News and articles
Union campaign for fruit and vegetable consumption
Date: 2011-07-20 14:20:11
The European Commission launched an advertising campaign in order to fully recover the confidence shaken by the diarrhea epidemic broke out during the spring in Germany. The Commission justified its...
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The number of liquidation procedures in Hungary rose
Date: 2011-07-20 12:52:00
The number of liquidation procedures in Hungary rose 21% in the first half from the same period a year earlier, credit insurance company Coface Hungary told MTI on Thursday. Liquidation...
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Budapest is the second most attractive office market of the region
Date: 2011-07-20 12:50:56
According to the most recent survey of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE); many emerging cities attract such a high number of international companies, as advanced business centers in the world. The...
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The payment moral of companies slightly improved
Date: 2011-07-20 12:45:07
The payment moral has improved slightly, even almost every second bill payed late by the companies – states Dun & Bradstreet Hungaria Ltd. 55 percent of the invoices are paid...
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The wholesale market in Szeged and Temesvár will be developed from EU funds
Date: 2011-07-20 12:30:57
In the scope of a joint EU tender, the municipalities of Szeged and Temesvár have won a one million euros support for mass-market development. Both the Hungarian and Romanian primary...
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Metro plans Eastern European investments
Date: 2011-07-20 12:20:19
German Metro Group plans to invest more than one billion euros in the following years, in Eastern Europe – writes Handelsblatt. Stores will be built in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine....
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Chinese-Hungarian business forum in Budapest
Date: 2011-07-20 12:11:52
The National Foreign Trade Office hosted the seminar and partner meeting that presented the Central China Investment and Trade Fair on the 18th of July 2011. The event was organized...
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Napi Gazdaság, GfK launched SME investment index
Date: 2011-07-20 11:59:05
Newspaper Napi Gazdaság, in cooperation with market-research company GfK, published its first survey measuring the investment sentiment of Hungarian SMEs this Wednesday. At the moment, the index stands at -5.5...
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Johnson & Johnson: revenue growth and profit decline
Date: 2011-07-20 11:50:35
Johnson & Johnson reported increase in revenue and profit decline for the second quarter. Johnson & Johnson's revenue, increased by 8 percent in the second quarter, to 16.6 billion USD,...
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French business meeting was a success
Date: 2011-07-20 10:34:12
On 9th July 2011 , a special French market has opened its gates with a unique French atmosphere, with children- and sport programs in Millenáris Park, organized by the Budapest-based...
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Grilling at home is getting more an more popular
Date: 2011-07-20 10:28:16
Grilling season offers food and grocery retailers the opportunity to not only increase sales of those center of the plate fresh meat items for grilling like beef, pork, poultry and...
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Recycle smart! competition by Öko-Kord
Date: 2011-07-20 09:44:42
The competition called “Recycle smart!” launched by Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. and National Geographic Kids has come to and end, artwoeks can be viewed at www.ngkids.hu. Within the framework of...
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More wheat has grown than last year, even on a smaller area
Date: 2011-07-19 14:10:01
The Agriculture Ministry spends a total of, more than 13 billion HUF to moderate the frost damages of the spring. Food and feed wheat will be also enogh to supply...
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The county towns help the primary producers by designate the watermelon selling sites
Date: 2011-07-19 14:00:48
The municipalities designate discounted selling sites for melon growers in the county towns – said the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) on Tuesday. Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister agreed with...
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KSH: increase in net earnings
Date: 2011-07-19 13:40:51
In May, the gross earnings increased by 6.7 percent, in the first five months by 3.4 percent, over the same period of last year – reports the Central Statistical Office...
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The SMEs are using the tools of online and direct marketing
Date: 2011-07-19 13:25:09
The SME sector plans to reach potential buyers customers and partners primarily with online advertising and direct marketing. 44 percent of the respondents indicated online advertising, 42 percent direct marketing...
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Good second quarter results for Coca-Cola
Date: 2011-07-19 13:10:47
Coca-Cola's second quarter revenues increased by nearly half, by 47 percent, compared to the same period of last year. While last year, revenue was 8.67 billion USD, this year the...
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More and more popular and more expensive to advertise on Facebook
Date: 2011-07-19 12:50:19
The advertising costs on Facebook increased by almost three-quarters, by 74 percent, as more and more big brands retire from TV and print media and palce their ads on the...
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Billions go to farmers affected by the frost damage
Date: 2011-07-19 12:43:41
More than 13 billion government aid is allocated to assist farmers affected by frost damage – György Czerván, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Rural Development informed journalists on...
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In the intelligent home the refrigerator orders food from the web
Date: 2011-07-19 12:01:37
The concept of the intelligent home is still not widely known, however, it can be the integral part of our lives. Soon, the time will come, when large part of...
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Magazine: Consumers spread less margarine on their slice of bread
Date: 2011-07-19 11:54:24
– Base material prices have grown like never before and as a result product prices augmented, so a difficult year awaits distributors – says Ágota Puskás, category operations assistant manager...
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EIPA trend: More emphasis on smaller and newer Member States
Date: 2011-07-19 11:02:45
The National Institute of Public Administration and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) jointly organised the meeting of the EIPA Board of Governors, on 6-7 June 2011, in the...
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The first RoséMarathon of Villány was a success
Date: 2011-07-19 10:50:09
The first Villányi RozéMaraton itook place on 15th-16th on Friday and Saturday, organized by the local council and civil organizations It proved to be a great success. The friendly, cosy...
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Freedom of speecg won agains Tokaj-wine
Date: 2011-07-19 10:00:15
The opinion of the taste of wine and the style of writing is up to the journalist – not everybody agreed with this though. Tokaj Kereskedőház Ltd. has sued journalist...
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Special event in Győr
Date: 2011-07-19 08:57:43
Győr is about to give home to a unique event called Baroque magic, centered around the well-known era and movement in art, music and literature. The Baroque Wedding and Ceremony...
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Hungarians trust labels on food-products more than the rest of Europe
Date: 2011-07-18 14:12:54
To what extent do customers trust information indicated on the labels of various-food products? Market research company Nielsen has been looking for the answer to this question among many other...
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The sales of strategic sugar stocks was suspended
Date: 2011-07-18 13:30:56
The Ministry of Rural Development suspended the sale of strategic sugar stocks, due to favorable market conditions. In order to break down the high sugar prices, Rural Development Minister Fazekas...
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ÁNTSZ: Avoid the consumption of sprouts!
Date: 2011-07-18 13:25:44
According to the National Public Health and Medical Service (ÁNTSZ ), at households and at other places there may still have some seeds, which presumably caused the epidemic diarrhea in...
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This year, poultry breeders can receive four billion HUF
Date: 2011-07-18 13:10:00
Poultry farmers will have access to four billion HUF national resources in 2011. Under a regulation amendment, the poultry welfare applications can be submitted in every quarter year – announced...
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Unilever improves the ice cream factory in Veszprém from 2.2 billion
Date: 2011-07-18 12:40:00
Two billion HUF development takes place until summer 2012 in the Veszprém-based ice cream factory of Unilever Magyarország Kft. They will build a high-capacity refrigeratory, vending, store, changing rooms, restaurant,...
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