News and articles
Slowing growth in the UK
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:45
The British economy’s growth rate has already slowed after barely begun. According to the preliminary estimation based on partial datas, growth was 0.2 percent in the first quarter, half of...
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Heineken Hungary: fire equipment for Sopron, screening tests for Martfű
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:40
Heineken Hungary gave fire equipment for the firefighters of Sopron and screening for the dwellers of Martfű from the sources of the „Heineken Hungária Sopronért / Martfűért” charity program. The...
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Fewer children and more work for women
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:30
According to OECD’s most recent report, over the Status of Women; Hungary is among the backmarkers, in terms of women employment – reports Népszabadság. Women give birth to fewer children...
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Forest-Paper Ltd.: Game for the protection of birds
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:25
The Forest-Paper Ltd. and the Bird Hospital of Hortobágy invite the families for an interesting game. The Forest-Paper Ltd. is committed to sustainable development, in order to protect the next...
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Sustainable web site from Auchan
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:20
The third web site of the hypermarket chain focuses on sustainable development, with practical advices. Beside the hiperárak.hu and its own corporate web site, Auchan has launched a new site....
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Last year’s honey crop was weak-medium
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:59
The drought spring left its mark on this year’s results. Last year was a weak-medium year for beekepers. Over the past five years, last year's export volume was the smallest...
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The price of apples may increase!
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:50
Due to the unusually cold weather of the recent weeks, a decline will occur in quantity of apples from China's northern part. This may easily result in a price increase...
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New grading system in the hotel industry
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:45
Previously nobody checked the grading of hotels, that was based on self classification, but now according to the new rating system the old stars should be trademarked. Those who will...
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The German economy is expanding
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:33
According to the latest forecast; a 1.4 percent growth is expected in Germany for this year and 1.6 percent for next year. The Ministry of Economic Affairs in Berlin, yesterday...
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In October, the new gigamall of Pest will be handed over.
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:20
The construction of the KÖKI TERMINÁL mall is scheduled to proceed. According to the preliminary schedule, the building will be handed over, until October 2010. Currently, nearly 1,000 people working...
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Nestlé's revenue has increased in the first quarter
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:14
The world's leading food producer, the Swiss-based Nestle, increased its sales by 4.4 percent in this year's first quarter. Its revenues increased to 26.28 billion Swiss francs (18.34 billion euros)...
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Henkel is optimistic
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:00
On the annual general meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Kasper Rorsted, Chairman of the Board, confirmed the company's long-term goals and presented the details of the progress, that...
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Poor year start for Heineken
Date: 2010-04-23 00:00:40
The sales of world's leading brewery, the Amsterdam-based Heineken group, decreased by 3.5 percent to 2.94 billion euros in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period of...
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The U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in March
Date: 2010-04-23 00:00:30
U.S. producer prices increased in March more than expected – the U.S. Labour Department reported Thursday. Producer prices increased by 0.7 percent, compared to February, when a 0.6 percent decrease...
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HUNGAROPACK Packaging Competition – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:54
The National Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ) as the member organization of the Global Packaging Alliance (WPO), announces HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition for the 27th time. To the...
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Decrease in draft beer consumption in Hungary
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:42
The economic crisis affected badly the Hungarian domestic beer industry also. Last year, a more than ten percent decrease occured in turnover. While, due to the decline in exports, the...
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Too much rain threatens the crops
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:35
Two or three dry weeks would be needed in agriculture, to accelerate the works up and the crop vegetation to gain its absence. According to Tóth István, secretary of the...
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Thirty percent of the Hungarians having breakfast irregularly or never
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:20
In Hungary, 30 percent of the adult population having breakfast only irregularly or never – states the April fast report of McReggeli. The datas of the survey show, that 80...
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Lidl and Tesco would expand in the poorest Member States
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:12
Bulgaria, the poorest Member States of the European Union is expected to be the favorite target of retail chains in the next few years, the main market players have already...
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SME week in May
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:00
Between the 25th of May and the 1st of June, the European Commission organizes a series of events, promoting entrepreneurship at the European SME Week, held for the second time....
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The STI Packaging RO Srl officially opened its doors
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:51
What a fantastic day! dr. Tom Giessler, finance director of STI group began with these words in the 15th of April 2010 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on the opening ceremony of...
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McDonald's over one billion
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:40
The world's largest fast-food chain surpassed the expectations of the analyst in the first quarter, due to its reasonably priced menus. McDonald's net profit was 1.09 billion USD in the...
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The volcanic ash hamperes the Hungarian tourism
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:31
The service sector is a victim of the Icelandic volcano eruptions. The Hungarian hotels are empty however, rail traffic increased. One would think that the airspace closure force the tourists...
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The ZEW index caused surprise
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:20
The German ZEW economic sentiment index increased higher than the expected 45.1 points, to 53 points in April, from the 44.5 points of March. The EURUSD bounced above 1.35, the...
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The Retail Top List 2009 is out now!
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:45
Tesco, CBA and Coop was the ranking in 2009 Nielsen’s 2009 ranking shows that Tesco is the food and chemical product retailer with the highest turnover, followed by CBA and...
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The Icelandic vulcano eruptions can hinder the economic recovery in Europe
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:31
The European aviation experts say that the air limitation can be so long, that it can affect the economic growth this year, and the post-crisis recovery as well. The current...
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The GKI consumer confidence index is almost on its four-year peak
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:20
In April, the seasonally adjusted value of the GKI prosperity index continued to increase. The value of the GKI consumer confidence index increases strongly after the low point of April...
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Tesco is planning to open 30 new stores in 2010
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:08
Despite the challenges, caused by the economic crisis Tesco was managed to retain its market leading position in Hungary over the past year. The company continued to invest throughout the...
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Weaker than expected results at Coca-Cola
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:00
The world's largest soft drinks manufacturer reported weaker than expected quarterly results, due to the weaker performance of the North American market. The Coca-Cola in the first quarter of 2010...
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Non-alcoholic beer from Gösser
Date: 2010-04-21 00:00:56
Heineken Hungária Zrt. introduces a new product to the Hungarian beer market: Gösser’s new non-alcoholic lager beer is commercially available from April. The Gösser brand, which has great traditions introduces...
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