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Food prices may dramatically increase

According to the experts of the Standard Chartered Bank; Great food price increases may come in the next few decades. The UN estimates that, by 2050 the global population will...

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Climate protection instead of agricultural support

The pre-draft document in which the European Commission outlines its visions for the 2014 – 2020 budget, indicates a strong shift from the agricultural policy and employement towards climate change...

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GM products in Hungarian shops without any indication

Despite Hungary stands out strongly under the prohibition of gene modified (GM) plants, domestic agriculture is not yet without them. The only permitted gene modified MON810 maize in Europe, although...

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Lower praline sales in the first 6 months

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, average praline sales exceeded 1.3 kg (approximately 8 boxes) in the first 6 months, we usually buy 1-2 boxes once a month. Buying frequency was...

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Széchenyi Card in numbers

The programme was launched in 2002 and after 160,000 applications 120,000 have been handed out so far. SMEs usually apply for HUF 5 million or smaller loans. More and more...

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Pasta market surpasses HUF 27 billion

Annual pasta sales were up by 4 percent in August 2008-June 2009 and surpassed HUF 27 billion. In the same period volume sales stagnated around 53,000 tons, reveals the Nielsen...

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Decrease has not stopped

Retail sales continued to fall in July (6.6 percent in volume). According to KSH’s report, the decrease was 2.3 percent smaller than in the previous month. In the first seven...

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More cooking done at home is both an opportunity and a challenge for pasta

Average price on the pasta market has been stagnating since 2008 and private labels have achieved a 45 percent market share. Import is not significant and egg-content is practically unchanged....

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Cattle sent to the slaughter

Agricultural Eonomics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their latest market report reveals that decrease in the production price of domestic slaughter...

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We buy pasta more frequently

The volume of pasta bought per household increased moderately in January-June 2009, reveals GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan. Fewer households bought pasta, sales still improved by 2 percent. 80 percent of households...

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Optimistic report on the economic perspectives of the near future

Summer data indicate a moderate improvement in the situation of the world economy and Hungary: the most painful part of the crisis is over. However, the extent and length of...

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Gift packages: old brands and new concepts

Most producers agree that in volume sales last year’s level is achievable, producers do not prepare with crisis-packages but with beautiful and eye-pleasing offers. Unilever Magyarország Kft. was the number...

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Payment deadline may become longer

In Central and Eastern Europe the number of companies whose credit ratings dropped kept increasing in the past few years – says Zoltán Dercze, managing director of Coface Hungary. 45...

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Only LCD and plasma televisions achieved growth

In the first half of the year, the market of consumer electronics contracted by 25 percent in both value and volume, compared to the same period last year – finds...

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Retail turnover on the increase in Belgium.

According to an estimate by Eurostat, the volume of retail turnover continued to decline in July 2009: by 0.9 percent in the EU-27 and by 1.8 percent in the eurozone,...

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Loan market recovering slowly

After the development of previous years, the loan market dramatically declined. Global crisis narrowed down resources, entailing a lending activity contracted to the minimum; at the same time interest rates...

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Wages and salaries are up by two percent

At enterprises employing a minimum of 5 people and at budgetary institutions, gross average wages were 1.3 percent higher and net average wages improved by 1.4 percent in the first...

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Erste Bank

Market changes in the past few years influenced customer demand. Firms often postpone their investments and revise their spendings. This trend entails the optimisation of financial services used and a...

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Decrease, but improvement as well

In January-July 2009, the volume of foreign trade was 18 percent lower in export and 25 percent lower in import than one year earlier. KSH’s report also states that our...

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Thank you, Lord…

…for listening to me after all and giving me back my faith in human intellect. Thank you to the trade for this several-hour conversation at the conference in Tapolca about...

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The factoring market

According to data by the Hungarian Factoring Association, factoring services only made up for 2.5 percent of the GDP in 2008, while the same ratio in the EU is almost...

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Fewer guests spent fewer nights

On the commercial accommodation services market, the decline that started early 2009 continues, the trend does not seem to turn yet. In January-August 2009, 2,173 thousand foreign guests spent 6,350...

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Farewell to charming national figures

Although Parliament passed the new advertising bill last year, certain paragraphs only entered into force this spring, for instance those that regulate tobacco product ads and open-air advertising. Changes in...

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Erste Faktor improves its market position

Although in the first quarter the factoring market contracted, Erste Faktor Zrt. managed to expand significantly (by 40 percent in the second quarter; in the same period the market contracted...

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The brake still holds back the industry

In July 2009, industrial production fell by 19.4 percent, compared to the same period a year earlier. KSH’s report states that the volume of production was 22.1 percent lower in...

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They offer a key to the Chinese market

Hungarian SMEs are given a great chance by the European Commission and the Chinese government: they decided to continue the Managers Exchange and Training Programme. Application deadline for the 5th...

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CIB Faktor provides additional services

In the first six months of 2009, factoring turnover at CIB Faktor increased by 16 percent, compared to the same period last year, while the Hungarian factoring market contracted by...

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Purchasing power highest in Csopak

Csopak dwellers may spend the most, while purchasing power is lowest in Tiszabő (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county), according to a study by GfK Hungária. In the county ranking (including Budapest) Budapest is...

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Coupon terminal facilitates cheaper shopping

Two coupon terminals were placed in Duna Plaza, in the 13th district. According to Tamás Újvári, managing director of Kuponnet Advertising, by using the terminals shoppers can search for promotions,...

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Next step: the concentration of suppliers?

According to Dr Judit Firniksz, a competition law expert with law firm Réti, Antall and Madl Landwell, a concentration process took place in Hungarian food retail in the past 15...

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