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The IT support of the national hail damage reducing system was handed over
The IT support of the national hail damage reducing system was handed over on Thursday in the headquarters of the Hungarian National Meteorological Service (OMSZ) in Budapest. Löwinger Endre, System...
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Hundred tonnes of cooking oil and 48 tonnes of crystal sugar were seized by NAV
Hundred tonnes of cooking oil and 48 tons of crystal sugar were seized by the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV). A food retailer attempted to scam the EU VAT...
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Cabbage consumption reduces the risk of bowel cancer
Certain vegetables, including cabbage, broccoli and cabbage is able to reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer with a special compound. Crustaceous vegetables have long been shown to have beneficial...
Read moreVienna is the most livable city in the world
It is best to live in Vienna all over the world – according to London analysts. After seven years, the Austrian capital has pushed Australia away from the first place...
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Henkel reports strong organic sales growth, further improved margin and higher earnings in second quarter
Sales increase to new high: 5,143 million euros, organic growth +3.5% EBIT* reaches new high: 926 million euros (+1.8%) EBIT margin* further improved: +20 basis points to 18.0% Earnings per...
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It is really worth buying an electric car these days
According to fleet management company LeasePlan’s annual Car Cost Index report, from 21 European countries it is in Hungary that the monthly maintenance costs of electric cars are the lowest....
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Hungarians are eating more consciously than 5 years ago
A representative survey by K&H, conducted with 600 participants, has revealed that Hungarians eat more fruits and vegetables, and more Hungarian-made groceries than in 2013. István Tresó, the head of...
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New type loyalty programmes are needed
According to an international retail loyalty study conducted by EY, with the participation of 130 senior executives, at global level only a small proportion of retailers have managed to make...
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EU ends discrimination against consumers
After a long period of negotiations, the European Union gave green light to the Geo-Blocking Regulation in the spring of 2018. The new regulation addresses unjustified online sales discrimination based...
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Hungarian fruit growers and cereal processing companies can end up in a bad situation
Changes in agricultural prices can cause serious problems for cereal crop processing companies and fruit growers – warns K&H Bank. István Tresó, the head of K&H’s agricultural sector development division...
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Higher vegetable product and lower livestock prices
In June 2018 agricultural production prices didn’t change from the level of June 2017 – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). This situation was the result of vegetable product prices...
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Good first six months for retail trade
In June 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 6.5 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 6.1 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Consumer prices up 3.4 percent in July
In July 2018 consumer prices were 3.4 percent higher on average than a year before. In comparison with July 2017, food prices increased by 3.6 percent. Egg’s price rose by...
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(HU) Minőségi fejlesztések a Chef Marketnél az elégedett vevőkért
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SPAR partner programme: the successful programme is in its sixth year now
Today 158 franchise shops belong to SPAR’s popular and successful retail model, giving work to 1,500 people and realising sales of more than HUF 40 billion. In just one year 25...
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(HU) Nyomonkövetési tréningek a GS1 Magyarországtól
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Kunsági Éden Special
We do believe that it is in Hungary, and especially in the Kunság region where sunflower growing has one of the biggest traditions, going back nearly 100 years. The expertise of...
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(HU) Nőtt az Univer Bébiételek piacrészesedése
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Read moreAnalysts: The KSH announced a better than expected GDP data
The growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter has surpassed analysts’ expectations. Although the seasonally and calendar-effect adjusted figures mainly indicate the maintaining of pace and...
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The Agrarian Chamber launches a campaign to introduce new technologies for melon production
A campaign is launched by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) in September, during which the new melon types and production technologies will be presented to the domestic farmers –...
Read moreThe decline of cereals is slowing down
Grain is still dominant in Hungary’s production structure – Világgazdaság Online wrote on the basis of the publication of the main crop area of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. The...
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AM: the Visegrád countries are calling for stricter actions against unfair distributors
The Visegrád countries are pushing for stricter actions against unfair distribution practices – the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told MTI on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the V4s and the...
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The customer number record has been broken in the ALDI shop in the Sziget
More than 32,000 buyers have visited ALDI’s 375-square-meter store during the first five days of the Sziget Festival, where they could buy at retail prices this year. In the first...
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The Magyarvíz Kft. sold 16 percent more mineral water during the first half of the year
The Magyarvíz Kft. sold 16 percent more bottles of mineral water during the first half of the year than in the same period of last year, the company told MTI....
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Electronic payment is beneficial to everyone at the Cashless Sziget Festival
Financial Awareness Government Strategy adopted by the government is linked in many points to the Sziget Festival, which is the largest music festival on the continent, Hornung Ágnes, Minister of...
Read moreCigarette prices to increase in September
As a result of the EU regulation, a pack of cigarettes will cost 30-40 forints more from September, and in January and July 2019, the excise tax on tobacco products...
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NAV can fine due to the failing of online billing
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) can sanction the failure to provide online account data, and the amount of fines can be 500,000 HUF per account – Sztankó Dániel,...
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Almost half a billion forints logistics development starts in Nagymányok
Almost half a billion forints logistic center development starts in Nagymányok in the former briquetting factory’s service area and the infrastructure of the industrial park will also be expanded. To...
Read moreGrowth in retail sales in July was greater than expected
July retail sales in the United States have become significantly higher than expected by analysts. The US Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that the seasonally adjusted and calendar effect...
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