News and articles
Bell ring opens trading at the Budapest Stock Exchange
Date: 2014-06-19 08:45:38
Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) and NAK signed a cooperation agreement for the development of Hungary’s agriculture and produce market. On this occasion BÉT CEO Zsolt Katona and NAK president Balázs...
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Corporal trust returns to the region
Date: 2014-06-18 12:05:17
The proportion of companies that expect a revenue growth has doubled in the region as well as in Hungary. The company executives of the Central and South Eastern European region...
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Budapest Bank: the Growth Loan Program can really accelerate
Date: 2014-06-18 11:40:52
The Credit Growth Programme (NHP) of the central bank characterized the corporate credit market in the first half of 2014, despite the companies’ interest was a bit low in the...
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The Hungarian purchasing power is far below the EU average
Date: 2014-06-18 11:30:59
Based on the consumption datas, a German household living twice as well as a Hungarian – turns out from Eurostat’s statistics. The real personal consumption is closely related to the...
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Cherry marketing problems in Szabolcs county
Date: 2014-06-18 11:10:01
The Agricultural Chamber of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County turned for help to the Ministry of Agriculture Ministry, due to cherry marketing problems in the region selling – the president of the organization...
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The millerscones to be celebrated in Borsodnádasd
Date: 2014-06-18 11:08:05
The millerscone, that is on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list is promoted in Borsodnádasd at the seventh millersconefestival, that will be held on the last weekend in June. The...
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Vegetable protein found less in cereals
Date: 2014-06-18 11:06:02
The increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere accelerates the development of the plants, but from grain – and thus also from the bakery products – important trace elements are...
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The Post-it has become an art product
Date: 2014-06-18 11:03:13
Everyone knows it and uses it every day. The Post-it has a success story since 1968. Its history has arrived to another milestone. The 3M introduced its Colors of the...
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Magazine: It is (still?) Chinese to us
Date: 2014-06-18 10:55:21
In the last few years Hungarian-Chinese economic relations have come to life. Today China has one of the fastest developing economies in the world, for instance China’s export performance already...
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Hungary's cake: professional jury selected the three finalists
Date: 2014-06-18 10:30:19
The professional jury selected the Somlói revolúció (revolution) cake of the Székesfehérvár-based Damniczki confectionery, the Aranyló tokaji (Golden Tokaji) and the Strawberry Furmint of the Művész Kávéház (Art Café) of...
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Tomato, pepper: Hungarian instead of import
Date: 2014-06-18 10:08:35
It is of key importance for Hungarian tomato and pepper growers to use reliable technology and produce constant good quality – better than their international competitors – if they want...
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The former Silk Road to be developed to a tourist destination
Date: 2014-06-18 10:07:03
In the cooperation of nineteen European and Asian cities, the famous Silk Road will be developed to a tourist destination. The Silk Road has accompanied 5,000 years of Chinese culture...
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Say cheese – Video of the day
Date: 2014-06-18 10:00:56
For this week's cheesy video, we dropped by the new Murray's Cheese Bar on Bleecker Street – the fromage friendly joint is a few doors down from the shop that...
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Forint getting weaker
Date: 2014-06-18 09:59:10
At the end of April the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) lowered the base rate to a record level: 2.5 percent. It seems that Hungary’s monetary policy uses the low...
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Romania: great increase in consumer confidence
Date: 2014-06-18 09:04:41
In Q1 2014 Romania was our neighbouring country where Nielsen’ consumer confidence index grew the most: at 67 points it was 5 points higher than in Q4 2013. As regards...
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NGM: We need to support the spread of the new payment methods
Date: 2014-06-17 12:10:00
It is an important task is to ensure the framework for the new payment methods, because these methods of payment are low-cost, fast and adjust to consumer demand – Balogh...
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The SMEs are beyond the crisis
Date: 2014-06-17 12:05:33
The majority of the domestic business believe that the economic crisis that erupted six years ago, has ended and they are looking forward. The former negative mood is replaced by...
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The President signed the Law on Advertising Tax
Date: 2014-06-17 12:02:41
President Áder János President signed the law on advertising tax which was approved last Wednesday by the Parliament – the Parliament's website reveals. Under the legislation passed by the Parliament...
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A major initiative to promote the Hungarian wines
Date: 2014-06-17 11:40:36
The Lidl Magyarország launches an initiative to domestic and international promotion of the Hungarian wines. As the first step of the initiative 594 types of wines of 130 wineries of...
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Magazin: Auchan became self-sustaining in Hungary
Date: 2014-06-17 11:40:18
Having been present in the Hungarian market for 16 years, 2013 was he first when Auchan Hungary was able to finance its investment without support from its French parent company....
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The less is more: new and improved compact washing powders
Date: 2014-06-17 11:30:37
The new generation of compact washing powders are available on the domestic store shelves – the Hungarian Cosmetic and Household Chemical Association (KOZMOS) announced at a press conference today. The...
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HTX Advertising & Event: stable, multiple viewpoints
Date: 2014-06-17 11:12:51
The HTX Advertising & Event is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Human Telex Advertising Agency. New design and new website, a new location and the HTX Advertising & Event...
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Tokaj Nyitány: Wines of 15 wineries at the Tokaj Overture in the Ybl Palace
Date: 2014-06-17 11:10:54
The visitors of this year’s Tokaj Overture (Tokaj Nyitány) can taste the wines of fifteen wineries of the Tokaj Renaissance Association. The event takes place on Friday, in the Ybl...
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Tamás István became the director of sales and marketing at AGRO.bio
Date: 2014-06-17 11:05:09
Tamás István (53) fills in the sales and marketing director post at the AGRO.bio Hungary Kft. from 1 June 2014. He began his studies at the Agricultural University of Keszthely,...
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Improving sales in tourism and hospitality
Date: 2014-06-17 10:32:21
The position of accommodation and and hospitality has improved in 2013, compared to the previous year – the Hungary, in 2013 publication of the Central Statistics Office (KSH) shows. In...
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Chinese food museums are popular
Date: 2014-06-17 10:20:34
The Chinese have always loved food, and have lately begun to display a keen interest in their culinary heritage. This has spawned a crop of new museums all about food,...
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Gross average wage: 229,800 forints
Date: 2014-06-17 09:38:36
Compared with the same period a year earlier, gross wages grew 1.8 percent at enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and observed non-profit organisations. In January-March 2014 the...
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Grain reserves in the market
Date: 2014-06-17 09:28:48
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that – expressed in live weight price – 5 percent more pigs were slaughtered in January-February...
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Consumer confidence is on the rise
Date: 2014-06-17 09:16:09
Since Match and Profi went out of business last year, the number of major grocery retail chains fell to nine in 2013. However, this change didn’t have an influence on...
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The Turkish icecream-man – Video of the day
Date: 2014-06-17 09:14:21
Guys who sell icecream in Turkey do not only sell icecream, but they also entertain the customers. Here is a witty video about the above-mentioned act:...
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