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Another EU step towards protecting consumers: here is the trademark reform
Date: 2017-11-02 11:04:08
The new comprehensive EU trade mark reform has come into force: “Certain Community trademarks may be canceled after a 5-year grace period on the basis of the report of a...
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The very expensive whiskey was fake
Date: 2017-11-02 11:00:31
A dram of vintage Scotch bought by a Chinese millionaire in a Swiss hotel bar for £7,600 was a fake, laboratory tests have concluded. Analysts from Scotland were called in...
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The Nébih found administrative and hygienic problems in a hotel in Hajdú-Bihar county
Date: 2017-11-02 10:25:04
The inspectors of Nébih found administrative, hygienic and food safety problems in the restaurant of a hotel in Hajdú-Bihar county. In addition 151 kilogrammes of outdated, non-traceable food products were...
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Analysts: employment on historic peak
Date: 2017-11-02 10:20:20
The number of employees has risen to record highs in the third quarter and the market analysts expect a further decline in unemployment, market analysts commented on the labor market...
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The Budapest tourism development center would reduce the unfavorable consequences of the growth of tourism with its mini campaign
Date: 2017-11-02 10:20:11
The Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) has launched a miniature poster campaign to attract the attention of foreign tourists to proper behavior, as there are more and more complaints...
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A gala lunch with MVI on 19th November – take part in it!
Date: 2017-11-02 10:19:39
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Magazine: Sports drinks: companies are developing more natural products
Date: 2017-11-02 07:19:49
According to Eszter Birven, marketing director of GRAMEX DRINKS – the distributor of Vitalade sports drinks – a large proportion of sports drink sales is realised in fitness centres and...
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The Trade magazin received a MagyarBrands Award
Date: 2017-10-31 11:50:21
MagyarBrands rewards the most successful and best performing Hungarian brands for eight years now. The program only evaluates Hungarian brands that were born in Hungary, or Hungarians participated in its...
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To date, a subsidy payment of 97 billion forints has been paid to farmers
Date: 2017-10-31 11:25:52
The Hungarian State Treasury has paid up to 97 billion HUF this year to the farmers – the Deputy Chairman of the Hungarian State Treasury told at a press conference...
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MNB: Hungarian consumers became more conscious
Date: 2017-10-31 11:10:26
Lending in Hungary is picking up again. Consumers are choosing more consciously, and the rules on borrowing also curb indebtedness – Binder István, supervisor spokesman of the National Bank of...
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The NAV will prepare the tax return for the primary producers
Date: 2017-10-31 11:06:06
At the initiative of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) is preparing the personal income tax return instead of the primary producers and...
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The business optimism of the German companies in Hungary continued to improve
Date: 2017-10-31 11:03:49
According to the latest rapid survey of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK), the German companies operating in Hungary are currently evaluating their economic situation as excellent. The...
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The communication and problem-solving skills are most appreciated by employers according to a survey
Date: 2017-10-31 11:02:02
In all sectors, communication and problem-solving skills are the most appreciated by employers, and in case of the four-fifth of the jobs they require knowledge of English in addition to...
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Untaxes cigarettes were found in Budapest hidden into dog biscuit boxes
Date: 2017-10-31 11:01:58
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) found more than 88,000 boxes of untaxed cigarettes in Budapest in a hired warehouse hidden in dog biscuit boxes – the NAV told...
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RS Furniture Store expects a two-digit growth this year
Date: 2017-10-31 11:01:50
The RS Group expects a two-digit growth, 4 billion forints revenue this year, after last year’s 3.5 billion forints. The growth of the construction industry can be clearly felt in...
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Whiskey auction record: 285 thousand pounds for a barrel
Date: 2017-10-31 11:01:15
Not only glassware but barrels of Scotch whiskey are also a huge business. At an auction, the record of the most expensive barrel was 285 thousand pounds for a 30...
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Conference Board’s confidence index is on a seventeen year peak
Date: 2017-10-31 11:00:33
U.S. consumer confidence increased more than expected in October to the highest in almost 17 years as Americans grew more confident about the economy and job market. The New York-based...
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GKI: Trends are favourable in the short term
Date: 2017-10-31 10:57:44
Trends in the Hungarian economy of the first half of the year have continued in the past few months, and no substantial changes can be expected until mid-2018. Owing to...
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Spagetti to-go! – Video of the day
Date: 2017-10-31 10:50:18
First came cronuts and now it’s pasta donuts (ponuts?)! This food mashup isn’t as bizarre as it sounds as it’s essentially a delicious pasta bake, made into a fun donut...
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L’Oréal is successfully launching its Carbon Disclosure Project
Date: 2017-10-31 10:35:48
In an attempt to reduce the impact of its activities and products on the environment, L’Oréal involves its suppliers in its environmental program, favoring sustainable and locally sourced supplies. L’Oréal...
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In the first nine months, the number of guest nights grew by 6.1 percent in Romania
Date: 2017-10-31 10:30:19
During the first nine months of the year, tourists spent 21.4 million guest nights in Romanian hotels, 6.1 percent more than in the same period of last year. The report...
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Magazine: Milk desserts are in great shape
Date: 2017-10-31 07:14:32
The milk dessert market is growing year by year, but the sales growth is different in different segments. Viktória Főfainé Kiss, brand manager of FrieslandCampina Hungária Zrt. told our magazine that the...
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FruitVeB: The volume of folded vegetables grew by 15 percent
Date: 2017-10-30 11:40:15
The yield of folded vegetables has increased significantly, by 15 percent in recent years, while the size of the folding area has declined – Ledó Ferenc, President of the Hungarian...
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The isosugar plant in Tiszapüspöki was handed over
Date: 2017-10-30 11:32:29
The re-engineering of Hungary has come to a milestone with the isosugar factory of the Kall Ingredients Ltd. in Tiszapüspöki – Orbán Viktor Prime Minister said on Monday in Tiszapüspöki,...
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11 percent more employees at Intersnack
Date: 2017-10-30 11:30:43
Intersnack, the manufacturer Chio products, thanks to growing exports, increased the number of its staff by more than 11 percent, compared to last year. The company’s number of employees has...
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FM: The impact of the extension of the Russian embargo on Hungarian agro-exports is negligible
Date: 2017-10-30 11:20:00
The expansion of the Russian embargo has a negligible impact on Hungary’s exports to Russia – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Monday. According to their information, the...
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NFM: the consumer protection checks in e-commerce brought significant improvements
Date: 2017-10-30 11:15:51
The proportion of web stores with consumer infringement violations has dropped to 14 percent from the previous 54 percent this year. The significant improvement is due to the adoption of...
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The aim of the government is to give more and more tasks to the agrarian chamber
Date: 2017-10-30 11:09:58
The aim of the government is to give more and more tasks to the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) – Lázár János, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office said at...
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Praktiker’s digital store develops the most dynamically
Date: 2017-10-30 11:05:04
Although Praktiker has 20 business units in Hungary, its “twenty-first” store, the online store is developing the most dynamically. The webshop started its operation in spring 2009, it was completely...
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Cisco: the number of Internet users to increase by 1 billion in four years
Date: 2017-10-30 11:04:00
According to Cisco’s forecasts, the number of Internet users will increase by 1 billion in four years, from last year’s 3.6 billion to more than 4.6 billion users in the...
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