News and articles
SIÓParty in 30 Hungarian schools
Date: 2011-01-27 10:26:19
SIÓ-ECKES Ltd. has launched its successful Sió! Scoolbag Program in 2008, and has reached plenty of children, families and scools since. To main goal of the company is to help...
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Measures to be weakened
Date: 2011-01-26 15:15:56
The Hungarian authorities will review the measures taken on last Wednesday that were related to the German meat and meat product imports. In the last few days, dioxin-contaminated products were...
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The rise in unemployment hits the most advanced economies
Date: 2011-01-26 14:40:06
This year, 203.3 million unemployed people, slightly less than last year’s 205 million will be in the world. A substantial number of young people enriches the camp of unemployed –...
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FAO supports strong food exports
Date: 2011-01-26 14:38:16
UN's Food and Agriculture Organization the FAO preserve the producer countries from the introduction of measures, that moderates food exports. According to the communication of Richard China, program development department...
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The poultry sector is suffering fom the lack of feed
Date: 2011-01-26 14:37:42
Recently, more than 70 thousand one day old ducks were strangled, because the fattening did not found feed supplier. Because of the high feed prices a lot of breeders canceled...
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Large Turkish demand for Hungarian cattle
Date: 2011-01-26 14:35:52
A large number of Hungarian cattle is imported by the Turks from Békés county, Hungary. Several types of meat, for example leg, thigh, shoulder temporarily disappeared from the shelves of...
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The competition is getting sharper in the Hungarian high gastronomy
Date: 2011-01-26 14:10:56
The competition is getting sharper in the domestic high gastronomy: last year a number of restaurants opened offering premium quality. Although the effective demand is still well below the Western...
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A Chinese investor may buy the sugar factory of Kaba
Date: 2011-01-26 14:00:05
On the Chinese visit of Prime Minister Orbán Viktor, one of the members of his government delegation, from Hajdú-Bihar County propounded the idea of the possible recovery of the sugar...
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Thousand billion euros turnover with Visa cards
Date: 2011-01-26 13:35:31
According to the today published results of Visa Europe; Visa card spending increased by 16 percent annually in Europe, that means a total of more than 1,000 billion euros turnover...
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The new ways of brand building
Date: 2011-01-26 13:34:58
The Magyar Turizmus Zrt. (MT Zrt.) tenders creative agencies for the brand building of Hungary in abroad, for the promotion of domestic trips within the border. The competition will appear...
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POS Media Europe gained hundred percent ownership
Date: 2011-01-26 13:14:25
The owners of POS Media Europe and Célcsoport Média agreed to close the acquisition process, within the compass of which the customer purchased the remaining business-parts of Célcsoport Média. On...
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Serious problems in agriculture due to redmud-catastrophe
Date: 2011-01-26 10:25:00
Devecser, the area affected by the redmud-catastrophe closed a sad harvest: the catastrophe resulted in less than half of the previous year's sunflower and corn – Tibor Kákony, director of...
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2011 is the year of smartphones
Date: 2011-01-26 10:13:28
Smart phones are catching up – 2011 is going to be the year of smartphones according to a new survey by GKIeNet1. Various appilcations make life easier, therefore 15 percent...
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Henkel sponsors kindergarten
Date: 2011-01-26 09:13:35
Henkel Hungary Ltd. has decided to support a kindergarten called Gesztenyéskert in district 9 in Budapest with a 500 thousand HUF sponsorship. The Óbuda-based institute spent the money on various...
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Wal-Mart lowered its prices
Date: 2011-01-26 08:42:39
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said today it plans to reduce prices on fresh fruits and vegetables as part of a broader effort backed by first lady Michelle Obama to sell healthier...
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Hypermarkets and smaller self-service stores are the most popular
Date: 2011-01-25 16:06:05
When it comes to various factors connected to shop-choice, there is no significant change in Hungary as compared to the previous years. The major issues in focus are quality, freshness...
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Coface had its 15th Country Risk Conference, no change for Hungary
Date: 2011-01-25 16:02:44
On the occasion of its 15th Country Risk Conference, Coface is expecting a moderate slowdown of the global economy. Among the risks to be monitored are the continued tension with...
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The decline in retail has stopped
Date: 2011-01-25 15:16:54
In November 2010, the retail stores – on the basis of the calendary adjusted datas – had a similar turnover volume as a year earlier – reports the Central Statistical...
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IMF expects more than four percent increase from the world economy
Date: 2011-01-25 15:10:32
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculates with a higher rate economic growth, than projected. According to the IMF; the global economy will increase by 4.4 percent this year, and the...
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A seventy percent increase is needed in food production in the forthcoming decades
Date: 2011-01-25 14:52:53
A new large global food crisis may hit the world again. Subsidies and custom duties play an important role in its development. These subsidies and custom duties distort the global...
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The EU reduces the supply with frozen pigs
Date: 2011-01-25 14:40:05
The European Union provided a rapid response for the falling pork prices. According to Dacian Ciolos agriculture commissioner; the decision over the private storage of pork will be born in...
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Four measures of the EU because of the dioxin scandal
Date: 2011-01-25 14:14:38
The European Commission presented four measures related to the dioxin scandal. The European Commission would introduce the reporting obligations in connection to the production and marketing risks of the product,...
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Budapest Bank moved into the Tesco stores
Date: 2011-01-25 14:04:08
Since January, Budapest Bank is the partner of Tesco Hungary in financial services. The financial institution and the chain prepares for a long-term strategic cooperation. As the first step, the...
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McDonald's raises prices
Date: 2011-01-25 13:58:19
According to the plans of McDonald's Corp. the price of the products of the company, will be increased by high raw material costs increases. Company’s prices will increase the most...
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Eight million passengers at Ferihegy
Date: 2011-01-25 13:20:24
The passenger traffic of the Airport was 8.1 million person in 2009. With this resultt the Ferihegy Airport was the 38th largest airport in the European Union. The traffic was...
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Johnson & Johnson reported poor results
Date: 2011-01-25 12:41:56
Johnson & Johnson announced that its fourth-quarter profit increased to 2.86 billion USD, 1.03 USD per share from the 2.85 billion USD and 1.02 USD per share profit value of...
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Conterfeit chocolate-scandal in our neighbourhood
Date: 2011-01-25 09:59:58
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero has lost a long-running trademark battle over its top-selling praline in Ukraine in a case that was closely watched for its implications for foreign investments in...
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5.6 million revenue for Andrew Lloyd Webber's wine
Date: 2011-01-25 08:42:27
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a big wine freak. He told Will Lyons that he started collecting wine during his “preteenage years” when he was still at school. That's a lot...
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Consumers are saving worldwide
Date: 2011-01-24 13:04:53
In most countries of the world consumers are preparing to cut back their spendings in the forthcoming months, due to concerns over job insecurity and the increase of inflation –...
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EU pig sector is on the edge of collapse
Date: 2011-01-24 12:55:29
In Germany, nearly five thousand animal breeding sites were closed, because of the dioxin scandal, it is likely that meat shortage will occur on the market. Therefore, Font Sándor, chairman...
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