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Brazil will decrease the beer tax during the soccer World Championship

Local brewers warned that they will not be able to meet the increased demand during the tournament. The government therefore announced that the imported canned beer tax will be decreased...

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Hungary is among the firsts in incorporate fraud

The most common of corporate fraud can be found in Hungary, in the Central and Eastern European region – was said at the press conference of Ernst & Young. According...

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Reputation Rating for the second time: A Hungarian company is in the lead

B&P Braun & Partners Reputation made the reputational ranking of the largest companies in Hungary. The research showed that Richter has the best reputation in Hungary today. On the second...

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More than half of the Hungarians do not usually go on holiday

According to the analysis of GfK Hungária and Ipsos National MédiaAnalízis; In Hungary, eight out of ten people stated, that over the past year, they were not on vacation. Fourteen...

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Stagnant unemployment

The rise in unemployment stopped in the three-month period of February to April: The unemployment rate was 11.8 percent, the same as in January-March – reported the Central Statistical Office...

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The weak forint can improve the foreign tourism at the Lake Balaton

The Balaton season, expects last year's domestic traffic and increasing foreign traffic, said Rosta Sándor, the Chairman of the Balaton Regional Tourism Committee. According to Rosta Sándor; after last year’s...

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INTERSPAR , Health roadshow' for the eight time

SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft organizes the INTERSPAR , Health roadshow' between May and September 2010 at the country's 17 major cities of at the sites of the Interspar stores. The...

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SPAR sent 10 thousand liters of mineral water to the city of Miskolc

The storms and flood of May made ther country’s life difficult, especially in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. In the north-eastern region of Hungary many people lost their homes, due to flood and...

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Praktiker is optimistic, despite recession

Praktiker reached a 41.8 billion HUF gross revenues in Hungary, in the 2009 business year. Despite the decline in purchasing power, Praktiker opened a new business in Esztergom and developing...

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Improvement in the U.S. advertising market, have not seen for four years

According to the datas of Kantar Media; in the first quarter of 2010, U.S. firms spent 31.3 million USD on advertising, 5.1 percent more, than a year earlier. The greatest...

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The OECD expects the growth of Hungarian economy already this year

This year, the Hungarian economy can increase, since the revival of external demand offsets the weakness in domestic demand – states the projection of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

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The Eastern European retailing is on the way of urbanization

Shopping centers at all motorway exits – in the Eastern European capitals, retail trade is at the edge of the cities. This trend seems to turn in Budapest, Prague, Bratislava,...

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Retail’s fall may stop in the second half of the year

Although on paper recession has ended, but the traders expect a further market decrease, in the first half of the year. The second six months, may bring stagnation. The participants...

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Dozen Hungarian companies in the festival of own brands

Twelve companies represented Hungary in the Netherlands, between the 18th and the 19th of May, at the largest international trade exhibition of own branded products, at the PLMA. At the...

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Foodbank Conference in Budapest

The annual meeting and conference of the European Association of Foodbanks will be held in Budapest, between the 27th and 29th of May 2010. The meeting aims to launch a...

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Sportswear beside canned food

The largest sportswear brands open toward the supermarkets. Previously, the runway collections, or the B-class products were marketed in these places, now the latest sportswear trends will also appear among...

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Kékfrankos competition in Szekszárd

The Szekszárd wines won the most of the gold medals. Among them the best wine became the wine of the Takler winery at the 6th Szekszárd International Kékfrankos competition. 127...

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Deteriorating consumer sentiment in Europe's largest economy

According to the survey of GfK; The euro zone's financial crisis and the weakening euro start to impact on the consumer mood in Europe's largest economy, Germany. Thus, the consumer...

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Henkel among the super brands

Four of the brands of Henkel Hungary Ltd. have received the Superbrands excellence status. The company, has now a superbrand status within each business lines. Vademecum in the Beauty business,...

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Young woman in the lead of Hungarian McDonald's

In May 2010, Horváth Ágnes was appointed as the Managing Director of McDonald's Hungarian Restaurant Network Ltd.. The 36 year old Horváth Ágnes joined to McDonald's, after graduated from the...

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4.6 percent turnover decline in retail sales

The retail sales volume – adjusted from calendary day effect – decreased by 4.6 percent, in the first quarter of 2010 and in March by 4.0 percent, compared to the...

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SME week to come

The European small and medium-sized enterprises can receive informations on supports and can exchange their experiences at the events of the European SME Week starting on Tuesday. More than 50...

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Törley: Rain of medals in England

Törley Group's products gained success this year, in three very prestigious international wine competitions. On the Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine Challenge, the products of Törley Group won 8...

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Energy-saving salami ripening cells at Kométa

Six new salami ripening cells were installed beside the existing 24, at the Kaposvár plant of the Kométa ’99 Zrt.. The total base area therefore increased by 30 percent, each...

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Moroccan producer who exported contaminated pepper excluded from export

According to Muláj Abbesz el-Kadiri Moroccan Ambassador, the exporter, who exported pepper contaminated with chemicals to Hungary will be excluded from export. The contaminated product was produced by a small...

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Industrial orders: 20 percent annual growth in the euro area

The euro zone’s new industrial orders increased in an extent, have not seen for 10 years in March, which may be another indication that the second quarter, will occur well...

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The Poznan International Fair for sale

The Polish government plans the privatisation of the organising company of the Poznan International Fair. The Treasury Ministry will start the negotiations with the potential investors, later this year or...

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Many shops can not give back from the twenty-thousand banknote

According to the joint survey of the MasterCard and Bankkártya.hu joint in most of the shops in Budapest the change of the largest Hungarian bank not is still an impossible...

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Government program: focus on local food production

According to the rural chapters of the government program; The new government would terminate the multi tax nature of the food retail shelf money and would reduce the sales of...

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GKI index is on its pre-crisis level

In May, the value of GKI’s seasonally adjusted business climate index continued to rise. According to the survey, made by GKI Economic Research Co. (www.gki.hu), with the support of the...

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