Events
Hungarians buy the cheaper sausage even for New Year's Eve
Date: 2011-01-01 13:21:08
Nowadays Hungarians buy the cheaper poultry sausages. Even at the end of the year, at New Year's Eve as well. About one-fifth, one-sixth of the sausages consumed in Hungary found...
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A quarter less champagne consumed than five years ago
Date: 2011-01-01 12:46:49
Nowadays, about 30 million bottles of champagne is consumed by the Hungarians annually, it is about a quarter less than five years ago. A total of 225 thousand hectoliters of...
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The public and corporate loans continue to decline
Date: 2011-01-01 12:14:21
Like in the previous months, households and companies are still net loan repayers. In the case of households, deposits decreased, while in the case of the firms increased. The households...
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Mangalica is getting more and more popular in the U.S. market
Date: 2011-01-01 10:59:36
Nowadays, thousands of Mangalica are bred in the U.S. Their meat, fat is getting more and more popular, they are four times more expensive than normal pigs. The mangalica meat...
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Free marijuana for food
Date: 2010-12-31 19:35:36
A California food bank raked in donations for needy families this year after teaming up with a neighboring medical marijuana dispensary to provide complimentary joints to those who donated at...
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Greek retail sales down
Date: 2010-12-31 11:43:24
Greece’s retail sales volume index fell 8.1 % in October this year, compared with the same month of 2009, after a decline of 15.5 % recorded in October last year....
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SEC investigating Fcebook's IPO
Date: 2010-12-31 09:50:17
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into trading of Facebook shares on private marketplaces has some asking whether the regulator might pressure the social network to have an initial public...
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2.5 billion HUF fine imposed by MgSZH in a half year
Date: 2010-12-30 17:09:02
In almost 50 thousand food controls 2.5 billion HUF fine was imposed in the past half year, by the Central Agricultural Office (MgSZH). The professionals took 42,313 samples and carried...
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Most Hungarians go online at home
Date: 2010-12-30 16:17:11
Eight out of ten Hungarian Internet users go online at home in the first place. Other Hungarians – in fact 8-8 percent of them – opt for net-surfing at their...
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The Customs and Finance Guards do not harass the private pálinka distillers
Date: 2010-12-30 15:52:24
Since the liberalization of home distillation, the Customs and Finance Guard authority did not identify any violation at private pálinka distillers. According to Sipos Jenő, spokesman; they are not intended...
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The number of unemployed is on its the pre-crisis level in the U.S.A.
Date: 2010-12-30 15:40:33
Unemployment in the United States decreased by 34,000 people to 388,000, contrary to expectations, that projected 416,000 unemployed. The number of unemployed in the second week of December increased to...
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The product line tracking could help the pig sector
Date: 2010-12-30 15:19:40
According to a specialist; product line tracking could help the pig sector that could explore the way of meat and a setback black markets. Over the past twenty years, Hungarian...
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We spent 61 thousand HUF per person per month in retail
Date: 2010-12-29 16:40:35
The Central Statistical Office published the regional differences ofeconomic developments in Hungary last year. The detailed figures show what differences exist between the regions in Hungary. The Hungarian economy's performance...
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MGYOSZ is ready to negotiate over the ban of Sunday the workday
Date: 2010-12-29 16:00:53
Sunday's work is a serious social and economic issue, therefore, the law should only be amended after discussions with the stakeholders – said Rolek Ferenc, Vice-Chairman of the the National...
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The decrease in turnover threatens the existence of businessmen
Date: 2010-12-29 15:36:00
More than 45 percent of the Hungarian SMEs that have debts, took up loans to pay to their partners. The loans threaten the private existence of the businessmen, since due...
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VOSZ: The ban on Sunday opening hours can cause 250 billion HUF losses
Date: 2010-12-29 15:10:26
According to the calculations of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ); the ban on Sunday opening hours can cause a direct 250 billion HUF losses to the budget-...
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New directives to come in chicken breeding
Date: 2010-12-29 15:04:17
In a few years, Hungarian products should compete with the South American eggs, while thje farmers cannot keep the hens in their conventional cages from 2012, because of the EU...
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27 thousand tons of sausages consumed over a year
Date: 2010-12-29 15:01:00
The popularity of sausages increased during the Christmas-New Year's Eve period of last year. Retail sold around 5,700 tons during November-December, which is 17 percent more than in the comparable...
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M43-motorway to open even later
Date: 2010-12-29 14:47:08
Even though the 31.6 km section of the M43-motorway running between Szeged and Makó should have been opened in late August this year, according to Csongrád-county based newspaper Délmagyarország, it...
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A few thousands have remained in the private pension fund system
Date: 2010-12-29 14:35:54
By 31st January, citizens who want to keep their private pension fund membership need to sign various documents to indicate their decision. MR1-Radio Kossuth was informed that until now, 2040...
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800 million HUF for next year’s school milk program
Date: 2010-12-29 12:35:12
The act on the continuation of the school milk program enters into force from the 1st of January. The support can also claimed by dairy producers as well – told...
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Civil war threatens the cocoa supply of the world
Date: 2010-12-29 12:03:34
Cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire become a factor that can influence the world economy. Ivory Coast's share of the cocoa world trade – according to the 2008 datas of United Nations...
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Promising retail sales in December
Date: 2010-12-28 14:43:24
OKSZ calculates on the basis of the turnover of the pre-Christmas days that in December of this year the population spend about 5 percent more, a total of 840 to...
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Agri prices will increase in 2011
Date: 2010-12-28 14:42:42
The wheat, corn, canola, coffee, sugar, cocoa, soybeans, rice – practically every agricultural product prices have increased this year, and some in a record level. In many cases the prices...
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Next year it may be easier for SMEs
Date: 2010-12-28 14:41:07
The 2010 year was very difficult for the Hungarian micro, family and small businesses, however, the enterprizes look with confidence to the 2011 year – told Szűcs György, Chairman of...
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The number of employees should be increased by ten percent
Date: 2010-12-28 14:40:47
Thanks to the new Széchenyi Plan, 2000 billion HUF may flow into the economy. The number of employees should also be increased by ten percent in Hungary – said Fellegi...
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One-third fewer people love purchase loans
Date: 2010-12-28 14:40:09
As a result of the downturn the popularity of various loans decreasing from year to year, so a drop occured in in apartmant loans and account loans. Many people applied...
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After Christmas comes the swap
Date: 2010-12-28 14:27:10
The unnecessary Christmas presents can be changed back at most of the dealers for a good time. In most places the price of the product can be purchased, but only...
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America paid Online
Date: 2010-12-28 14:20:42
Webstores had a great year end rush. The latest data show that online retail sales during the holidays rose by 15.4% compared to last year – reports CNBC. The traders...
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PC in the phone
Date: 2010-12-28 14:12:41
This year, twice as many people bought a smart phone, than as in last year. An increasing competition is expected. The end of the monopoly of iPad is expected. In...
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