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EU’s agri-food exports increased significantly in 2016
The European Union’s agri-food exports increased outstandingly in 2016, exceeding the previous year’s figure with 1.7 billion euros, reaching 130.7 billion euros – the European Commission said on Monday. According...
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The number of card-accepting terminals may increase with 25-33 percent
This year an explosive growth is expected in the number of card accepting terminals – privatbankar.hu wrote. In Hungary, credit card acceptance points appeared with the development of the dual...
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KSH: the improvement in employment came to a halt during the winter months
Between November 2016 and January 2017, the average number of employees was 4 million 401 thousand, 161 thousand more than the year before. The data shows a slight decrease of...
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Applicants for rural development receive free assistance
The free services of the Széchenyi Program Office were expanded. The applicants of the rural development funds can receive free information and advice on development – the Prime Minister’s Office...
Read moreNearly 700 million HUF for irrigation water quality research
The Ecology Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy, the National Public Health Center, the Agricultural Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and the Smaragd GSH Kft jointly...
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Wal-Mart reduces its prices
Wal-Mart has launched a new price comparison test in nearly 1,200 of its shops. The goal is to compete with the discount chains – portfolio.hu wrote. Wal-Mart launched the price...
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Economic and business sentiment improved in the euro area in February
The European Commission’s business sentiment index and economic indicator improved in the euro area in February. A separate business confidence indicator, which points to the phase of the business cycle,...
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Costes has become the Restaurant of the Year in 2016
The Costes Restaurant led by chef Palágyi Eszter won the Volkswagen-Dining Guide Restaurant of the Year award on the basis of its 2016 performance at the awards ceremony on Monday...
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The world’s best beaches
Millions of tourists evaluated the beaches on an international travel review site – penzcentrum.hu wrote. The world’s leading travel review site, the Tripadvisor handed over the award, rewarding the world’s...
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Vending machines to have online connection with NAV’s IT system
AFE unit is ready and waiting for authorisation Vending machines to have online connection with NAV’s IT system A so-called vending machine supervision unit (AFE) is ready and waiting for...
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Iceballoons – Video of the day
Mixologist Xavier Herit of Daniel restaurant demonstrates how to make round ice cubes using specialty trays and basic party balloons....
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A big gun enters the Hungarian market
In November 2016 Spain-based Natur House, one of the most dynamically growing European franchise networks entered the Hungarian market. In Hungary NaturDiet Zrt. represents the healthy and weight loss diet...
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Magazine: Horeca welcome!
Our magazine interviewed METRO Hungary CEO Imre Horváth. T. M.: – How did METRO support the Hungarian Bocuse d’Or team? – METRO has been an official supporter of the Bocuse...
Read moreNGM: retail sales are expanding for forty-two months
While retail sales are expanding for forty-two months, consumption has expanded at a rate has not seen since 2003 in 2016, thanks to improving employment indicators and the low inflation...
Read moreK&H: agricultural enterprises expect growth
The majority of agricultural companies expect increase, their investment intentions are also stronger than the investment intentions of other companies, but they expect to face many challenges in the coming...
Read moreFM: 5 billion HUF is given to the farmers to alleviate agricultural damages
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) provides approximately 5 billion HUF to 3300 farmers to alleviate agricultural damages, due to the bad weather of last year – the FM told MTI...
Read moreAldi: the company’s private label products have the same quality in all countries
There are no differencies between the quality of the company’s products sold abroad or domestically. However, the manufacturers of the international brands sold by the chain are responsible for the...
Read moreThe Danubiana Kft. increased its revenues last year
The Danubiana Kft. has kept its markets and increased its sales by a few percentage points last year – – the managing director of the company told MTI. Schmidt Győző...
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Stuffed Moon Gastro Weekend at the Downtown Market
The dishes of the new bistro of Széll Tamás were also available at the Töltött Hold Gasztrovíkend (Stuffed Moon Gastro Weekend) from Friday to Sunday at the Downtown Market in...
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Prime Minister’s Office: rural development applicants can get free assistance
The free services of the Széchenyi Program Office were expanded. The applicants of the rural development funds can receive free information and advice on development – the Prime Minister’s Office...
Read moreThe University of Kaposvár investigates the effects of a toxin polluting corn
The research of the University of Kaposvár investigates the endangering effect of the most common contaminant of corn (fumonisin mycotoxins) on the population. The institution is in collaboration with the...
Read moreConsumer sentiment deteriorated in the US
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index fell to 95.7 points in February from the 98.5 points of January. The preliminary value of the index was 96 points. Within the...
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The non-performing loans decreased significantly in the region
The stocks of non-performing loans (NPL) in the Central and Eastern European region of non-performing bank loans in 2015 decreased significantly to 49 billion euros, due to the attractive macroeconomic...
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Cisco: mobile data traffic to increase seven-fold by 2021
Thanks to continued growth in the number of mobile phone users, mobile video, 4G networks and the Internet of Things, global mobile data traffic should increase seven-fold from 2016 to...
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An easy French-like bistrodinner a’la Boulud – Video of the day
At Bar Boulud, the upscale French bistro from chef Daniel Boulud across the street from New York City’s Lincoln Center, Parisian food with a modern twist takes center stage. Click...
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The Hotel of the Year titles were handed over
The “Hotel of the Year 2016” titles were handed over in Budapest on Friday. At the competition announced by the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) for the fourth...
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Oil price increase
At the end of last year commodity prices, especially that of oil, continued to increase. Since the price of oil has great influence on the revenues of developing market economies,...
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Technology influences classic retail strategies
With the help of Frank Mayer and Associates, let’s examine what the future of retail will be like. 2017 will bring many things to the retail sector, including new programmes...
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Online shopping is comfortable and offers good prices
The most important reasons why consumers decide to buy online are comfortable shopping and good prices – reveals a survey conducted every year since 2001 by eNET. In 2015 Hungarians...
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Virtual shopper card for everyone
A new smartphone app called Fullcard can manage various loyalty cards and the offers in promotional leaflets, plus its geographical location function helps shoppers to find those offers which are...
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