excellent nutritional content, just the treatment and cleaning of the...
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Analysts: earnings growth accelerated in January surpassing the expectations
Following the increase in minimum wages and the shortage of skilled workers, the KSH reported on a salary increase exceeding the expectations in January. The pace of growth in earnings...
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European consumers are guaranteed better quality organic food by an EU agreement
The Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament agreed on a new system of organic food and organic food labeling. According to the new system under such a trademark only...
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Magazine: Flavours create taste
According to Márta Galácz, managing director of Kotányi Hungária Kft., spice volume sales remained stable in the market, while value sales augmented. Sales developed the most dynamically in the spice mix...
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NAK President: there are still reserves in Hungarian agriculture
“The Hungarian agriculture had successful years, but there are some sectors where there are still big reserves” – the chairman of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told at the...
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Henkel’s three brands were awarded
Henkel Magyarország won the Business Superbrands award for the eleventh time this year. Among the leading brands of Henkel, Schwarzkopf and Persil received Superbrands, while Pattex won Superbrands and Business...
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Mushroom cultivation against breast cancer
School Mushroom Growth Boxes, Pink Tray Calling for the Importance of Cancer Screening and Supporting Disadvantaged Families – only a few of the program elements from the Bio-Fungi Kft., the...
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The turnover of Diego’s home furnishing chain continued to grow
Diego’s home furnishing chain’s sales revenue reached 18.8 billion forints last year, 15 percent more than in the previous year and the company expects a 12 percent increase in turnover...
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The Hungarian-Vietnamese economic relations are expanding rapidly
Hungarian-Vietnamese trade flow grew by 79 percent in 2017, reaching 357 million USD, while growth remained in 2018 – Varga Mihály finance minister emphasized, after talks on Monday in Budapest...
Read moreConsumer confidence in the United States was weakened in May
Consumer confidence in the United States in May deteriorated moderately in May, according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University, whose final results were published on Friday. The...
Read moreBritish agrarian federations will also need EU labor after Brexit
In a joint open letter, the British government has been asked by more than one hundred British federal associations on Monday to ensure that the industry can use EU citizens...
Read moreConsumer confidence has become stronger in the world’s largest economy
Consumer confidence increased in the United States, the Conference Board index improved, after two months it rose again to nearly 18 years in April. The Conference Board’s nonprofit economic research...
Read moreWorld Bank: foreign trade is the easiest from Hungary
Out of the 190 countries, the trading across borders is the easiest in Hungary – according to the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings – mfor.hu wrote. The ranking of the...
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GKI: Consumption of households grows rapidly this year as well
As GDP, earnings and consumption grew faster than previously thought, GKI raised its 2018 GDP growth forecast from 3.8 per cent to 4 per cent. Although the foreign trade surplus...
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