Events

The Netherlands

The Netherlands is our third biggest supplier of agricultural products. Our exports to the Netherlands grew by 2,6 per cent in 2006, to EUR 150 million. Exports of corn increased...

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More OTC products available

The Hungarian market of OTC products is between HUF 70-80 billion annually. Food retail trade may take a 3-4 per cent share from this market. The OTC market shows annual...

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When Christmas is over

Growth of the revenues in retail trade slowed down in January 2007 again. It was only 1,2 per cent more than a year before. Retail sales totalled HUF 404,7 billion...

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Maiden speech

As a new member of Lánchíd Klub, I had the opportunity to attend an event right away (Business Dinner with Sándor Csányi and József Gráf ), which I had been...

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Poland

Exports to the Polish market of agricultural products grew by 22,4 per cent. Our export of EUR 152 million was composed of diverse products. The most significant item among these...

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More polite pharmacists

Most OTC products have been available outside pharmacies since January while the magnitude of the number of stores where such products could be sold theoretically is measured by hundreds of...

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Taxation quiz in Eastern Europe

The contradiction between national systems of taxation and the international business environment is pointed out in a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers about tax legislation in Eastern European countries. Taxes are...

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Coffee festival at the travel exhibition

The First Hungarian Latte Art Festival organised jointly by several companies and held on 30. March could be a milestone in the development of Hungarian coffee culture. These companies –...

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Slovakia

Hungarian agricultural export to Slovakia, our sixth biggest export market grew by 48 per cent in 2006. Sugar accounted for a quarter of our export, totalling EUR 40 million. Increase...

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Household appliances: over the top

Sales of electric appliances grew dynamically in 2004-2005. Sales continued to rise last year, but at a slower rate. Prices are falling. A major driving force behind the growth seen...

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Everything for the client

Clients of consulting services in Hungary are either local subsidiaries of multinationals, which expect to get the same service as anywhere else, or Hungarian companies which are often in the...

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Medals for most of the Hungarian spirits

Hungary finished in third place in the biggest Central European competition for distillery products, Destillata. 1446 products from 170 distilleries of 8 countries competed in the final held in Kufstein....

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Italy

Italy is our second largest export market in the EU, while it is our sixth biggest supplier in terms of imports. Export revenues totalled EUR 349, showing growth of 21,6...

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Time to move on from basics to extras

Most households are well equipped nowadays, which means the main motive behind new purchases is buying modern technology. The price-focused attitude is becoming even less common here than in the...

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Manchester, England, England…

The song from the musical “ Hair” does not mean too much to today’s teenagers. The football club Manchester United is the first thing most people think of when they...

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Brno Fair presented

A press conference was held by the general director of the Brno Fair, Jin Skrla and the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Jaromir Plisek. Nine air conditioned exhibition halls equipped...

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Label of disgrace

The results of the food safety inspections carried out before Easter show that all members of the food supply chain made an effort to comply with the law. Everybody ended...

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Clotted cream, cottage cheese, yoghurt: booming sales

Clotted dairy products form an important part of the assortment of food stores. Among categories measured by Nielsen, clotted cream took 10th place, while cottage cheese ended up in 18th...

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What is a tax refund for?

A tax refund for manufacturers would help them to retain their leading position in the market of household electric appliances and employees to keep their jobs according to a proposal...

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Corporate football

Recently, I had the opportunity to become familiar (again) with the daily operative tasks of talented sales reps with a few years of experience. The objective was to tailor their...

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Still possible to register for Anuga

Registrations will be accepted for Anuga, the largest food fair in Europe this year, to be held between 13-17. October, till 1. June. Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) has booked 120...

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Still in pessimistic mood

According to the latest survey prepared for K&H Bank, the confidence index of the small and medium enterprise sector rose from –61 points to – 53 points recently. K&H Bank...

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How should I tell you?

Clotted dairy products are healthy, but this fact is rather difficult to communicate. More expensive categories show more dynamic development, but this is also a HUF 50 billion segment. Increasing...

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Rejuvenating cure with Forgó-Morgó

More than 188 million electric appliances which are over 10 years old are used in European households. Their proportion is 40 per cent in Hungarian households. Hungary has joined the...

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The system of six thinking hats

Improving the efficiency of decision making is ever more frequently a topic of discussion in business literature. In April, two lectures were given by Edward de Bono about the peculiar...

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When families argue about the holiday

– How did you become a researcher of human thinking? – I studied medicine in the USA, in Madison and I became interested in the nature of thinking during my...

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