News and articles
Deloitte-Scale BankIndex: increasing lending mood
Date: 2014-10-02 11:32:43
Although the population typically continues to reject lendings, but that the rate of rejection is reducing consistently in fact, more and more people have positive attitude towards lending. The ratio...
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The Nébih seized unmarked vegetables
Date: 2014-10-02 11:31:17
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) seized about 86 tons of potatoes and onions in a vegetable packing plant in Pest County – the agency told MTI on Thursday....
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The food prices in Russia are sharply rising because of the embargo
Date: 2014-10-02 11:30:53
Due to limitation of imported foods from the Western countries, food prices are rising sharply in Russia – Anton Sziluanov Russian Finance Minister stated at the Thursday meeting of the...
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GREY GOOSE® VODKA: a partner in space travel
Date: 2014-10-02 11:20:17
Richard Branson's privately owned aerospace company, the Virgin Galactic, and the GREY GOOSE® signed a partnership agreement. The special co-operation gives an exclusive insight into the preparation works of the...
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The Great Hungarian Tourism Day has been started in Vienna
Date: 2014-10-02 10:30:29
The Great Hungarian Tourism Day that is the annual meeting of the Austrian and Hungarian tourism experts has started in Vienna on Thursday. This year the Western and Southern Transdanubia,...
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Cool icecreams from Japan – Video of the day
Date: 2014-10-02 09:43:25
A quick look at five of our favourite ice creams available all over Japan....
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GKI expects slowdown
Date: 2014-10-02 08:08:22
GKI Economic Research Zrt.’s summer forecast is that from a growth perspective this year is going to be much better for Hungary than the last few. The main reason for...
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The world’s wholesale markets will meet in Budapest
Date: 2014-10-02 08:03:55
Budapest will be the host of the World Union of Wholesale Markets’ (WUWM) next meeting on 27-29 May 2015. The event will focus on cooperation between wholesale and retail markets...
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Going uphill
Date: 2014-10-01 21:58:25
Optimism was reigning in the financial market early autumn. The recession is finally over in the USA. Billions of dollars printed in the last 5 years put the stock exchange...
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Magazine: Hungarian or Domestic – what is the difference?
Date: 2014-10-01 12:18:34
A couple of years back consumers were attracted by exotic products, but these days they are much more drawn to Hungarian products or those produced in Hungary. In 2012 a...
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GfK: Consumer confidence fell sharply
Date: 2014-10-01 12:10:58
According to the GfK Consumer Confidence Index, in the third quarter of this year consumer confidence showed a significant decrease of about 15 points. The values of both the consumer...
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Russian embargo: the Hungarian farmers will receive EU support to withdraw more than four tons of fruits and vegetables
Date: 2014-10-01 12:02:36
The Hungarian farmers can apply for support from the new 165 million worth EU funds opened on Tuesday, to withdraw more than four tons of fruits and vegetables to compensate...
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Poultry meat is healthy
Date: 2014-10-01 12:00:28
The latest research shows that among the fresh meats poultry meat is the most popular in the Hungarian households. The Agricultural Marketing Centre General Directorate of the Hungarian National Tourist...
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Magosz-chairman: the farmers should be the owners of the processors!
Date: 2014-10-01 11:45:03
A regulatory system must be developed in which the farmers should be the owners of the processing plants – Jakab István President, of Magosz told reporters on Tuesday after a...
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Czerván György: the poultry industry is growing steadily
Date: 2014-10-01 11:40:29
On the basis of the result of the rising performance of the poultry sector Hungary is on the third place in the self-supplying ranking of the EU member states. This...
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A Trading House was opened in Montenegro
Date: 2014-10-01 11:22:12
The newest Trading House was opened in another Western Balkan country, in Montenegro. The Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) aims to increase its export position in the Western Balkans, to...
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A business center was built in the former tobacco factory in Debrecen
Date: 2014-10-01 11:20:08
The Lion productive and innovative business center was expanded with a new office building in the former tobacco factory in Debrecen. The 1.2 billion HUF investment was handed over by...
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The consultation of the world heritage management plan of Tokaj-Hegyalja is completed
Date: 2014-10-01 11:10:55
The public consultation of the world heritage management plan of the Tokaj-Hegyalja historic wine region has been completed. Everyone agrees that the World Heritage title means international rank and honor...
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A big increase in German retail sales
Date: 2014-10-01 11:05:01
The German retail sales reached the greatest increase of the past three years in August, compared to the previous month – the German Federal Statistics Office, the Destatis announced. In...
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The Siófoki Sconery became the “The favorite sconery of Vénusz near the Balaton” in 2014
Date: 2014-10-01 10:40:28
The winner of the Vénusz Scone Vote competition’s special prize became the Siófoki Palacsintázó (Siófoki Sconery). The staff of the sconery also awaits the guest at the Piac Placcon of...
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Waitress reality – Video of the day
Date: 2014-10-01 10:28:32
Morgan and Kristyn are still fighting because of the issues between their boyfriends. Can they salvage their friendship or is it over for good? Episode airs Wednesday at 11/10c. Big...
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‘Experience cellar’ opens in Szekszárd
Date: 2014-10-01 09:48:20
The Garay experience cellar opened in Szekszárd. The investment was realised from almost HUF 200-million funding from the European Union. Szekszárd’s municipality bought the town’s oldest wine cellar for nearly...
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SMEs investment mood toned down a little
Date: 2014-10-01 09:44:31
Hungarian enterprises’ investment mood toned down a little: at the moment 56 percent of them plan some kind of development. IT developments are the most popular and it is industrial...
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Magazine: Making a living with a bakery in Hungary
Date: 2014-09-30 12:58:28
In Hungary the average basket value in a bakery is between HUF 250 and 380. One bakery generally needs to serve 1,000-1,300 customers to sustain itself. Obviously bigger bakeries located...
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The government pays more than 300 billion HUF EU funds for food development by 2020
Date: 2014-09-30 12:00:01
In the next six years, the Hungarian government pays more than 300 billion HUF EU funds for food development. Kis Miklós Zsolt Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office...
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KSH: the GDP growth in 2013 was 1.5 percent
Date: 2014-09-30 11:55:40
Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) was 29 HUF 846 billion HUF in 2013, which at constant prices (in real terms) is a 1.5 per cent increase compared to the previous...
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MNB: contactless cards are spreading rapidly
Date: 2014-09-30 11:40:17
In the second quarter of this year, the turnover of electronic transactions continued to increase, however, the infrastructure of electronic payments has not changed significantly – the latest payment statistics...
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The head of department of FM returns to the business sector from September
Date: 2014-09-30 11:38:00
Gyaraky Zoltán, was the head of FM’s Food Processing Department, but from September he returns to the business sector and will join to the activities of three organizations. The “MAGYAR...
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