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Four million HUF worth tobacco was seized in Oroszlány
The police found 160 kilograms of unknown origin cut tobacco in a car of two local men on Thursday in a value of more than four million HUF. According to...
Read moreRetail sales grew in Germany in December
In December, German retail sales rose, compared to the previous year, while last year’s data was the highest annual growth of the past more than twenty years – the German...
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Spain has never received as many tourists as in 2015
Spain has never received as many tourists as last year, when a total of 68.1 million people visited the Southern European country, 4.9 percent more than in 2014 – the...
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Tokaj enters into the European Capital of Culture 2023 competition
Tokaj is applying for the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) 2023 title – was announced on Friday at a press conference in Tokaj. Mengyi Roland, Fidesz MP recalled at Friday's...
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The best paper towels
Tork is one of SCA Hygiene Products’ global brands. Tork is the market leader of hygiene products for institutions in Hungary. Virág Badar-Szabó, marketing manager of SCA Hygiene Products Kft....
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Magazine: I would like to be András Stohl
A few days ago my book, Krizsó, 10 Confidential Conversations came out and in one of the conversations actor Andás Stohl revealed that there had been a period in his...
Read moreFM: the output of agriculture increased last year
The output of the Hungarian agriculture is around 2400-2500 billion HUF each year. Last year's initial estimate of 2,457 billion HUF is exceeding the previous year’s level by 0.4 percent...
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The price swing of lemon
We might think that lemon prices are relatively balanced among the tropical fruits, but during the year, it may vary with even fifty percent in value. Last year, the average...
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PayPal extends redelivery refund
PayPal will extend its Refunded Returns service until the end of the year in the Central and Eastern European countries including Hungary. As a result, the full cost of the...
Read moreEconomic sentiment improved in Hungary and deteriorated in the EU in January
The economic sentiment index of the eurozone and the European Union deteriorated in January, while improved in Hungary and in the Central and Eastern European countries – it the European...
Read moreThe number of employees has increased
The number of employees amounted to 4 million 259 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2015, 118 thousand and 2.8 percent more than in the same period of the previous...
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Hungexpo was given impetus by the economic growth last year
The CEO of the Budapest Fair Centre (Hungexpo) said that the Hungexpo was given impetus by the economic growth last year. Hungexpo’s momentum last year can be justified with the...
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Charity donut festival in Zalaegerszeg
Charity donut festival will be held on 5-6 February in Zalaegerszeg. On 9 February, Shrove Tuesday is the traditional carnival parade and costume competition will say farewell to the winter...
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Garantiqa: 41 percent of micro companies, 57 percent of small business would apply for EU funds
41 percent of the micro-enterprises and 57 percent of the small businesses would apply for EU funds, in the current EU budgetary cycle – according to Garantiqa’s a survey taken...
Read moreRecord sales of smartphones in the world market last year
More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2015, which is a new record for the the sector with Chinese handset makers racking up the biggest gains, an industry...
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Pécs: the General Assembly voted to purchase the necessary land to build a new market hall
At its Thursday session, the General Assembly of Pécs voted for the submissions for the land acquisition of the new market hall in Pécs. To buy the about 14 thousand...
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The Alibaba has surprised the analysts
The Alibaba online trading portal increased its turnover and profits in the fourth quarter last year, more than expected. The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. online trading portal increased its revenues...
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We visit restaurants rarely
Only 17 percent of the Hungarians go to restaurant every month or more frequently, 20 percent of those who surveyed go to fast food restaurants. According to a survey, the...
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New products from Tabasco
In November international TABASCO® chef Gary Evans visited Budapest and talked to us about TABASCO® products which are new for us in Hungary. He revealed that there are 7 versions...
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Sales concentration
Between December 2014 and July 2015 praline sales exceeded HUF 14 billion, growing by 3 percent from the base period; volume sales stayed put. From confectionery sales pralines’ is the...
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Star Wars – The Force Awakens
Star Wars – The Force Awakens will be released in cinemas only in December, but the related products are already available from our company, so consumers can make friends with...
Read moreNew, content-led campaign about the female sexual organ
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Magazine: Catalysts of the burnout syndrome
Today I am writing about how to speed up burning out… My view is that the risk of physical and mental burnout is encoded in one’s communication. Probably passive communication...
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Dairy Product Board: tax reduction is required to help the sector
The Dairy Product Board said that in order to help the dairy sector the first and most important step is to reduce the VAT on drinking milk to 5 percent....
Read moreA new surtax may come
Designed along the lines of the Polish retail surtax, the Hungarian government may decide about a new measure during the spring, which would provide a more proportional burden sharing for...
Read moreFM: prevails in prices to reduce the VAT of pork
Due to the VAT reduction, the price of pork declined at the dominant retail chains, but not at all the smaller trading firms and butcher shops – the Minister of...
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CBRE: Hungarian commercial properties were sold in a record value last year
Last year, real estate investors bought commercial properties in Hungary in a record amount of 745 million euros, which is 60 percent higher than in 2014, while the real estate...
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