News and articles
Coca-Cola: climate-friendly refrigerators
Date: 2009-12-28 00:00:02
Coca-Cola announced scheduled to the Copenhagen climate conference: The company will replace its vending machines and refrigerators to climate-friendly HFC-free refrigerators until 2015. With the switch to the HFC-free equipments...
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Retail sales fell further in October
Date: 2009-12-22 00:03:55
According to Central Statistical Office; the retail sales volume were 7.5 percent below in the first ten months of 2009, compared to last comparable period. Compared to the previous month;...
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A growing number of internet bank cards users
Date: 2009-12-22 00:03:21
The number of online stores are growing in Hungary. MasterCard's latest research seeked for the answer to what proportion of customers using the Internet card or other payment instruments. The...
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Gömböc in Shanghai
Date: 2009-12-22 00:02:21
The Hungarian pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo must be ready until 15th March, trial will start on 1st of April. The star of the Hungarian stand will be a...
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Green supermarket chains already warns during purchase
Date: 2009-12-22 00:01:09
Öko-Pannon starts a campaign with the 5 leading supermarket chains; the Cora, the Kaiser's, the Metro, the Profi and Spar, to highlight the importance of the separate collection of non-returnable...
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There is no restriction of competition in the market of Túró Rudi
Date: 2009-12-22 00:01:01
The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) granted that Sole-Mizo Zrt. to gain control over the Túró Rudi business of Danone Ltd. Sole Mizo Zrt. contracted with Danone Ltd. in october 2009,...
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City Hotel expands from 300 million
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:25
The four-star City Hotel of Miskolc, expands with new rooms, conference room and restaurant. The North Hungary Operational Program supported the 330 million HUF investment with 130 million HUF. Sixteen...
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Slovenian trade network expands in Croatia
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:09
The largest Slovenian trade network, the Mercator buys its Croatian competitor, the Getro supermarket chain. Under the agreement, 16 Getro businesses will be purchased with the company name and the...
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Slovakian koruna will disappear next year
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:08
From January next year, one should not be indicate the prices in koruna on the Slovakian retail market in, only need to be indicated in euro. The Slovak retailers claim...
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More stimulus is needed – said Nobel laureate economist
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:02
Joseph Stiglitz laureate economist again expressed pessimism. In his opinion the U.S. economy may drop back in the second half of 2010. The government should work on a second stimulant...
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At the end of year 15 million bottles of champagne consumed
Date: 2009-12-21 00:02:07
In Hungary, around 30 million bottles of champagne is sold annually, roughly half of this consumed by the end of the year, during the Christmas and New Year shopping period....
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The December turnover is just like the 5-6 years earlier
Date: 2009-12-21 00:01:55
According to the National Trade Association’s (OKSZ) communication; December’s trade turnover fell to the 5-6 years earlier level. The volume of goods decreases since 2007. In December, the total trade...
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Sausages rush in November and December, 5 thousand tons sold last year
Date: 2009-12-21 00:01:07
Accdording to Nielsen market research company; Close to 5 billion HUF, approx. 5 thousand tons of sausages were sold in November and December last year. Thus, 19 percent of the...
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GKI’s short-term index is on its last October level
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:59
The sharp increase of GKI’s short-term index continued in December, after a halt in November. The index is increasing since May, except November. The consumer confidence index -after a strong...
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Budapest in the Top 10
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:39
Budapest received a significant recognition again. The Hungarian capital was elected among one of the Top 10 tourist destinations of 2010, by an international tourist magazine. With the contribution of...
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Hungarian farmers can suffer the worst among EU farmers
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:28
According to EU's statistical office, the Eurostat; in the 27 Member States of the European Union a 12.2 percent reduction had been occured in the per capita income in the...
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Pozsony does not want Las Vegas
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:13
The Slovak government will continue to support, but members of the parliament are against Demján’s casino construction plans. The members of the parliament, rejected TriGranit’s one and a half billion...
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Cocoa and coffee deficit may come
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:09
On Friday, the future quote of cocoa decreased by more than 5 percent in New York, losing its whole exchange-rate gains of December. The price of cocoa is still in...
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BRIC: the new global pole
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:06
Eight years have passed since the Goldman Sachs (GS), first used the term BRIC. The BRIC is the joint of Brazil, Russia, India and China in order to play a...
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Brazilian turkey on British tables
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:02
The Christmas turkey travels more than ten thousand kilometers to the table of British families. One of the largest supermarket chain, the Asda transports the birds from Brazil, to Great...
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Mainly the fall in domestic demand caused the decline in GDP
Date: 2009-12-19 00:08:15
Calculated on constant prices the domestic household consumption expenditure in the first nine months declined by 8 percent, that strongly affected the drop in gross domestic product (7.1 percent) in...
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Hundred billions for tourism development
Date: 2009-12-19 00:07:19
With the support of the government and the European Union, 300 billion HUF can be devoted to tourism development until 2013. In the South-Transdanubian region, 30 companies won 10.4 billion...
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Panorama of the city market premises
Date: 2009-12-19 00:06:12
Budapest downtown’s business premises market was afraid of the highest proportions vacancy of the last 9 year, a half year ago. According to the survey of Ecorys Magyarország; the crisis...
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In December, 30 percent of the annual quantity of fish consumed
Date: 2009-12-19 00:05:12
Approximately 22-24 thousand tons will be this year's Hungarian fish production, which can be slightly higher, than last year’s– said Orosz Sándor executive chairman of the Hungarian Fish Producers Association...
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New urban mega-trends: digital bohemians and performance-oriented city dwellers
Date: 2009-12-19 00:03:25
The Hamburg-based TrendBüro Social Trend Research Institute examined the latest urban lifestyle mega-trends on behalf of Nespresso, known best for its premium coffes. The life of a unique arrangement, the...
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Hungarian companies remain strong during the crisis
Date: 2009-12-19 00:01:39
The Hungarian companies survived relatively positively the financial crisis – stated the Washington-based World Bank. "It seems that the Hungarian firms are the least affected by the financial crisis" –...
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Tesco spent 10 billion HUF on benefits
Date: 2009-12-19 00:01:01
Tesco counts for a slight expansion in 2009, compared to the 602 billion HUF of the past year – said Antal Erzsébet the company's Chief Financial Officer on a Friday...
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Confident Germans, pessimistic French
Date: 2009-12-19 00:00:38
The business confidence index in Germany increased better than expected, while in France decreased, despite an increase was expected. The Munich based Ifo Economic Research institute’s business confidence index increased...
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WOW – World of Whisky
Date: 2009-12-19 00:00:24
Whisky or whiskey? The origin of the drink determines, how to write its name. This is also a key factor in the Wisk (e) y defining features as well. The...
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Lipton opens an Ice Park
Date: 2009-12-19 00:00:07
The Városliget Skating Rink is closed, due to renovation. Lipton opens an Ice Park instead the former location for those who wish to skate. The 1400 square meters icepark is...
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