Company and Personal News
The animal breeder will loose on VAT reduction
Date: 2013-11-14 12:22:42
The VAT reduction on living and half-pigs to 5 percent – despite the intentions and declarations – will not provide a meaningful solution against the black economy and will not...
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VM: 60 percent of the tested foods met the requirements of the Hungarian product regulation
Date: 2013-11-14 12:11:05
The control of food products using the Hungarian product labeling is underway since September after a grace period of one year – Kardeván Endre, Minister of State of the Ministry...
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Feldman: VAT reduction on pigs is an integral part of government program, that aims to recover the sector
Date: 2013-11-14 12:10:05
The VAT reduction on living and half-pigs is organically integrated into the government program, that aims to recover the pig sector – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State of the...
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New applications will open for the development of animal husbandry and food processing technologies
Date: 2013-11-14 12:00:54
New applications will be announced for the introduction of animal husbandry and food processing technologies, from the sources of the Rural Development Funds. Búsi Lajos, Minister of State of the...
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GDP – Growth-prognosis is helped my LOndon analysists
Date: 2013-11-14 11:30:52
According to JP Morgan, it had significantly upgraded its forecast for Hungary’s GDP growth on the back of a robust auto sector and the simultaneous fiscal and monetary easing. London's...
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Wal-Mart's profit has increased
Date: 2013-11-14 11:10:16
Wal-Mart reported a profit growth for the third quarter, that was ended in October. The world's largest retailer has increased its profits on an annual comparision by 2.8 percent, to...
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Food Avalanche helped 10 thousand people
Date: 2013-11-14 10:27:17
In the scope of the program, 27 local governments and non-governmental organizations have received support. Under the program, the participants grow vegetables locally from the seeds offered by the Syngenta,...
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Strawberry in the warm weather
Date: 2013-11-14 09:16:54
The warm and sunny autumn-time has led to an early… or late strawberry growth at certain frms in mid-November…...
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Charge-free cash withdrawal enacted
Date: 2013-11-13 12:39:56
Over the past one year, the costs of banking services have increased significantly and in order to decrease them the National Assembly today adopted an amendment which stipulates the free...
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The first PC-based online cash register was installed
Date: 2013-11-13 12:30:28
The first PC-based online cash register, developed by the Laurel Group was installed at a national tobacco shop in Székesfehérvár. The first PC-based cash register system is approved by the...
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KSH: agricultural producer prices decreased in September
Date: 2013-11-13 12:29:32
The agricultural producer prices fell by 13.7 percent in September, compared with a year earlier – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) published on Wednesday. In particular, prices of crop products...
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Consumer Protection Authority: not all checked lactose-free products are lactose-free
Date: 2013-11-13 11:12:39
Most of the products sold as lactose-free products, tested by the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) met the requirements, but in two cases almost double the amount of lactose was...
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The government launches a food industrial working capital loan program
Date: 2013-11-13 11:08:47
The MFB Hungarian Development Bank announces a food industrial working capital loan program. The food industrial working capital loan program of the MFB Hungarian Development Bank has a budget of...
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The Haribo develops its Nemesvámos-based factory from 3.5 billion HUF
Date: 2013-11-13 11:03:47
Haribo closed a three and a half billion HUF investment in its Nemesvámos-based factory. The company received 800 million HUF non-repayable fundings in the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan...
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The harvest in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region soon to be finished
Date: 2013-11-13 11:00:26
The harvest soon to be finished in the Tokaj-Hegyalja historic wine region. This year, the quality of the grapes and the Aszú is outstamding. The region's largest grape purchaser and...
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KonzervBár received a marketing award
Date: 2013-11-13 10:26:59
Szatmári Könzervgyárt Ltd. has received a marketing award at OMÉK. Members of the committee for the Hungarian Marketing Association have empasized that the company's tender has proved to be a...
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Medium-sized companies are looking for partners in Singapore, too
Date: 2013-11-13 09:45:50
The Hungarian embassy has been playing an important role in fostering and maintaining bilateral relationship between Hungary and Singapore. It has created many business opportunities for companies in both countries...
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Seven out of ten customers “reward” the loyalty programs
Date: 2013-11-12 13:10:37
In Hungary, only 46 percent of the consumers are buying in stores that offer loyalty programs to their loyal customers. But there's a demand: seven out of ten Hungarians prefer...
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Inflation is below one percent
Date: 2013-11-12 12:48:38
In October, the annual inflation rate was 0.9 percent, the consumer prices fell by an average of 0.3 percent, compared with the previous month – the Central Statistics Office announced...
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GfK: Nearly one in three customers buys fresh fruit or vegetables
Date: 2013-11-12 12:46:57
Nearly one in three customers buys fresh fruit or vegetables. When buying fresh products to buy products of Hungarian originis important for consumers – GfK’s recent survey, sent to MTI...
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VAT revenues have increased and three new regulation to come
Date: 2013-11-12 12:45:35
Value Added Tax revenues increased by 13 percent between May and October 2013, compared to last year. According to Pankucsi Zoltán, Deputy Minister of State of the National Economy Ministry,...
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Mall Construction fever in Turkey and in Russia
Date: 2013-11-12 12:38:07
In the first part of 2013, more mall spaces were handed over in Russia than in any other European country. The second in this race became Turkey. Half of the...
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The NAK creates a unified farmer support network
Date: 2013-11-12 12:30:17
According to the cooperation agreement with the government, the National Agricultural Association concentrates information, consultancy and other activities designed to improve the preparedness of farmers into one unified system –...
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You can smoke e-cigarettes anywhere in Italy
Date: 2013-11-12 11:40:04
The earlier restrictions on electronic cigarettes were terminated in Italy. You can smoke e-cigarettes anywhere in Italy, even in places where tradtional cigarettes cannot be smoked. With the exception of...
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Tetra Pak ® helps children’s healing with recycled paper
Date: 2013-11-12 11:31:38
Tetra Pak® is giving its 1 million Huf worth donation of recycled paper for the third year to the Children's Clinic of the Tűzoltó Utca. The 2.4 tons of donation,...
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Ericsson: number of Smartphone subscribers to be tripled by 2019
Date: 2013-11-12 11:30:47
The number of mobile subscriptions in the world will increase to 9.3 billion by 2019 from the current 6.6 billion, while the number of smartphone subscribers will triple by 2019...
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Christmas design fair at Coninvest
Date: 2013-11-12 10:55:24
Coninvest holds a Christmas design fair again: the customers can get upholstered indoor furniture on very reasonable prices. The visitors of Coninvest’s Facebook can choose among real designer pieces and...
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SKY Marketing received a Sándor Imre PR-Award
Date: 2013-11-12 10:55:04
The Hungarian Public Relations Association has awarded the best professional agencies with the presitigeous Sándor Imre PR-Award. SKY Marketing has received the highest number of points for the complax brand...
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Henkel reports strong performance in third quarter
Date: 2013-11-12 10:50:21
Solid organic sales growth of 4.2% Sales impacted by foreign exchange effects: 4,184 million euros (-2.6%) Adjusted operating profit: +6.5% to 672 million euros Adjusted EBIT margin: +1.4 percentage points...
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FDA moving to ban trans fat from processed foods
Date: 2013-11-12 10:11:38
The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Thursday for the first time that trans fats are unsafe, and took steps toward banning the artery-clogging substance from scores of food products. The...
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