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Hungarian-Indian agreement on fish breeding

The agreement over aquaculture, carp genetics and freshwater fish breeding programs was signed on 2 February in India, by Czerván György, Secretary of State, responsible for agri-management and Prabeer Kumar...

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Tesco hopes to accept the Erzsébet-vouchers soon

Tesco hopes to soon agree with the National Holiday Service, and costumers will be able to pay with the Erzsébet-vouchers in the chain's stores soon. In recent times meaningful negotiations...

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The Bazaltbor-Badacsony Kft. plans an expansion this year

The Bazaltbor-Badacsony Kft. the plans to increase its sales revenue this year to almost twice. The company operating a wine hotel beside wine production plans a turnover of 250 million...

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This year, China may be the EU's largest export market

This year, China can be the EU's largest export market – said Markus Ederer, EU’s Chinese ambassador to Peking on Monday, referring on a forecast based on the current commercial...

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Happy Chocolates Ltd.: the new factory can produce a daily 50 tons of chocolate

The factory is located in the village of Úri, about 40 km from Budapest and was opened in 2011. The aim of the Happy Chocolates Ltd., that has a 100...

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The shutdown of Malév will have only a temporary impact on tourism

The Hungarian National Tourist Office negotiated with the representatives of hotels and restaurants to resolve the safe accommodiatuon of tourists trapped in Budapest. According to the Hungarian National Tourist Office...

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It is worth to apply the Széchenyi Rest Cards instead of wage increases – a tax expert says

From January 1st 2012 the Széchenyi Rest Card replaced the most popular vouchers, the framework increased to 450 thousand HUF, compared to the previous 300 thousand HUF. The Széchenyi Rest...

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More Hungarian products of outstanding quality

In the past few weeks, plenty of press conferences appeared linked to poisoning, inappropriate, low quality food appearing on the shelves of various EU-members. Food-safety in Hungary is rather strict,...

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METRO is again a partner of Gluttonous Thursday

Catering service providers are preparing again because the Hungarian National Tourist Office (Magyar Turizmus Zrt.) launches Gluttonous Thursday action in 2012, for the seventh time, on 23rd February 2011. METRO...

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Hungarian primary schhol receives 1 million HUF from Dr. Oetker

The jury of Dr. Oetker Hungary and SOS Children's Village had to a rather diccisult task, They had choose the best artwork out of thousands of great drawings: in the...

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Save the Children Receives $400,000 IKEA Foundation Grant

Two years following the devastating Haiti quake, Save the Children has received a $400,000 donation from the IKEA Foundation for a literacy program for Haitian children. The donation will help...

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Tradeshow Foodapest and UKBA opened its gates on Sunday

The four-day lasting trade fairs opened its gates on Sunday for the second time on a total of about seven thousand square meters. This time, nearly 200 exhibitors will be...

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The government pays to Hungarian Sugar Ltd

The government is willing to pay the money promised to sugar beet growers within the compass of a national support regulation. The cash will be paid in advance to Hungarian...

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Civil customer right advocators found that there are too many misleading labels

According to a survey by the Consumer and Patient Rights Advocacy Alliance (fébész) and the Test plussz online customer rights magazine, a number of misleading labels are added to Hungarian...

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Hungarian-French discussions: CAP and foie gras

Among other things, duck and goose products produced with feeding stuff and Their international marketing Were the themes of the ninth meeting of the French-Hungarian Agricultural and Rural Development Working...

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The Ministry of Rural Development promotes organic farming

The Ministry of Rural Development develops an organic agricultural management program to promote to increase the organic farming area until 2020 to three hundred thousand hectares in Hungary – informed...

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The government pays the advanced support to the sugar beet factory in Kaposvár

The sugar factory in Kaposvár will receive the 800 million HUF until the end of February, which the government could not pay last year to the sugar beet producers, because...

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Garden Region program in the small region of Veszprém and Zirc

The city of Veszprém and an NGO launched a program to the production and local use of locally produced chemical-free products – informed Forgács Tamás MTI on Saturday. The project...

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Eurozone’s retail turnover decreased

In the euro zone, the volume index of retail trade decreased by 0.4 percent in a month, while in the EU a 0.3 percent increase occurred. In December 2011 the...

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Hotel Association: up to 50 percent decline of incoming guests may occur due to the stop of Malév

If the Malév flights will not start again soon, the number of inbound visitors can decrease by 40 to 50 percent in Budapest  in the coming weeks – said Niklai...

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The OKSZ creates proposals in connection with the accepting places of the Erzsébet- vouchers

The National Trade Association (OKSZ) gave multiple offers to the issuer of the voucher, the National Holiday Service Ltd., urging to negotiate with the international supermarket chains, on the contract...

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OTP’s Russian clients will be given Tokaji wine and winter salami

The Russian subsidiary of the OTP Bank gives Hungary foods to its guests – reports karpatinfo.net. The gifts are depending on the amount of the deposit. For example in Moscow...

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Ernst and Young: there is a need for a national airline

According to the survey of Ernst and Young; the majority of citizens consider that the state needs strategic companies, including a national airline – said Bindics Judit, administrative division  director...

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Iglu and crickets making love are the new forms of hospitality

One of the coolest hotel in Finland offers huts to the guests, that looks like a glass Iglu, near Osaka a crickets making love-shaped restaurant opened. In the glass iglu,...

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Soproni's successful campaign on national values

Soproni is a brand focusing on the appreciation national identity, and their latest campaign revolves around the real strength of media and interactions. Soproni has invited their own followers to...

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Fifty-nine percent of consumers around the world indicate difficulty understanding nutritional labels

Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics around what consumers watch and buy, today released a new report indicating that 59 percent of consumers around the world have...

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S & P: the eurozone may leave the recession behind in the second half of the year

The euro zone in this year's second half is expected to gradually leave behind its “mild recession” – predicted Standard & Poor's on Thursday in London. The international credit rating...

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Unilever sees strong growth despite difficult market

Underlying sales growth ahead of our markets at 6.5% with price up 4.8% and volume growth 1.6%. Emerging markets delivered 11.5% underlying sales growth. Full year highlights • Turnover up...

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Hell Energy closed an outstanding year

2011 was a success for market-leading enery-drink producer company Hell Hungary. According to research by AC Nielsen, in regards of the number of products sold, the company sees a 23.8...

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Generation change at Beiersdorf

Stefan F. Heidenreich (48) has been appointed to Beiersdorf AG’s Executive Board effective January 1, 2012, and will take over as CEO following the Annual General Meeting on April 26,...

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