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E.ON launches electric vehicle chargers at 123 Hungarian ALDI stores
According to the agreement between the energy company and the supermarket chain, electric vehicle filling station installed and operated by E.ON will be available in 123 ALDI parking lots. The...
Read moreThe number of guest nights increased in Romania
Between January and November last year, the number of guest nights in Romania rose by 5.9 percent compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian National Statistical...
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Sticker to protect the fruit from rotting
Food waste is a huge problem all around the world, and some estimates suggest that 52 percent of crops arot before it reaches consumers at all. A malaysian company, however,...
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(HU) MONARC Mandula- és paradió-válogatás az ALDI-nál
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Read moreRetail sales continue to thrive
Retail sales in October increased by 6.4 percent. Calendar effect adjusted increased by 5.5 percent, compared to the previous year, according to a second estimate of the Central Statistical Office...
Read moreNielsen: domestic retail turnover is stable
Retail performance is stable all across Europe: the steady consumer confidence and low inflation have also contributed to the 3.7 percent growth of the third quarter of 2018. Compared to...
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We intend to spend four thousand forints more on Christmas gifts
In 2018 Hungarians will spend more, on average of 56 thousand forints on Christmas gifts, compared to last year. We buy gifts for seven people per head and spend on...
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Job festival ticket under the Christmas tree. The time of useful gifts has come!
With Christmas approaching, every parent is looking for the perfect gift for their child, even ifthe kid has actually grown up. Instead of a newer smartphone, it is possible to...
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Tesco’s National Christmas fondant map is ready
What do Hungarian buyers like? Chocolate truffles or jellie Christmas fondants? Sweet or dry champagne? In most households do poppies, or walnuts, go to the table at Christmas time? Tesco’s...
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Two-thirds of customers have been involved in quality problems
According to Vatera’s recent survey, positive experiences of the past and evaluations on the sellers and shops boost customer confidence the most: • During the traditional and online shopping, two-thirds...
Read moreThe Századvég has upgraded the growth expectations for this year and for the next year
The Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt. has upgraded its growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019. For 2018 instead of the previous 4.4 percent, 4.6 percent is forecasted, while for 2019, 3.9 percent...
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The LG beer making system to be showcased at CES
LG Electronics (LG) will introduce its new capsule beer making machine, the LG HomeBrew at the 2019 CES. The winner of this year’s CES Innovation Award, makes home craft beer...
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We even offer courses for Christmas
While in Hungary still books, toys, fragrances, electronic products, and clothing are the main gifts, more and more people surprise their loved ones with gifts that can help in self-development...
Read moreGerman business sentiment on a two-year low
In December, the German sentiment index of the Munich-based ifo Institute for Economic Research declined to a much lower than expected level, to the lowest of the past two years....
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NAV liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) liquidated a luxury store disguised as a storehouse in Baranya – the press officer of the South Transdanubian Regional Criminal Directorate told MTI...
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Zalakaros celebrates the anniversary of becoming a spa
Today, Hungary can only take part in the international tourism market with quality services, quality infrastructure and with highly trained professionals. Zalakaros as one of the top five baths can...
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Magazine: ‘When you communicate, think about your brand and not your company!’– Péter Geszti
RaM Colosseum was the venue of Péter Geszti’s GPS 2.0 marketing seminar for SMEs on 9 November. Mr Geszti started out by saying that no matter how big a company...
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Eat more vegetables and fruits!
On average, only 262 grams of vegetables and fruits per day are consumed by a Hungarian, including families with small children. With this amount, we are the last in the...
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SPAR prepares for New Year’s Eve with more than 400 tons of frankfurters
SPAR Magyarország’s own meat plant prepares for New Year’s Eve with more than 400 tons of frankfurters. In this time of the year, the demand for traditional and non-alcoholic sparkling...
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CBA helps twenty families in need
On 25 October Hungarian-owned retail chain CBA, having teamed up with the Hungarian Interchurch Aid, donated HUF 50,000 worth of parcels to 20 poor families each in Orosháza, with food...
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The Hungarian Advertising Association elected a new president
Gulyás János, Managing Director of the Wavemaker Hungary Kft. is the new president of the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) between 2019 and 2021 – the association told MTI on Monday....
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The MNB will issue new 500-forint banknotes from 1 February
One can pay with the old version of the banknotes until 31 October 2019 – the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) told MTI on Monday. They also noted that with the...
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There will be lots of toys under the tree
This year at Christmas, Hungarian children can expect 2-3 different toys and games, the majority of the parents to spend more than 10,000 HUF – according to the research of...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: Hungary request greater share of EU research and development resources
Hungary calls for greater share of CEE funding from EU research and development sources – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said in Brussels on Monday, after the EU Agriculture and...
Read moreThe NAIK issued an agricultural storybook
The National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center (NAIK) has launched an agrarian storybook to promote the agricultural profession and the agrarian lifestyle – Gyuricza Csaba, director of the center told...
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The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest EU member states declined but remains huge
Although last year, as in previous years, the gap between the richest and poorest countries in the European Union, Luxembourg and Bulgaria has became somewhat smaller, but there is still...
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Inflation decreased in the euro area
In November inflation declined more than expected in the euro area, according to the final figures of Eurostat, published on Monday. In November, inflation declined to its six months low...
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KFC marketed firewood scents like fried chicken
The KFC marketed firewood scents like fried chicken. Burning on fire, the product sparks the company’s well-known scent of 11 herbs and spices – origo wrote after Fox News. KFC’s...
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