News and articles
The consumer price growth in the euro area broke a two-year record last December
Date: 2011-01-04 12:05:48
According to Tuesday's statement of Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office; consumer prices rose by 2.2 percent in December 2010, compared to a year earlier. Recently such a pace was recorded...
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Product placement will be allowed in the British media from February
Date: 2011-01-04 12:04:08
The Ofcom, which is the independent supervisory authority of the British media, allows the hints in the programs, that are paid by the producer of the product to the program's...
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Here are the funniest product-packages of 2010
Date: 2011-01-04 10:53:34
Most people tend to make their puchased by judging the external qualities of the product, therefore packing and the message it sends is extremely important. Here are the most exciting...
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Europe's strictest smoking ban introduced in Spain
Date: 2011-01-04 10:52:43
The smoking ban in Spain introduced this week is one of the strictest in Europe: it outlaws smoking in all bars and restaurants. Smokers will also be prohibited on television...
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Rauch will keep working with OMD Hungary
Date: 2011-01-04 10:37:13
OMD Hungary will continue being in charge of Rauch's media-planning and -puchasing tasks in 2011, just like the company did in the past 12 years. Rauch launched its online and...
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Saint John's Day wine-blessing is Esztergom
Date: 2011-01-04 06:29:16
János or Saint John's Day is one of the most important Church-related celebrations of Hungarian winegrowers. This time a special Saint John's Day wine-blessing took place in Esztergom, on 27th...
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OKSZ expect increase in consumption for 2011
Date: 2011-01-03 17:30:34
Overall, an increase in consumption is expected in trade in 2011 – told Vámos György, the Secretary-General of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) to MTI. According to him; several factors...
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Sió-Eckes targets 8-10% revenue rise in 2011
Date: 2011-01-03 14:32:27
Hungarian fruit juice company Sió-Eckes targets revenue of HUF 19.5 billion-20 billion in 2011, up 8-10% from 2010, managing director Endre Fazekas told MTI. In 2010, the company's revenue fell...
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Tesco continues expansion despite crisis tax
Date: 2011-01-03 13:32:51
Tesco considers the crisis tax unfair and deploys its foreign lobby power against it, but apart from this the company plans in long-terms and continues to expand in Hungary –...
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Dairy farmers will have a hard time
Date: 2011-01-03 13:30:01
Dairy farmers will receive their quota support in January, that is financed by the Hungarian budget and is 6 HUF per liter, which is almost a third lower than the...
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The German Minister of Economic Affairs criticized the special tax
Date: 2011-01-03 13:27:15
The Süddeutsche Zeitung has published a report on the position of the German Minister of Economic Affairs on Monday. Rainer Brüderle criticized the Hungarian government because of the special tax...
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Seven new food-safety requirements in agriculture
Date: 2011-01-03 13:20:45
Besides the existing statutory management requirements, seven new requirements need to be met starting from January this year, within the system of cross-compliance. These are mainly animal and plant health...
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The growth of the manufacturing industry slowed in December
Date: 2011-01-03 13:18:54
In December, the seasonally adjusted value of the Purchasing Managers Index (BMI), became 52.9, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the data of November – announced the Hungarian Logistics,...
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We will not get away without price increases this year
Date: 2011-01-03 13:15:40
Bread and meat are expected to be more expensive, while from May egg prices will increase also. Petrol may cost 5-6 percent more on an annual level. “Due to bad...
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In 2010 German employment broke all records
Date: 2011-01-03 13:05:33
According to the German statistical office; The country never ever seen so large employment rate. The Average number of the working people was 40.37 million, which is a 197 thousand...
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Shortage of customers at the Balaton hotels
Date: 2011-01-03 13:03:16
Several hotels at the Lake Balaton are for sale typically under price – said Klemm Balázs, the CEO of Service 4 You Kft. operating several local hotels. Klemm Balázs, however...
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More people click on Facebook than Google search already
Date: 2011-01-03 12:58:38
Users in the U.S. no longer click the most on Google search engine, but click on Facebook’s community site – shows the web statisstics of Experian Hitwise. According to the...
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Rice-candy caused the death of seven people!
Date: 2011-01-03 12:07:21
Seven people have choked to death and five others are in a serious condition after eating traditional glutinous “mochi” rice cakes to celebrate the New Year near Tokyo. The victims,...
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Sexy, naked girls promoting the joy of shopping – video!
Date: 2011-01-03 07:07:48
Spanish clothing brand Desigual began its winter sales season in a truly original way that made people show up at its store in Madrid in nothing but their underwear. Under...
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Organic strawberries are more nutritious
Date: 2011-01-03 06:42:14
cientists analyzed 31 chemical and biological soil properties, soil DNA, as well as the taste, nutrition and quality of three strawberry varieties on 13 organic farms and 13 chemical farms...
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Wanted man robbed a grocery store
Date: 2011-01-03 06:19:18
Shortly after the warrant has been issued against a 33-year resident of Győr, the man took nearly 80 thousand HUF from the counter of a Székesfehérvár-based grocery store – MTI...
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Multinationals protest against the special taxes
Date: 2011-01-02 17:18:57
Thirteen large European companies wrote a joint letter to the European Commission to protest and to demand penalties, due to additional taxation if the Hungarian government – writes the online...
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Hungarians buy the cheaper sausage even for New Year's Eve
Date: 2011-01-01 13:21:08
Nowadays Hungarians buy the cheaper poultry sausages. Even at the end of the year, at New Year's Eve as well. About one-fifth, one-sixth of the sausages consumed in Hungary found...
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A quarter less champagne consumed than five years ago
Date: 2011-01-01 12:46:49
Nowadays, about 30 million bottles of champagne is consumed by the Hungarians annually, it is about a quarter less than five years ago. A total of 225 thousand hectoliters of...
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The public and corporate loans continue to decline
Date: 2011-01-01 12:14:21
Like in the previous months, households and companies are still net loan repayers. In the case of households, deposits decreased, while in the case of the firms increased. The households...
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Mangalica is getting more and more popular in the U.S. market
Date: 2011-01-01 10:59:36
Nowadays, thousands of Mangalica are bred in the U.S. Their meat, fat is getting more and more popular, they are four times more expensive than normal pigs. The mangalica meat...
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Tour organizers expect improvement in 2011
Date: 2011-01-01 10:50:37
Although traveling abroad has not changed significantly in 2010, in the case of incoming traffic, turnover of the offices depended on the profile of the tour offices. Molnár Gabriella, the...
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Free marijuana for food
Date: 2010-12-31 19:35:36
A California food bank raked in donations for needy families this year after teaming up with a neighboring medical marijuana dispensary to provide complimentary joints to those who donated at...
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Greek retail sales down
Date: 2010-12-31 11:43:24
Greece’s retail sales volume index fell 8.1 % in October this year, compared with the same month of 2009, after a decline of 15.5 % recorded in October last year....
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Luxury-trip tester campaign is successful
Date: 2010-12-31 10:21:27
Travel agency Tensi Ltd. has borrowed the idea of the game “The second job of the world” from the famous Queensland-based travel agency: the best candidate for the job of...
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