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Every fourth tourist arrives from China
In February 2018, at the end of the Australian summer, a new record was reached in the number of Chinese tourists who visited Australia. Today practically every fourth tourist in...
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Magazine: Large companies also contribute to the digitalisation of the SME sector
How can large companies support SMEs in going digital? István Király, Vodafone Hungary’s enterprise business unit director told our magazine that they offer tailor-made solutions to business partners, made available...
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Improving industrial and construction expectations, deteriorating consumer, commercial and service expectations
The GKI economic sentiment index deteriorated marginally in May. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI with the support of the EU, this was the result of the deterioration...
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Hungarian purchasing power and demographic variables
In 2017 European purchasing power growth was the 5th biggest in Hungary: up more than 10 percent, it was EUR 655/year/person – revealed data from GfK. The per capita income that...
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A positive environment for the FMCG sector
In the 4th quarter of 2017 the consumer confidence index was at 74 points in Hungary, approaching the 87-point average of the European Union. Like-for-like FMCG sales growth was 8.2 percent,...
Read moreThe agrarian chamber opposes the reduction of CAP funds
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) strongly opposes the European Commission’s announced proposal to reduce the resources of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the future. The Chamber urges...
Read moreNational Chief Veterinary Officer warns of the methods of preventing swine fever
Approximately 10 percent of the country’s pig population can be found in Békés county, so it is of the utmost importance that local farmers to adhere to the protection measures...
Read moreThe Concordia Közraktár Zrt. expanded its storage capacity
The Concordia Közraktár Zrt. expanded its storage capacity with a modern hall warehouse at the Cegléd railway transshipment facility. The 1,200-square-meter building was handed over on Thursday, so the plant’s...
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The Irish milk producers retained impetus
Germany has the most dairy cows, but the dairy-farms of the Irish are the most crisis resistant. They survived both the Russian embargo and the milk quotient with unbroken impetus...
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Inflation is slowing down in the euro area and in the EU
The growth in consumer prices slowed in the euro area and in the European Union in April. According to final data published on Wednesday by the European Union’s Statistical Office...
Read moreBee World Day: the future of our food is at stake
The World Day of Bees will be celebrated for the first time this year. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) encourages the world’s nations and everyone to do...
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The foreign trade surplus of the euro area has become smaller than expected
In March, a smaller than expected foreign trade surplus occured, but at the same time, it was much higher than in the previous month. The EU’s statistical office, Eurostat announced...
Read moreSmuggled cigarettes and illegal potency increasing materials were seized in Budapest
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) seized smuggled cigarettes and illegal potency increasing pills in Budapest. According to the statement of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) sent...
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One Million USD Whiskey at the Auction
A bottle of malt whisky was sold for a record price of 1.1million USD at an auction in Hong Kong. The very rare 1926 Macallan scotch whisky was sold an...
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The biggest investor was the poultry sector last year
The value of agricultural investments, surveyed by the Agricultural Research Institute in 2017 increased by 3.1 percent compared to the figures of the previous year. So there is no big...
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The renewed toll beaches of the Lake Balaton are open to the public
The renewed toll beaches of the Lake Balaton to open on Friday in Siófok, on Saturday in Balatonfüred and during Pentecost or at the beginning of June in other settlements....
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The new campaign of the Hungarian Tourism Agency has started
A new spring-summer national campaign of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) was launched, which promotes rural destinations in the countries of the region and promotes Budapest in the most important...
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Magazine: Showered with fragrances
The sales growth continued in the shower gel market in 2017, in terms of both value and volume. Zsófia Molnár, skin and hair category manager of Unilever Magyarország Kft. told our magazine...
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The European Commission called on Hungary to discontinue the discriminatory taxation of spirit drinks
The European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Hungary because, in its view, tax rules on certain distillates favor local products, in which Hungary violates the relevant EU directive. According...
Read moreHungarians are over the world average in Internet use
89 percent of Hungarians older than 16 use Internet every day, while the world average is 86 percent, according to a survey conducted by Google on Wednesday, questioning about 79,000...
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The Agrarian Chamber announced a multiannual development program
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) has prepared a program proposal for the long-term development of the Hungarian agri-food industry, which reviews the sectors from the structural funds, identifies the...
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Dumplings, caviar and champagne at the Gourmet Festival
International star chefs, the best restaurants, confectioneries and wineries of the domestic gastronomy, as well as numerous programs await the visitors to the Gourmet Festival from Thursday to Sunday to...
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The fish and wine festival starts on Friday in Balatonfüred
The fish and wine festival in Balatonfüred starts on Friday. At the four-day event a wine fair, fish tasting, children and family programs are waiting for the visitors – the...
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Hungarian success: one-fifth of aquaculture resources will be for freshwater fish
The budget of the fisheries policy is expected to decrease with four percent in the new fiscal cycle, but the support level for freshwater fish production will increase. Erdős Norbert...
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The STI Group won five WorldStar Awards
The WorldStar Award for Packaging is the most prestigious competition in the packaging industry, where market-leading solutions from all over the world compete for the prestigious trophies. This year, not...
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3.5 billion HUF should be spent from the SZÉP cards by the end of May
Two weeks before the end of May, the amount is still more than 3.5 billion HUF from the 2016 uploads on the Széchenyi Rest Cards (SZÉP cards) – the BDO...
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