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The turnover of the domestic sweets market is around 180 billion forints annually
The turnover of the domestic sweets market is about 180 billion HUF annually – the Association of Hungarian Candy Manufacturers told MTI. Sánta Sándor, president of the Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers...
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Auchan is preparing for the festive rush with Paleo Christmas fondants and special sweets
The candy season begins in Auchan a month and a half before Christmas. In the first half of November, mostly companies, nurseries and schools are buying sweets for Christmas. The...
Read moreThe world’s coffee exports broke record
In the 2016/17 season, world coffee exports broke record, and stocks have risen to 8-year high in the importing countries, according to the ICO (International Coffee Organization). Global coffee exports...
Read moreKSH: Third-quarter GDP data rose to 3.9 percent
Referring primarily to the better-than-expected performance of market services, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) raised its third quarter growth data of the gross domestic product by 0.3 percentage points to...
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The SPAR received equal opportunities awards
SPAR Magyarország received the Disability Friendly Workplace award for the fourth time. The company received the Receptive Workplace special award for the cooperation with Janka Tanya who is woring with...
Read moreBormedence 2017: Tasting of wines from the Carpathian Basin in Budapest
In addition to the wine-growing regions in Hungary, the producers of seven wine-growing regions beyond the border will be also showcased at the Bormedence 2017 Carpathian Basin wine tasting in...
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Hungarian businesses signed a deal worth more than 220 million HUF after the Agrosalon trade show in Nitra
More than 220 million HUF worth of deals have been made by Hungarian companies at one of the most prominent agricultural and agro-industry exhibitions of Slovakia at the Agrosalon in...
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European Commission: the Makó Parsley Root also receives a protected geographical indication
The European Union has approved that the Makó parsley root should also be protected as a protected geographical indication (ofj) – the European Commission said on Tuesday. The Geographical Indication...
Read moreThe pace of increase in consumer prices has slowed down in the OECD countries
Due to a more moderate increase in energy and food prices, the pace of increase in consumer prices has slowed down in the member states of the Organization for Economic...
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Diego’s sales over sixteen billion
The Diego chain intends to reach 80 percent sales revenue growth and a 25 billion forints net sales on the Hungarian market by 2020 – the chain told MTI on...
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In October, the number of guest nights increased by 6.8 percent in Romania
In October, the number of guest nights grew by 6.8 percent in Romania, compared with the same month of last year – the Romanian National Statistical Institute reported on Tuesday....
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Magazine: A new era in everyday shopping
Data measured by Nielsen reveals that the Hungarian consumer confidence index has never been this high since 2009, there is a record-low unemployment level and the GDP has increased. Sales...
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GKI: Foundations of economic growth should be established now
Trends in the Hungarian economy of the first half of the year have continued in the past few months. Although the 3.8 per cent GDP growth in the third quarter...
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Most of the Hungarian families are over-spending at Christmas
Nearly 40 percent of Hungarians feel they spend more on Christmas gifts than they could do, but they typically do not finance them from loans – according to Intrum Justitia’s...
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Trade Association: the Black Friday action does not affect the December gift purchase badly
Many people anticipated the end of the year purchase during the Black Friday in November,but this will not make December spendings lower – Vámos György, Secretary-General of the National Trade...
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FM: winter seasonal food chain control lasts until the end of the year
The nationwide winter seasonal food chain control takes place from 1 December to the end of the year – Zsigó Róbert, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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SPAR continues its modernization program
A new SPAR store was opened in Kistarcsa and the company carried out a major developments in other five cities in November. SPAR invested more than 1.7 billion forints on...
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Green playground games were handed over to the Tündérkert kindergarten in Gyöngyös
During the “Better Play in Green!” prize winning game of Henkel and Rossmann, the Tündérkert kindergarten in Gyöngyös gathered the most votes and won the 1 million HUF worth main...
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German Chamber: a rise in Hungarian wages is expected next year
According to international companies operating in Hungary, in 2018, Hungarian wages are expected to rise further, because wage continues to be a determining factor in the competition for skilled labor...
Read moreMFB: 32 billion forints credit for the construction of the citric acid plant in Szolnok
The Chinese-Hungarian joint venture, the BBCA Szolnok Zrt. and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) have signed a 12-year loan agreement for nearly 32 billion HUF loan for the construction of...
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This year, Santa is also packing into the boxes of DS Smith
Like last year, this year teh DS Smith Packaging is also helping the Santa Claus factory with thousands of boxes. The company would like to contribute to the deliver the...
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MNB: The financial situation of households and companies improved in October
In October, households repayed more loans than they incurred and increased their deposits by a significant amount, and companies received less credit for the third month than savings were placed...
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Almost a thousand products from about two hundred producers bear the National Park Product trademark
Nearly a thousand products of about two hundred producers bear the National Park Product trademark, which was launched by the government in 2011 to acknowledge local products – was said...
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The Alkotás Point is celebrating its 15th anniversary
The “A” category award-winning Alkotás Point (Creation Point) is one of the few in the domestic office market where tenant extensions, expansions and rental rates are continuous for nearly 15...
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Sophisticated baked cheesecake – Video of the day
Baked cheesecake, pineapple, strawberry, crumble, coffee, sugar work....
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A culinary trip to Bologna
Next spring the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) and Coninvest Kft. will organise a trip to Emilia-Romagna, to discover the Italian region’s culinary treasures. The tour will take place on 18-22 April...
Read moreThe passenger traffic of the Liszt Ferenc airport broke a record in November
More than a million passengers visited the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport in November – the Budapest Airport (BA) told MTI on Monday. By the end of the eleventh month...
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Horticulture can calculate with a 90-billion-forint funding
From the HUF 1,300-billion rural development budget HUF 90 billion will be granted to horticulture enterprises. The money can be invested in building greenhouses and cold storage facilities or in buying...
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