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U.S. consumers are optimism
he University of Michigan Final Consumer Sentiment for January came in at 98.5, up from the December Final reading. Investing.com had forecast 98.1. Surveys of Consumers chief economist, Richard Curtin,...
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More than eight thousand chickens died in a fire in Orosháza
8700 chickens died in a building fire in the outskirts of Orosháza – the press officer of the Békés County Emergency Management told MTI. Baráth Ilona said that the fire...
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Hungary regarded as reliable business partner also in Asia
Hungary has been Hong Kong’s number one trade partner in the CEE region, and the existing mutual confidence may be further improved by Hungary’s participation in the “One Belt, One...
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Möet & Chandon from a vending machine – Video of the day
The vending machine of your dreams is here: the world’s first champagne vending machine! Vending machines have been around for years, but this is something you haven’t seen before: a...
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The tourism in Gyula closed a record year
The tourism in Gyula closed a record year in 2016. The number of guest nights, as well as the attendance into the Castle bath and the Castle exceeded the previous...
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Magazine: Digitally connected consumers
Digital device use is expanding dynamically in Hungary, for instance back in 2013 only 49 percent of internet users owned a smartphone, but by 2016 this proportion reached 80 percent. The...
Read moreThe output of agriculture grew by 48 percent between 2010 and 2015
The output of Hungarian agriculture increased by 48 percent between 2010 and 2015, while its gross added value grew by 85 percent between 2010 and 2015 – Czerván György Minister...
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The FAO Food Price Index fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2016
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged almost 172 points in December 2016, unchanged from November with strong gains in the prices of vegetable oils and dairy largely offsetting a...
Read moreTesco is expanding the range of healthy bakery products
Tesco is selling 330 million pieces of bakery products in Hungary annually. As one of the busiest bakery of the country it is important for Tesco to provide more and...
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You’ve never seen salt like this – Video of the day
Nusret Gökçe, AKA #SaltBae, has arrived in the Bundesliga. Perhaps the world’s coolest butcher has earned the nickname Salt Bae on social media thanks to the elegant way he salts...
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Csepreghy Nándor: Hungary is at the forefront in the use of EU funds
Hungary is ranked as the first among the Visegrád countries in the utilization of the European Union funds, while in the European Union’s 28 member states Hungary is among the...
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Agro-industrial export opportunities in focus
The 35th Agromash EXPO is a special event in the Hungarian National Trading House’s (MNKH), domestic professional event calendar this year. The 35th Agromash EXPO includes 300 exhibitors from 20...
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The bird flu outbreak affected 230 farms in the country
In recent months due to the bird flu, the killing of 3 million animals was ordered by the authorities in 230 farms, which means that 3 billion HUF worth stocks...
Read moreStrategy to increase the prestige of the wine of Somogy county
The strategy that intends to increase the prestige of the wine of Somogy county – especially in the Balatonboglár wine region – will be completed for the summer. The wine...
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Union: nearly two-third of the Hungarians do not save for retirement
60 percent of Hungarians do not save for old age. 67 percent of the 36-40 year old population has no savings for retirement – according to Union Insurance Group’s latest...
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AGROmashEXPO, the biggest agricultural trade exhibition in Hungary
AGROmashEXPO and AgrárgépShow (“agricultural machines show”) will again welcome visitors with a full house on 25-28 January, 2017. Occupying the entire area of HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center, over 300 exhibitors...
Read moreFM: we do not let GMO in
GMO cultivation is not the solution to climate change and other challenges. The impacts of GMOs are unpredictable – Fazekas Sándor told. The Minister of Agriculture about his experiences at...
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A tender was announced for agricultural training
An application was started for agricultural training in a value of 6.2 billion HUF – the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. According to the notice, the application aims to...
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Used cars are more and more popular
The merger of Banif and Cofidis was completed on 1 January 2017. The French company has became one of the broadest offering bank in 2017 in the area of consumer...
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FM: there will be changes in the greening and production-linked subsidies
Changes will occur in the greening and production-linked subsidies this year when submitting the single application – Szentirmay Zoltán of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) announced at a professional conference...
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The Regio reached nearly ten billion HUF turnover last year on the toy market
The Regio Játékkereskedelmi Kft. closed last year with an increase of 8 percent and 9.8 billion HUF turnover – the toy store chain told MTI on Wednesday. The biggest turnover...
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Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025
Unilever today committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 as it called on the entire fast-moving consumer goods industry to...
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Registration for ISF conference started
All about what you should know before you start registering to the ISF World Seed Congress: eligibility to register, registration fees for delegates and accompanying persons, registration periods, registration inclusions....
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NAK Services Centre wants to give more
NAK wishes to expand the range of services offered by the Services Centre in Hajdúböszörmény. The chamber would like seed, fertiliser and pesticide companies, plus banks with loan products targeting...
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Magazine: Cooks’ playground
Grain bowl has the potential to become 2017’s biggest hit in overseas restaurants (too). As a type of the bowl food trend, grain bowls can be considered the playground of...
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Magazin: Sirha Budapest 2018
Klára Tihanyi exhibition director Sirha Budapest 2018 At the 2016 Sirha Budapest – one of the most important food and HoReCa trade fairs in Central and Eastern Europe – 374...
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A fantastic fourth place at Bocuse d’Or
Hungarians had a great time at Bocuse d’Or 2017, scored at place 4th, and received the special award for the best meatdish....
Read moreA four and a half percent rise in retail sales
The retail trade turnover in November 2016 was 4.5 percent higher, compared to the same period of the previous year, both according to the calendar adjusted and raw data –...
Read moreNGM: retail trade may increase further through the wage agreement
Through the wage agreement adopted by the Government and the social partners last November, the minimum wage and the guaranteed minimum wage for skilled workers will significantly increase. According to...
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