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Monoprix Announces Plan To Enter Egypt In 2025
French retailer Monoprix plans to make a debut in Egypt next year as part of its international expansion. Monoprix has teamed up with Egyptian convenience retailer TMT, which operates the...
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Slow but steady growth in sunflower producer prices
Oil World experts expect a global sunflower seed harvest of 53.7 million tonnes in the 2024/2025 marketing year, down 9 percent from 2023/2024. The expected consumption is 55.4 million tonnes,...
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We won an important battle under the leadership of the Hungarian Presidency at the Agriculture Council meeting
We won an important battle under the leadership of the Hungarian Presidency at the Agriculture Council meeting in Brussels, we defended farmers’ subsidies with the EU agriculture ministers – said...
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Companies’ recruitment plans reflect improving economic prospects
Although there is still much uncertainty regarding the resumption of economic growth, domestic companies are looking positively to the coming year based on employment plans. In the first quarter of...
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Szallas.hu: a quarter of domestic bookings in the autumn were paid with SZÉP cards
A quarter of the total value of online payments related to domestic bookings in the autumn was settled with the SZÉP card on the Szallas.hu website, which clearly shows the...
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Online retailers are much more optimistic about Christmas than last year
The renewed rise in real wages is likely to be reflected in this year’s Christmas spending. 50 percent of online stores selling products that come into focus at this time...
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ESG: why is everyone only talking about large companies?
ESG aspects are key sustainability metrics. Yet, when we talk about ESG compliance, we most often refer to large companies and listed companies. But what about medium-sized companies, which are...
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GKI analysis: Earnings – how much is too much?
One of the most common questions in recent months is why, despite the extremely high real wage level, Hungarian consumption is not expanding faster? According to the Minister of Economy,...
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In the mood for Christmas: szaloncukor in the unusual test of Supermint
The main characters of the seasonal product test of Szupermenta, which is celebrating its 10th birthday, were coconut lollipops. The experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) conducted...
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Smartphone payments turnover increased by 180 percent in two years
In ten months, K&H customers spent more than 469 billion forints with smart devices. This is 58 percent more than a year earlier, while compared to the same period in...
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“You are what you eat” – New program researches the eating habits of families with children
Proper nutrition plays a fundamental role in the physical and mental development of children and determines their quality of life in the long term. However, in Hungary, the health of...
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Lidl offers many products cheaper than last year
Lidl Hungary offered more than 600 products cheaper in November alone than in the same period last year. It also implemented a further permanent price reduction, within the framework of...
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ALDI is open until noon on December 24th
ALDI stores will be open on December 24 this year, taking into account the needs of customers. In the interests of employees, shopping will only be possible until noon. ALDI...
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In addition to delicious desserts, poppy seeds are the raw material for many of our medicines
Poppy seeds are not only an excellent traditional ingredient for our desserts. Due to their rich vitamin and mineral content, their consumption also contributes to the healthy functioning of our...
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The 9th PENNY Santa Run broke a record
The 9th PENNY Santa Claus Run took place in Budapest on December 8th with the largest field of all time and record participation. Three thousand two hundred people set off...
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From January 1, buyers must pay producers within 30 days
The 30-day payment deadline for agricultural and food products has been in effect since 2012, but – in order to protect producers – violating this will also result in an...
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8 million bottles of spirits and 225 cash machines await customers
Tesco has prepared 8 million bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks for the end of the year festive season, including high-quality and affordable Finest wines and champagnes, as well as...
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KPMG says companies should appoint a dedicated leader to lead AI transformation
There is no question that the application of advanced technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), is becoming an important breakthrough for economies and companies. Companies must therefore appoint a responsible...
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Freedom24 stock market predictions for 2025: best-performing sectors and key trends
Freedom24, an innovative trading platform that connects investors to the world’s leading stock markets, has identified the trends that will impact stock market performance in 2025 and has compiled a...
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The renewed ProWein is making everyone excited
ProWein 2025 is presenting itself with the motto “Discover the flavours of tomorrow”, a fresh and modern look and a new hall layout. The entire world of wines and spirits...
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We didn’t see this coming: a green gastro-oasis and Zara Home x Nanushka collab for Christmas at Arena Mall
Fresh, comfortable, sustainable: from now on, we can enjoy a lively, green environment in Arena Mall’s renewed foodcourt. This will come in handy during the Christmas shopping tour, which the...
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Energy efficiency investments and climate protection measures are becoming impossible
Further amendments are needed to the energy efficiency law before the Parliament, according to logistics professional organizations. They warn that if the amendment is adopted in December without revision, it...
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The Saudi Arabian market is happy to see Hungarian know-how
The Hungarian-Saudi Arabia Digitalization Cluster (HSD Cluster) held its first open day, where participants could gain insight into the Cluster’s operations, vision and objectives. The special guest of the event...
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KPMG: Who is responsible for the application of artificial intelligence at your company?
There is no question that the application of advanced technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), is becoming an important breakthrough for economies and companies. Companies must therefore appoint a responsible...
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We eat 35-40 percent of our annual fish consumption at Christmas
Although according to the Hungarian diet, we should eat fish at least once a week, unfortunately the per capita fish consumption of Hungarians remains far below the European average at...
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The area of organic farming could increase to 500 thousand hectares by 2027
The support programs starting next year may give a new impetus to domestic organic farming, the current area of 320 thousand hectares of which could expand to 500 thousand hectares...
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DS Smith opens new eco-classroom in Füzesabony
For the third time this year, DS Smith opened an eco-classroom in Hungary. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11 As part of the project realised with...
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LG receives cybersecurity certification
LG Electronics (LG) recently received Level 3 certification for its Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) from global testing and certification agency TÜV Rheinland. This is the highest level of certification...
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Call for proposals to support individual advisory services has been published
A new call for proposals has been published with a budget of HUF 10 billion to support individual advisory services provided to farmers, thus helping sector players to cope with...
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Hero Group acquires British brand Deliciously Ella
Swiss food company Hero Group has acquired British healthy snack brand Deliciously Ella for an undisclosed sum. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11 With this move...
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