Events
Burdened risks, but the economy will increase next year
Date: 2010-12-27 16:49:24
This year, economy increases more than expected. For 2011 a further acceleration is expected but there are still risks – summarizes the Világgazdaság Online next year's projections of the various...
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Product-placements are allowed now
Date: 2010-12-27 16:20:36
Product placement will be allowed in UK TV programmes for the first time, media regulator Ofcom have announced. From 28 February 2011, paid-for references for products and services will be...
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Champagne is catching on again
Date: 2010-12-27 15:12:38
The crisis that shook up the world’s financial markets in 2009 did not spare the champagne industry. In 2010, however, the industry began to bounce back. Dr. Stephen Charters, Reims...
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Post-Christmas discount sales to start
Date: 2010-12-27 13:21:06
It is expected, that the post-Christmas discount sales will start today. Due to the accelerated buying habits, the traders do not wait until January, and start the discount sales, in...
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The president of the GVH would strengthen the client-friendly nature of the Competition Authority
Date: 2010-12-27 13:16:01
Juhász Miklós, the new president of the Competition Authority would strengthen the client-friendly nature of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), that has substancial and technical elements. According to the president;...
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The chestnut puree will be re-regulated
Date: 2010-12-27 12:04:56
The Ministry of Rural Development will continue to campaign against poor quality products: the Ministry’s latest measure will rewrite the 30 year old rule over chestnut products. In many of...
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German manufacturing industry may increase with a slowing rate next year
Date: 2010-12-27 12:02:44
In Germany, manufacturing industry output may increase by approx. 5 percent, so 70 thousand new jobs would be created in the sector. According to the Association of the German Chambers...
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Fewer grapes grew in Pannonhalma
Date: 2010-12-27 12:00:59
Half of the predicted quantity was harvested in the region of Pannonhalma – said Liptai Zsolt, manager of the abbey’s winery. The new wine quality is good but not outstanding....
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Post Christmas rush has already started on Saturday night in London
Date: 2010-12-27 11:21:45
The Post Christmas discount sales have already begun on Saturday in the United Kingdom. Despite the cold weather and the economic crisis, costumers were gathering in front of the stores...
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GKI: The recession is over soon?
Date: 2010-12-26 23:58:12
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., the Hungarian economy is recovering slowly from the recession. In the world economy the Irish crisis that followed the Greek one...
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Crisis-taxes remain, according to 2011 budget
Date: 2010-12-26 16:29:48
The Hungarian parliament approved the 2011 Budget Act which they referred to as the budget of resurrection. The new budget shows revenue of HUF 13,151 billion and expenditures of HUF...
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Fish-control for food-safety goes on until early January
Date: 2010-12-26 16:12:29
Intense and strict controlling of stores and restaurants offering fish started in early December, and will go on until early January: the fine might even surpass millions of forint in...
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EU-support to keep ewes
Date: 2010-12-26 10:34:52
According to data published by the Agricultural and Rural Development Office (MVH), a total of 5,812 farmers will receive an aid of more than 2.6 billion for keeping of ewe-...
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Magazine: Spaniards like supermarkets
Date: 2010-12-23 23:56:06
With its 45-million population, Spain is on of FMCG retail’s ‘Big Five’. Economic recession hit the country the hardest in the second quarter of 2009. In 2010 food retail in...
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25-30 percent of fish marketed in the last weeks of the year
Date: 2010-12-23 18:55:24
25-30 percent of the annual 30 thousand tons of fish production used to be sold in the last weeks of the year, especially around Christmas in Hungary – said Németh...
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Christmas gift for the producers: the take-over price of milk has been increased
Date: 2010-12-23 14:20:57
The dairy sector is in a better situation than a few months ago. The take-over price of milk increased by 20-25 HUF per liter – said Feldman Zsolt, the Deputy...
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Analysts still expect trade balance surplus
Date: 2010-12-23 14:13:48
According to analysts; the improving European business cycle has an impact on the Hungarian foreign trade. A surplus is expected in the foreign trade balance, however, the rate may slightly...
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Advertising market: online ads may supersede printed ads
Date: 2010-12-23 12:55:53
The online ad revenues may be bigger this year than printed ad’s in the United States – says Bloomberg referring to the projections of eMarketer. The online advertising market, just...
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The Association for Solidarity for society conscious purchase
Date: 2010-12-23 12:06:32
The Christmas period is the period of gifts, donations and charitable activities. The new initative of the Association for Solidarity gives ideas, that how we can help people on the...
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Consumer sentiment improved further in the United States
Date: 2010-12-23 11:59:28
Consumer sentiment is exactly in line with the expectations of the analysts in December, in the United States: the monthly sentiment index of the University of Michigan was 74.5 points,...
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Increased monitoring is expected at places selling fish
Date: 2010-12-23 11:56:52
The members of the Agricultural Office (MGSZH) will increase monitoring before the Christmas holidays at places selling fish – said the Ministry of Rural Development (VM). Some dealers do not...
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Magazine: The crisis did not bring the expected purification
Date: 2010-12-22 23:27:32
In the first nine months of 2010 the insolvency index of companies was up 18 percent from the same period last year. Coface Hungary forecasts an insolvency ratio above 6...
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Hungarians make food purchases influenced by commercials
Date: 2010-12-22 16:24:49
Influenced by a product- or brand advertisement, seven out of ten Hungarians have brought some sort of food in the past 12 months, wheras four of them have opted for...
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Nearly 3 percent drop in retail sales until October
Date: 2010-12-22 15:00:28
The volume of retail sales – on the basis of the calendary-adjusted data – remained essentially unchanged in October 2010, so overall the sales of the first ten months showed...
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Visa Europe: probably 38 million transactions on the last day before Christmas
Date: 2010-12-22 14:57:38
According to the analysts of Visa Europe; there is a chance that on the 23rd of December shopping turnover may reach a record in Europe – told the company to...
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Tons of contaminated tofu found at an illegal food factory
Date: 2010-12-22 14:05:02
Authorities found an illegal food factory in Vecsés, where tofu and maybe even meat was prepared for several months now, in commercial quantities. Only at the time of the raid,...
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Nézőpont Institute: We will have a more economical Christmas
Date: 2010-12-22 14:03:00
According to the survey of the Nézőpont Institute; 53 percent of respondents will spend less for Christmas shopping this year than last year, and just 7 percent of them pay...
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Buy honey-cake rather than poppy-seed roll in the supermarkets
Date: 2010-12-22 13:55:35
It is not worth to buy Christmas poppy-seed rolls in the supermarkets, because they do not sell high-quality. From honey-cakes many excellent products are available in stores – said the...
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This year's agricultural damages are around 150 – 180 billion HUF
Date: 2010-12-22 13:44:10
2010 was a poor year for agriculture, has not seen in decades,. The government also intends to give compensation from next year's budget. This year is very difficult year for...
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The world's largest economy grew more modestly than expected
Date: 2010-12-22 12:25:26
Contrary to the expectations of the Experts, U.S. GDP, grew more modestly in this year's third quarter than expected. According to the final datas of the U.S. Department of Commerce;...
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