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Swiss trade surplus in September increased to highest level since decades
Date: 2016-10-20 10:59:39
Thanks to the strong growth of chemicals and pharmaceutical exports, Swiss trade balance surplus reached a 29 year record level in September. According to the working-day adjusted data of the...
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Hungary may strengthen its tourism market leadership in the region
Date: 2016-10-20 10:40:55
Hungary can strengthen its tourism market leadership in the region the next year, when Central and Eastern Europe will be the guest of honor of the Global Tourism Economy Forum...
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K&H: fewer SMEs plan investment
Date: 2016-10-20 10:24:06
According to K&H’s latest SME confidence index, 44 percent of SMEs plan to implement some kind of development project in the next year, which is 12 percentage points less than...
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New markings on potato products
Date: 2016-10-20 10:22:19
New markings (A,B,C) inform shoppers about how to use the potatoes they are about to buy, whether they are best for making boiled potatoes, fries, mashed potatoes or something else....
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Mohács abattoir to start test period
Date: 2016-10-20 10:18:23
The test run will start in October in the new Mohács abattoir, built from more than HUF 21 billion by MCS Zrt. Production will commence in early 2017, employing more...
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Pop category for the more relaxed places
Date: 2016-10-20 10:11:13
The Gault et Millau French restaurant guide introduces a new category in its 2017 edition. The restaurant guide chose Alexandre Couillon, the owner of the La Marine in Noirmoutier, Western...
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Livestock farming and the greenhouse gas effect
Date: 2016-10-20 08:21:02
Livestock farming is responsible for 14 percent of the planet’s total greenhouse gas emission. This emission level could be reduced by 30 percent if the right methods were used –...
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Magazine: Hungarian Product Grand Prize: 2016 is the year of changes
Date: 2016-10-20 07:14:22
The winners of the Hungarian Product Grand Prize (HPGP) competition were announced for the 19th time in 2016. On 6 September, in the Parliament building 66 products of 60 companies...
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Egg production increases, but Hungary still relies on imports
Date: 2016-10-19 11:50:32
While the Hungarian egg production increases and egg demand is reduced, according to the Poultry Product Council the production still can not meet the domestic demand, so the country must...
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The milk price increase is inevitable
Date: 2016-10-19 11:41:12
The purchase price of dairy products were increased at all chains in recent times virtually, because a price increase has occured at the international markets. While in Hungary the price...
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Three-month campaign to promote honey
Date: 2016-10-19 11:40:58
The Hungarian National Beekeeping Association promotes honey within a three-month campaign. The association also provides guidance to consumers when buying quality Hungarian honey: the beekeepers who undertake that they can...
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The Advertising Association stresses the importance of reconciliation in poster case
Date: 2016-10-19 11:39:22
The Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) and the companies advertising in public places support the aim of the draft law, the reduction of advertising noise. However, they draw the legislator's attention...
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The Tesco has listened to its customers and renewed the supply of bakery products
Date: 2016-10-19 11:37:59
Tesco's main goal is to provide more every day to the European customers, therefore during the autumn it will renew its bakery products range and makes it even more exciting....
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The Hungarian consumer awareness is low according to a survey
Date: 2016-10-19 11:35:45
The Hungarian consumer awareness is low according to a survey. In more than half of the quality complaint cases the customers do not complain. In case of unsuccessful complaint, only...
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KSH: the rise in earnings accelerated in August
Date: 2016-10-19 11:33:50
According to the most recent data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) the increase in earnings accelerated in August. Average gross earnings increased by 6.9 percent in August, while net...
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Raiffeisen: 2.3 percent GDP growth for this year and 2.7 percent for the next year
Date: 2016-10-19 11:30:59
Raiffeisen Bank’s analysts say that this year 2.3 percent, for next year 2.7 economic growth is expected in Hungary – Török Zoltán, senior analyst of the financial institution said at...
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Garda festival for three days in Tihany on the first weekend of November
Date: 2016-10-19 11:10:25
Garda festival will be held in Tihany for three days on the first weekend of November. Fish-tasting, geo tour, street music, family and children's programs will await the visitors- the...
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The NAV sold 45 tons of seized fruits
Date: 2016-10-19 11:10:20
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) found 251 million HUF fiscal deficit at a fruit and vegetable wholesaler at the Budapest Wholesale Market. Due to unpaid public debts, 45...
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The Romanian parliament introduces measures aimed at reducing food waste
Date: 2016-10-19 10:59:45
On Tuesday, the Romanian parliament voted measures aimed at reducing food waste, making food donating easier to the social institutions. The act was initiated by a representative of the Social...
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Black rainbow – Video of the day
Date: 2016-10-19 10:54:00
Emily Coumbis is the head barista at Piggy Back Café in Brisbane, Australia....
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The Budapest Airport expects its annual passenger traffic to be over eleven million
Date: 2016-10-19 10:44:40
The Budapest Airport expects passenger traffic to reach a new record of 11.2 million by the end of the year. It would be 8.9 percent higher, compared with the previous...
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Agricultural production prices: +1.2 percent
Date: 2016-10-19 10:07:52
In July 2016 agricultural production prices increased by 1.2 percent from the level of July 2015. This rise was driven by the price of vegetable products growing by 1.2 percent...
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Agriculture’s increased profitability
Date: 2016-10-19 10:02:33
Agriculture’s output has been increasing since 2011 and 2015 brought a record performance. Due to this fact and as a result of growing state funding, the sector’s profitability improved, the...
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Watermelon consumption promoted efficiently
Date: 2016-10-19 10:00:55
The programme for popularising watermelon consumption was successful: it directly reached 70,000 consumers in one month. Six retail chains joined this year’s campaign as opposed to only one last year...
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Magazine: What do Hungarian winemakers need?
Date: 2016-10-19 07:10:44
The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, stating that the organisation undertakes developing a strategy for the viticulture and oenology sector. They...
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This year, about 2.7 million hectoliters of new wines were transported into the cellars
Date: 2016-10-18 11:30:42
This year, about 2.7 million hectoliters new wines were transported into the cellars, according to the pre-harvest estimates of the National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) – the Deputy Minister...
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Seed Association: the European seed industry is at the forefront in breeding
Date: 2016-10-18 11:25:58
The European seed industry has a leading role in the breeding of varieties and annual yield could be increased by 15 percent to 22 million tons with breedings and developments...
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KAVOSZ: the enterprises of the milk and pig sector can also receive costless and interest-free loan
Date: 2016-10-18 11:22:31
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) provides cost-free interest rate-free credits to the small and medium-sized enterprises dealing with dairy cow and pig breeding through the Agricultural Széchenyi Cards – the...
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The NAK signed agreements that promote healthy diet
Date: 2016-10-18 11:20:43
The Chamber of the National Agricultural Economics (NAK) signed agreements with the Hungarian Dietetic Association (MDOSZ) and the Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity (TÉT ) Platform Association. Photo: Gyulai Tóth...
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